A lightweight Windows tray application that connects to the Interactive Brokers TWS API and surfaces live account, market, and trading data in a compact, portable Windows GUI.
System Tray Icon: 💰
Before launching the application, ensure the following:
- TWS or IB Gateway is installed and running.
- API Access is enabled in TWS/Gateway settings (
Allow connections from localhost loopback interface). - Market Data Permissions are active on your IBKR account.
- Download the latest
Trading-Floor.exe. - Place it in your preferred directory (e.g.,
C:\Program Files\Trading-Floor\). - Run
Trading-Floor.exe. - The app will automatically attempt to connect to
127.0.0.1:4001or127.0.0.1:7496.
Tip: Enable Auto-start IBKR Gateway in Settings to let the app manage the gateway process for you.
A modern desktop trading companion built on the Interactive Brokers C++ API. It provides a modular, multi-window environment optimized for rapid day trading and professional traders who need high-density data without the bulk of a full trading platform.
- Real-time Market Data: Live quotes, Level 2 depth, and tick-by-tick feeds.
- Account Intelligence: Live margin metrics and Net Liquidation Value with SAPI Text-to-Speech (TTS) alerts.
- Portfolio Management: Position tracking with dividends and custom tab grouping.
- Order Tracking: Real-time status monitoring with in-place modifications and rapid cancellation.
- Robust Infrastructure: Auto-reconnecting watchdog, registry-based persistence, and async audio notifications.
The primary tray window combining account metrics with centralized window management.
- Account Summary: Live Net Liquidation Value, Daily P&L (with clickable TTS speaker icon), and detailed margin metrics (Buying Power, Maintenance Margin, Unrealized/Realized PnL, Dividends, Gross Position, Accrued Cash, EUR/USD Cash).
- Window Launcher: One-click access to all other modules.
- Tray Integration: Right-click the 💰 icon for window toggles, "Always-On-Top" markers [ ★ ], and quick access to Settings/Logs.
- Session Control: Toggle the auto-connect watchdog to ensure your session stays alive.
Real-time order tracking with an emphasis on speed and accuracy.
- Visual Status: 🟢 Filled | 🟡 Partially Filled | 🔵 Submitted | ⚪ Cancelled/Inactive.
- Modify Orders: Quick-update limit prices and quantities for active orders.
- Rapid Action: Press
DeleteorEscon a selected order for immediate cancellation.
Deep-dive analysis of held positions with advanced grouping.
- Performance: Daily P&L, Unrealized P&L, and unrealized % change with high-contrast color-coding.
- Dividends: Track yield %, next dividend date, annual amounts, and market value.
- Custom Tabs: Three filterable tabs — Growth, Dividends, and Quarantine (checkboxes at bottom).
- Symbol Colors: Assign one of six colors (Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Brown) per position for visual categorization.
- Deferred Sort: Header-click to sort by any column; zero-flicker re-sorting via timer.
The core data engine for active trading. Supports infinite concurrent instances.
- Level 1 Data: Real-time streaming quotes (Last, Bid, Ask, High, Low, Volume).
- Level 2 Depth: Real-time bid/ask ladder in the left panel with price and size columns.
- Time & Sales: Three real-time tick-by-tick streams — All, ≥100 shares, ≥1000 shares — with dynamic vertical/horizontal splitters to customize your view per symbol.
- Quick Order Bar: Press
Left CtrlorRight Ctrlto reveal the rapid order entry bar (pre-filled with best bid/ask). Includes Stop-Loss and Take-Profit price fields for bracket orders. - Audio Alerts: Independent per-window TTS for price announcements.
- Settings: Configure Dark Mode, TTS voice selection, default order quantity, Stop/Profit price defaults, Gateway path, and auto-start IBKR Gateway.
- Debug Log: A live stream of API callbacks and internal events for diagnostics and troubleshooting.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Scroll Lock |
Toggle hotlock — freezes all trading keys so stray keypresses can't place or cancel orders while you're browsing. The dashboard shows a small lock icon while hotlock is active. |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Esc |
Cancel all open orders for the current symbol |
Tab |
Jump from the list into the order-bar price field |
Left Ctrl / Right Ctrl |
Toggle the BUY / SELL quick-order bar (pre-filled with best bid/ask) |
Up / Down |
Change the order-bar price |
Shift + Up / Down |
Step price by 1.0 instead of 0.01 |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Click / Select an order |
Opens the inline edit panel at the bottom (shown automatically for editable orders) |
Tab |
Cycle between the Price and Quantity fields |
Enter |
Confirm and submit the modification |
Esc |
Cancel the selected order (or discard the edit panel) |
Up / Down |
Increment / decrement the focused value |
Ctrl + Up / Down |
Move the selected order up or down in the list |
Shift + Up / Down |
Step the price by 1.0 (Quantity steps by 1) |
Right-click a position to open a context menu:
| Action |
|---|
| Quick BUY 1 — placeholder BUY order for 1 share at the last price |
| Quick SELL 1 — placeholder SELL order for 1 share at 2× the last price |
| Move to Growth / Dividends / Quarantine — reassign the group |
| Set Color — pick one of six colors (Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Brown) or None |
Preferences are persisted under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ibkr-gateway-trading-floor
Cross-compile using make:
# Prerequisites: x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ and make
$ make
# Output: bin/Trading-Floor.exePlatform Compatibility: This application currently only runs on Windows 7 or higher. Linux and macOS support are not yet available.
- No Connection? Check if TWS/Gateway is running and "Allow connections from localhost" is checked.
- Wrong Path? If the app can't find the gateway, it will prompt you to select the
.exepath. - Reset App? Delete the registry root:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ibkr-gateway-trading-floor.
- Provided as-is for educational and personal use.
- Interactive Brokers® and IB Gateway® are trademarks of Interactive Brokers.
- Use at your own risk; verify behavior before trading live.