Interactive Brokers Integration

Connecting Scanz with Interactive Brokers

To connect your Scanz platform to your Interactive Brokers account, follow the steps listed below:

Step 1 :  
Launch your Interactive Brokers platform.

Step 2 :  
From the top menu, select File and click Global Configuration from the drop-down.

Step 3 :  
From the pop-up window, select API followed by clicking Settings.

Step 4 :
(a) Select Enable ActiveX and Socket Clients.
(b) Change the Socket Port field to 7496 (7497 for paper trading accounts).
(c) Click the OK button. 

Step 7 :
Launch your Scanz platform.

Step 8 : 
Click the green button Trade Now on the LaunchPad.

Step 9: 
Read the Terms & Conditions and check the box at the bottom stating that you fully understand and agree with the Terms. After you check the box the menu at the top will be enabled.

Step 10:
Choose Interactive brokers in the menu and click Link Broker.

Step 11:
A small popup window will appear. Select port 7496 and click Submit

The Scanz trading interface will open and trading will be enabled via your Interactive Brokers account: