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Date/Time: Sun, 19 May 2024 03:16:30 +0000



Post From: Interactive Brokers - PAXOS Crypto

[2021-11-30 02:18:04]
Troy - Posts: 6
Unfortunately no luck so far. I also have tried many different combinations.

This link (Interactive Brokers Symbols) doesn't mention anything about trading Crypto (only Futures). There's no mention of the PAXOS exchange or the CRYPTO SecType, so I'm not certain what the format should be in the Find Symbol window. I've tried the other formats (for Stocks, Forex, Futures) but none of them seem to work.

Can that page be updated with an example for CRYPTO SecTypes on the PAXOS exchange?

This is how IB says the Contract struct needs to be filled out:
Contract contract = new Contract();
contract.Symbol = "BTC";
contract.SecType = "CRYPTO";
contract.Exchange = "PAXOS";
contract.Currency = "USD";

This is the instrument description in TWS:
Underlying: BTC
Security Type: CRYPTO
Exchange: PAXOS
Symbol: BTC.USD