Upload Orders from Excel

[Guest jojoonline]

Hi new to the platform, most things look pretty straight forward just wanted to ask a question.

Is there any way to upload orders in bulk from Excel, essentially load 30 into system in one go ?

Thanks

[Caseynotes]

Hi @jojoonline, you will need to go via either API for the web based platform ( https://labs.ig.com/ ) or EA for the MT4 platform or Pro-Order on the Prorealtime platform.

[Guest jojoonline]

Hi @Caseynotes thank you for the quick reply, great to know there is an API , just to check this is an API to ingest trades, rather than API to get data out ? 

Also what does EA for the MT4 platform mean ?

Many Thanks

[Caseynotes]

That's right @jojoonline, the IG API is created for automated trading direct with IG. 

An Expert Advisor (EA) is for automated trading through the MT4 platform to IG.

Some basic coding is needed but they provide templates you can use to get started.

https://labs.ig.com/gettingstarted

https://www.mql5.com/en 

https://www.mql5.com/en/code/mt5/experts

 

[Guest jojoonline]

That's great thank you so much for your help