Interactive Brokers trading bot for US stocks
Automate your stock strategy on your own Interactive Brokers account: the AI trading bot watches every candle during market hours, places the orders and sets the stop-loss at IBKR.
How the IBKR trading bot works
The bot connects to your Interactive Brokers account through the IB Gateway on our server, for paper or live trading. Your money stays at Interactive Brokers.
You write your strategy in plain words, for example buying NVDA or AAPL on a breakout above the opening range with a stop below the low. The AI turns it into rules, and you backtest them on IBKR prices with IBKR's fees.
During US market hours the bot checks every pair you chose, opens trades when your rules are met, and closes them at the target, at the stop or on your exit rules.
Penny-stock scanner
The Elite plan adds a scanner that looks for volume spikes in US penny stocks during market hours and trades matches with a stop-loss at Interactive Brokers, closing everything before the bell.
Live prices and charts
Market watch shows any US stock, forex pair or gold with live quotes from IBKR, candles from 1 day to all time, key stats and the latest news. Real-time prices need an IBKR market data subscription; without one they are delayed.
Questions
Does it work with an IBKR paper account?
Yes. Start on your Interactive Brokers paper account, then switch to live trading.
Which markets can it trade at IBKR?
US stocks, plus forex and gold where your account allows them.
Do I need a market data subscription?
For real-time US stock prices, yes, from Interactive Brokers. Without it the bot works with delayed prices, marked as delayed.
Can it short stocks?
Short trades need a margin account and shares that IBKR can lend; the bot then follows your sell rules too.