Sends an order to IB's servers to buy or sell a financial instrument.
place_order(
contract,
order,
deltaNeutralContract = NULL,
softDollarTier = NULL,
channel = NULL,
non_master_override = TRUE
)
Arguments
| contract |
Named character vector of contract parameter(s). The name of each element identifies the parameter -- for example, secType, symbol, exchange... -- and each element itself gives the set value (e.g., "STK", "IBM", "SMART").
The `contract` parameters that may be used with place_order() are:
deltaNeutralContract, secId, conId, comboLegs, secType, tradingClass, symbol, lastTradeDateOrContractMonth, strike, right, multiplier, exchange, primaryExchange, currency, localSymbol, secIdType
See contract for detailed information on all contract parameters. |
| order |
describe that |
| deltaNeutralContract |
that too |
| softDollarTier |
and that |
| channel |
One of the following:
Not Specified (Default): Opens a new connection to IB, uses
it to issue the request and retrieve the response, and closes connection
behind itself upon completion. The Name of a Sock: Character vector, length 1. The name of
an open, connected socket in the sock_drawer; e.g., "master", "tws",
or "sock_123" Numeric Client ID: Numeric, length 1. The client ID for
which open orders are to be retrieved; e.g., 0, 874, 123. If a client ID is
passed, and no socket in the sock_drawer is connected on that ID,
then a new socket will be opened on that ID, and closed upon function exit. A sockconn Connection: An open connection object of
class "sockconn", connected to the IB API; e.g., sock_drawer$tws |
| non_master_override |
finally that |
Conditional Orders
Conditional
Orders
Bracket Orders
Bracket Orders
Attaching (Hedging) Orders
See also