Glossary
A shared vocabulary for Interactive Brokers, TWS, Gateway, market data, order handling, backtesting, portfolio metrics, and Python workflows.
IBKR
Interactive Brokers account, contract, routing, and API concepts.
7 terms
TWS
Trader Workstation terms for desktop API development and manual review.
5 terms
Gateway
IB Gateway terms for lighter, longer-running API sessions.
3 terms
Market data
Live, delayed, historical, and permissioned data terms.
8 terms
Orders
Order types, identifiers, controls, and safety vocabulary.
8 terms
Backtesting
Research validation terms and common sources of overstatement.
7 terms
Portfolio metrics
Return, risk, exposure, and performance measurement terms.
8 terms
Python
Python environment, data, async, and reproducibility terms.
8 terms
Results
The authenticated runtime state of IB Gateway, including login status, API settings, and any scheduled restart behavior.
Related: reconnect logic, session reset, heartbeat
A lighter IBKR application that exposes API connectivity without the full TWS trading desktop interface.
Related: TWS, API socket, session reset
Application code that detects a lost IBKR API connection, waits safely, reconnects, and resubscribes only when appropriate.
Related: heartbeat, order state, market data subscription
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