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bunch of reqMktData requests for options


 

Hello,

Could someone conduct the following test on this workstation and tell me if he receives the delayed market data (delayed bid price / delayed ask prices) for all the instruments.
In my case, I don't receive the delayed bid/ask prices for many options. But If I open the TWS option chain for TESLA first, then I receive the data via the API.
I'd like to know if someone else has the same issue.

This is a small modification of the C++ sample provided by IB.
[NEED TO BE DONE ON A WORKSTATION WITHOUT A REAL TIME SUBSCRIPTION, AS IT WORKS WHEN A REAL TIME SUBSCRIPTION FOR US OPTIONS IS IN PLACE]
In fact the test is quite basic, I do quickly 20 reqMktData requests for options on which I don't have a realtime subscription. But I make a request for delayed data so in theory it should work.

? ? ? ? m_pClient->reqMarketDataType(4); // send delayed-frozen (4) market data type

m_pClient->reqMktData(2100, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 400), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2101, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 450), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2102, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 500), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2103, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 550), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2104, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 570), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2105, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 600), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2106, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 620), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2107, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 650), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2108, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 670), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2109, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 680), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2110, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 690), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2111, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 700), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2112, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 710), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2113, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 720), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2114, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 730), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2115, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 740), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2116, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 750), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2117, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 760), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2118, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 770), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2119, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 780), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());

m_pClient->reqMktData(2120, ContractSamples::USOptionContract("20220121", "C", 790), "", false, false, TagValueListSPtr());


where?

Contract ContractSamples::USOptionContract(const std::string& maturityAsString, const std::string& callorput, double strike){

Contract contract;

contract.symbol = "TSLA";

contract.secType = "OPT";

contract.exchange = "SMART";

contract.currency = "USD";

contract.lastTradeDateOrContractMonth = maturityAsString; // = "20220121";

contract.strike = strike;

contract.right = callorput; // "C";

contract.multiplier = "100";

return contract;

?

}

Thank you forward for any feedback

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