API for IG Markets

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API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 19 Oct 2018

A request to interface IG Markets with MC has been under review for some time now. I’ve studied the documents on IG Markets’ site and there are two ways to do it. They are REST trading and streaming APIs. I was thinking about using the first method because it would suit my needs but I might find real-time data streaming better suited for other purposes. I wonder how many people would be willing to crowdfund me to develop the code. If there are enough people interested to spread the total cost and make it a viable opportunity for us all I would be very happy to go ahead and develop one or both solutions. Please let me know who would be interested. I haven’t yet decided how much I would charge in total. I’ll figure that out once I have a good idea as to how many would be interested in funding the project. People can use the following email address to provide private feedback and discussions: kolposto987@bigpond.com

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 31 Oct 2018

I have received some interest; but not enough as yet to justify implementing a full solution (order and data). I've started to develop an API for placing and checking order status, which is all I need at the moment. It is in fact not that hard to do. The data streaming part is also not that hard for a software developer. All the necessary information to develop the interface is available on-line at IG Markets' web site, and it's freely available: https://labs.ig.com/ I'm somewhat bemused as to why MC have taken so long to develop a native solution given the high demand for it, the ease of doing it as I discovered and the fact no collaboration is necessary with IGM, unlike most other service providers who don't expose the details of how to develop an API to the public. MC please take note.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Mydesign » 07 Nov 2018

You have my support on that !

This implementation should be relatively trivial for MC developers. IGM API is fully open and well documented, and it would bring a huge bunch of new customers to MC. Please consider it !

Sure we can always use some tricky workarounds such as what Janus is experimenting, but ultimately a true native support (broker & datafeed) is what we need.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby wilkinsw » 05 Nov 2019

BUMP!

This would be huge.

I know in the UK, IG index is a very big deal.

Commercially, definitely worth MC taking a look.

IG index offers diversification and easy access to products I'm missing in the exchange traded futures space.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Mydesign » 05 Nov 2019

Yes, please, please, please do consider it ! IGM's API is fully open and free...

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 05 Nov 2019

It would be far better for MC to develop native integration to IGM to make use of all the features and options. My feeble attempt using a DLL stub and Python scripts only provide rudimentary order sending and checking but not using the streaming method, which would be better. There is already a request to provide native integration in Project Management. See https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/m ... ues/MC-517
Please add your vote to it if you haven't already.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Vlada MultiCharts » 23 Aug 2021

Hello everyone,

Thank you for the feedback, we highly appreciate your sharing your points.
We have planned to introduce the plugin for IG Markets in future release versions.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Mydesign » 23 Aug 2021

Great news ! Thanks for the info.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 03 Sep 2022

Hello everyone,

Thank you for the feedback, we highly appreciate your sharing your points.
We have planned to introduce the plugin for IG Markets in future release versions.
Still waiting with much anticipation it will be very soon now :-)

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Mydesign » 04 Sep 2022

Hi ! Any news or ETA for MC15 ?

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Kate MultiCharts » 08 Sep 2022

Hi ! Any news or ETA for MC15 ?
Hi Mydesign,

At the moment there's no ETA on it.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby fly » 31 Mar 2023

Hi. Any news or ETA for interface of IG market?

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Kate MultiCharts » 03 Apr 2023

Hi. Any news or ETA for interface of IG market?
Hi fly,

Unfortunately, the IG implementation had to be postponed due to technical limitations.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Mydesign » 03 Apr 2023

So sad !

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby fly » 03 Apr 2023

So Sad!!
Hope MC can support IG soon.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 04 Apr 2023

Yes, it is very disappointing. It has been an ongoing request for several years.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby fly » 05 Apr 2023

I and my friends are still waiting for IG plugin.
Hope Multicharts can support IG soon.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 19 Dec 2023

Bump.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby boup09 » 31 Jan 2024

Looking forward to that development.
IG has cash index data which is missing in IB and other data providers.
Their index data goes back way farther than continuous futures data from other providers and is free

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby conxentra » 01 Feb 2024

IG Markets is also available in the US markets, after they acquired TastyTrade. Hopefully IG will be added as a broker to MC soon.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 01 Feb 2024

IG Markets is also available in the US markets, after they acquired TastyTrade. Hopefully IG will be added as a broker to MC soon.
Thanks for the acquisition news. Don't hold your breath waiting for MC to add IG Markets soon. Just in the last few days, it was announced the addition has been postponed yet again. The request to add IG Markets to MC was initiated years ago. Still waiting...

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Kate MultiCharts » 05 Feb 2024

Dear Users!

We’ve faced technical challenges working on the IG Markets integration, but our development team is doing their best to resolve them.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 05 Feb 2024

Dear Users!

We’ve faced technical challenges working on the IG Markets integration, but our development team is doing their best to resolve them.
I hope that's not a general statement and just about IG Markets integration :shock:

If it is just about IG Markets integration then why has it ceased? That too is shocking to hear.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby boup09 » 05 Feb 2024

Thanks for the update Kate. Quite a disappointment...

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby Kate MultiCharts » 06 Feb 2024

Dear Users!

We’ve faced technical challenges working on the IG Markets integration, but our development team is doing their best to resolve them.
I hope that's not a general statement and just about IG Markets integration :shock:

If it is just about IG Markets integration then why has it ceased? That too is shocking to hear.
It's definitely just about the IG Markets integration discussed in this thread.

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Re: API for IG Markets

Postby janus » 06 Feb 2024

At least we now know that integration to IG Markets is not going ahead. In that case, I will just have to add to my current DLL code to check and execute orders following their REST API guide.


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