Interactive Brokers FAQs

Question 1

What is the Interactive Brokers MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's a community-developed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates AI assistants with your Interactive Brokers trading platform, enabling automated trading, market data retrieval, and account management.

Question 2

Is this an official Interactive Brokers tool?

Accepted Answer

No, this is an **unofficial**, community-developed MCP server and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Interactive Brokers. It is currently in an Alpha state.

Question 3

How does it ensure security for trading credentials?

Accepted Answer

The server is designed to run *locally only* for security reasons, handling sensitive financial data on your machine. It should never be deployed to remote servers. Authentication uses OAuth or secure environment variables.

Question 4

What capabilities does it offer for AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

AI assistants can manage accounts, track positions, access real-time market data for various instruments, and execute/monitor market, limit, and stop orders directly through your Interactive Brokers account.

Question 5

What are the prerequisites for using this server?

Accepted Answer

You need an Interactive Brokers account (paper or live trading) and Node.js 18+. The package includes a pre-configured IB Gateway and Java Runtime Environment, so no additional installations are required for those components.

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