Bracket Trader (BT) communicate directly with TWS. You can trade right from BT, or have an external app send signals to BT.
I've installed Bracket Trader and tried it with my IB simulated account. So far, so good. I like this set-up because I only have to generate signals and sent them to a text file. BT looks at the text file for orders and executes. BT has some nice features, trailing stops, multiple targets, etc. It's worth looking at. The main reason I like it is I don't have to code the scale out or order management part of the trade.
I'm setting Amibroker up to send LMT orders. If they don't trigger within a few bars then I cancel the order.
Has anyone else played with this application? I would like to hear about your experience. Once I get this working I'll post some AFL code to interface to BT, and I hope you will participate.
