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eSignal's trading integration feature allows us to team up with Interactive Brokers to offer traders everything they need to make their best trades. eSignal's reliable, streaming market data, charting package and customizable formulas with Interactive Brokers’ electronic system for trading equities, options and futures. All of this is seamlessly integrated in one application, so you can go from data to decision to trade quickly and easily.


To get started, please:

  1. Check the eSignal system requirements
  2. Select and start your eSignal Product
  3. Download eSignal
  4. Open an Interactive Brokers account (if you haven't already)
  5. eSignal 11 users: Connect to Interactive Brokers under "Broker Manager" (installation instructions)
    eSignal 10.6 users only: Install the plug-in: ibbridge.2127.exe
    (installation instructions)
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eSignal has everything you need to trade effectively, including trading integration with Interactive Brokers.



Why eSignal?

  • Global streaming market quotes
  • Innovative, advanced charting -- Get in-depth, customizable and easy-to-use charting with powerful drawing and line tools. Quickly move from one chart to another and easily make global changes across multiple charts and page layouts.
  • Ability to create and test your strategy -- Use eSignal’s unique formula engine, EFS, to access and modify 100s of charting studies or to create your own. Plus, test your strategy based on historical data and easily make adjustments.
  • Powerful alerts to stay informed -- Receive bid, ask, price and volume alerts by email to help you spot and seize potential market opportunity. Set time alerts for open / close or buy / sell points for your trading strategy.

Why Interactive Brokers?

  • Low-cost executions:
    bullet Stocks: $0.01 / share with a $1.00 minimum ($0.005 for each share after
           500 in the same order)
    bullet Options: $1.00 / contract, Futures: $2.40 / contract
  • Clearing for active traders, financial advisors and institutions
  • Trading for stocks, options, futures, options on futures, Forex, bonds and exchange-traded funds from a single IB Universal Account
  • Spread order legs routed across multiple market centers to achieve best-price execution

Features
eSignal / eSignal, Advanced GET Edition
eSignal OnDemand
Streaming, real-time data
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3rd party and formula studies compatibility
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News
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 The eSignal News and Research package available
An enhanced Research window with symbol-linking to the Watch List window
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DDE / QLink (RTD) (enhanced DDE)
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Scanning, technical analysis and portfolio integrated in one place
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Scanning not available in OnDemand
Charting and back testing tools included
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Trading integration with a choice of brokers and trading service providers, including trading from the charts Newly Enhanced!
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Alerts, Volume, Price, Bid / Ask, Time and Line Newly Enhanced!
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Volume, Price, Time
Free software download
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Stock data
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 Delayed stocks available
Forex data
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 Delayed, end-of-day composite data
Futures; mini futures data
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 Delayed futures available
Options data
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Market screeners (Hot Lists and Sector Lists) for finding your best opportunities
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Sector Lists
EFS Studies in Watch List and chart view
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Tick Data (Time and Sales, Tick Charting)
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CME data fee waivers*
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* CME data fee waivers are available for qualifying clients.

The eSignal OnDemand service has certain restrictions:
  • Excludes data from certain exchanges that charge for or do not offer delayed data
  • Can have the eSignal News and Research package as add-on
Looking for OnDemand – Forex or OnDemand - Mini Futures?
Real-time streaming Forex and Futures are no longer available on the OnDemand product. You can sign up for real-time data on eSignal Premier and add Forex ($50 / mo.) or access to any futures exchange ($25 / mo.; exchange fees apply).

Call us for more information or register for your eSignal product today:
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