IBKR API is a fucking joke!

u/FrankMartinTransport · Reddit — r/algotrading · May 08, 2026 at 15:10 · ⬆ 15 pts · 💬 40 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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  • The author’s live trading bot using Interactive Brokers’ Client Portal Gateway is experiencing repeated “Unauthorized” disconnections, while it worked fine on a paper account.
  • The log shows an attempted buy of SMCI (Super Micro Computer) was rejected due to overextension, but the main thesis is frustration with IBKR API reliability, not an investment view on any ticker.
  • Quality assessment: This is noise — a technical support complaint, not researched due diligence or a trading thesis.
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