Finally a new desktop application for IBKR
Anyone tried already?
Why finally? Do you not like the old-fashioned TWS? 
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No, as there is no Linux version yet.
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Why would one need a desktop client when there’s already the website, plus several mobile apps? Except for the fun of discovering yet another confusing interface.
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The website interface is a pile of cack.
The mobile app is quite quick and useful but doesn’t have anywhere near the full feature set of TWS.
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I am also using the TWS to trade.
Since improvements to the mobile app, it has replaced TWS for 95% of what I need to do.
I keep getting email to try their thing to compare ETFs and you don’t have it on their website app. I don’t know about the mobile version, but I don’t know if I want to install it on my phone. I didn’t find any explanation on how you can login and I really don’t trust the biometric functionality of the phone if there isn’t at least another security measure.
You can probably disable it. But most of the time for critical things I get asked for my password anyways.
So much for that.
Back to good ol’ TWS
I finally found this tool, but only in TWS
Edit: I decided to try it once more.
- Last time, it said the cheaper alternative for my EMXC with similar performance was… VT
- This time, it suggested me to look for an alternative for FLJP, and the tool came up with “cannot find an alternative”
I guess it just looks at the performance correlation, but does not consider the ETF’s sector.
That looks like an app. Do you have an advisor account?
Not working for me, yet. Also says so on their web page.
No, it’s on the desktop, not on a smart phone.
I have a cash account.
But an individual one? I haven’t tried mine as they don’t have trading permissions, anyway.
Guess I’ll have to wait for the official lease and give it another try then.
Yes, individual account.