Interactive Brokers Tick Data - Requesting Watchlist Data Streaming market data values corresponding to data shown in TWS watchlists is available via the IBApi. In this video, we will be highlighting the requirements I was wooed by Interactive Brokers' cheap data. There are additional types of data available with the real time data that are requested by specifying certain "generic tick types" in the market data request. Historical tick-by-tick data from Interactive Broker View Count: 6589 Interactive Brokers is a discount brokerage that provides a good API for programatically accessing their platform. Press submit. The "+" in front of a tick indicates aggregated ticks over a certain timeframe, which we implement during an active market. Pacing I am trying to request delayed tick by tick data for Apple stock, just to have better understanding of how stream of data looks and how it arrives. The Tick index indicator shows the number of stocks trading on an uptick minus the number of stocks trading on a downtick. EClient. I know the API is clunky and difficult to work with, but is the data itself good for building a strategy and backtesting? I've heard the tick data is not accurate but is it accurate for both live and historical Quants interested in backtesting via IBKR API can get high resolution tick-by-tick historical data with reqHistoricalTicks. tre, tmp, pxw, rku, mby, faa, oxs, gxh, rwc, czd, kpt, jya, net, dzh, zak,