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Date/Time: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:04:03 +0000



Error in the connection between Interactive Brokers and Sierra Chart

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[2026-04-01 08:25:35]
User63486 - Posts: 1
nteractive Brokers / Connecting to 127.0.0.1:7496
IB TWS socket (1) / Creating socket.
IB TWS socket (1) / New receive buffer size:0
IB TWS socket (1) / Connecting to IP: 127.0.0.1:7496
IB TWS socket (1) / Connect event error.Window error code 10061:No Connction coul be made because the target machine actively refused it.*
IB TWS socket (1) / CloseSocket call.
Interactive Brokers / Failed to connect to the data and trader server.
Note: Is the Interactive Brokers TWS software runing and is it enabled for socket clients?*
Error conecting to Data or Trading service.For help with this issue,press the "Send For Analysis" button on this window.
[2026-04-01 12:38:40]
User548831 - Posts: 6
In the latest build of TWS they disabled "Enable ActiveX and Socket Clients" because of... yeah why IBKR ???
So you'll have to enable it again in TWS in Global Configuration - API - Settings

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