IB Gateway

IB GATEWAY SOFTWARE

This version of the IB Gateway platform is only available from a desktop computer.

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IB Gateway Installation Instructions




Click the "Run" button to start the download.


Use the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.
When the installation is complete, an API icon is installed on your desktop.

IB Gateway Installation Instructions





Click your Downloads folder to see the list of available files, and double-click the ibg-.dmg file to open it.
If the Downloads folder is not in your dock, you may locate it under Macintosh HD > Users > yourusername > Downloads

Double-click the Trader Workstation icon to initiate installation.

Click “Open” to confirm and start the installation.
A proprietary Java Runtime Environment is included with this package and may take a minute to install – please wait!
The Setup Wizard will display when the installation is complete.

Use the Setup Wizard to complete the installation. When the installation is complete, an API icon is installed on your desktop.
You can also launch the IB Gateway software from the Trader Workstation folder located under Macintosh HD > Users > yourusername > Applications > Trader Workstation.

IB Gateway Installation Instructions

These instructions may vary slightly based on your personal settings.




Step 1

Click the button to download the Latest version of the IB Gateway.

TWS Install for Linux Screen

a.) Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T on most distributions).

b.) Navigate to the directory where the installer was downloaded and confirm it is installed:

$ cd ~/Downloads

$ ls -l

c.) Make the installer executable by typing: "chmod u+x" before the filename and confirm:

$ chmod u+x ibgateway-stable-standalone-linux-x64.sh

$ ls -l

d.) Run the installer to start the wizard by typing "./" before the file name:

$ ./ibgateway-stable-standalone-linux-x64.sh


Step 2

Use the wizard to install Standalone TWS


TWS Install for Linux Screen

Click the "Next" button on the Setup Wizard to extract files.

TWS Install for Linux Screen
TWS Install for Linux Screen

Check the "Run IB Gateway" checkbox and click the "Finish" button to launch the IB Gateway and log in now.

TWS Install for Linux Screen

A new IB Gateway icon is now on your desktop. Going forward to login to the IB Gateway, double-click the icon and enter your username and password.

IB Gateway Installation Instructions

These instructions may vary slightly based on your personal settings.




Step 1

Click the button to download the Latest version of the IB Gateway.

TWS Install for Linux Screen

a.) Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T on most distributions).

b.) Navigate to the directory where the installer was downloaded and confirm it is installed:

$ cd ~/Downloads

$ ls -l

c.) Make the installer executable by typing: "chmod u+x" before the filename and confirm:

$ chmod u+x ibgateway-stable-standalone-linux-x86.sh

$ ls -l

d.) Run the installer to start the wizard by typing "./" before the file name:

$ ./ibgateway-stable-standalone-linux-x86.sh


Step 2

Use the wizard to install Standalone TWS


TWS Install for Linux Screen

Click the "Next" button on the Setup Wizard to extract files.

TWS Install for Linux Screen
TWS Install for Linux Screen

Check the "Run IB Gateway" checkbox and click the "Finish" button to launch the IB Gateway and log in now.

TWS Install for Linux Screen

A new IB Gateway icon is now on your desktop. Going forward to login to the IB Gateway, double-click the icon and enter your username and password.

IB Gateway Installation Instructions




Click the "Run" button to start the download.


Use the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.
When the installation is complete, an API icon is installed on your desktop.

The risk of loss in online trading of stocks, options, futures, currencies, foreign equities, and fixed income can be substantial. Options are not suitable for all investors. For more information, read the "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options".

Your capital is at risk and your losses may exceed the value of your original investment.

Interactive Brokers (U.K.) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA Reference Number 208159.

Cryptoassets are unregulated in the UK. Interactive Brokers (U.K) Limited ("IBUK") is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a cryptoassets firm under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.

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products are only covered by the UK FSCS in limited circumstances.

Before trading, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on our Warnings and Disclaimers page.

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