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I use the transactions endpoint in my Excel Add-in and it works well. However, as you say it need to be set to API V2 as V1 is no longer supported.
The API version needs to be set on the request header, for example:
QuoteHttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Version", "2");I would check the code where the actual request is made and make sure this is being set correctly.
I hope this helps.
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It just opened, currently up 70% at $420.
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2 minutes ago, ryanair737 said:
For example when back testing do you use the ask/bid price rather than the mid?
Yes, you should definitely use the ask/bid price when backtesting. Spreads change constantly based on market conditions, time of day etc. and can have a significant impact on the profitability of any system.
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2 hours ago, jlz said:
I don't understand why you guys want that forum to be back. It was abandoned for several months and you could not see an interesting post apart from the usual spam that you see on unmoderated boards.
It had many posts selling pills and magical remedies for weeks until someone decided to look at it, you can tell that there wasn't an admin taking care of the content there.
In the last year I did not see a useful response there and every conversation about the API was held on this forum, so what is the point of asking for the other one to be back?
Yeah I agree, for the last few months it attracted lots of spammers for some reason (I presume it was not being moderated and had always attracted spam).
However, it did have lots of useful content, often I would search on Google for a question/issue and would see a useful forum post in the results. Over the years it became a decent knowledge base, which I guess is all lost now.
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Hi @CharlotteIG or anybody at IG. Can you explain what is happening with the IG Labs forum? It was a great resource for help/discussion with anything related to the API, and now all that info has gone.
Thanks.
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The Coinbase "IPO" is not really an IPO it's a direct listing so no new shares will be made available to the public: https://blog.excelpricefeed.com/2021/02/25/coinbase-ipo/
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Coinbase today announced its intention to IPO by filing an S1 with the US SEC.
How does Coinbase compare with traditional financial exchanges and what are its prospects?
Some thoughts here after digging into the S1: https://blog.excelpricefeed.com/2021/02/25/coinbase-ipo
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1 hour ago, mrmime said:
It's not available like described above
As I understand it you can only use the API with a spread bet or CFD account not a share dealing account.
It looks from your partial screenshot that you have a share dealing account so I suspect this is why you cannot see the API option.
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2 hours ago, otoby said:
I dont seem to have the API key page on My IG settings?
So you can't see the API Keys option on the left (when you have Settings selected at the top)?
Try this link: https://www.ig.com/uk/myig/settings/api-keys
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Pre-market: -40% after a -30% drop yesterday:
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Just now, CharlotteIG said:
Hey,
I can only apologise for that's happening.
I'm not defending what's happening. We're working to get the login issue sorted (updates here: https://status.ig.com/).
I'm waiting on updates to give. Massive apologies, I completely understand everyone's frustrations.
This has happened multiple times over the past 12 months.
I understand that there can be technical issues but what is not acceptable is there is never any analysis published afterwards: what happened and what work is being done to address it so it doesn't happen again.
Is it purely a technical issue, i.e. too many users and the servers can't handle it? or something else?
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Pre-market: +103%
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The price is all over the place today with a high of $482 and a low of $114 !!!
"no one makes money until they sell" and I do fear that many of those on Reddit are sitting on large paper profits that can disappear as quickly as they appeared. The move back down can be as abrupt as the move up once sentiment changes and reality sets in...let's see what happens...
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I thought I would write up an explanation of what is currently going on with GameStop in what could be a defining moment for the world of finance.
I hope some of you find it interesting and informative: https://blog.excelpricefeed.com/2021/01/28/gamestop-wall-st-vs-main-street/
(here's the price/volume chart since the start of the year!)
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Pre-market now at +160% at 380.
Who knows where this is going to open...
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Pre-market showing it up 68% since the close yesterday, currently at 248.
Some US stocks you can trade pre-market but not GME. Be careful around the open though, spreads will be very wide...
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Breaking News: COVID-19: 'Major incident' declared in London due to hospital pressure
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" in the capital due to rising coronavirus cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals.
City Hall said growing infection rates are "putting immense pressure on an already stretched NHS", with the number of people on mechanical ventilators up by 42% - from 640 to 908 - in the week up to 6 January.
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I'm seeing problems with the Demo API in fact I can't even logon, either through my own application or on the API Companion.
I have reset my username and password and created a new API Key, all to no avail.
I suspect the demo systems is experiencing some sort of outage, can somebody from IG check please?
cc @CharlotteIG
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4 hours ago, 786Trader said:
Either way, doubters must now accept Crypto is here to stay and is bona fide currency.
Where is the evidence for this?
Just because the value of Bitcoin has risen recently does not mean it's a bona fide currency. I think it's a speculative bubble, the price is going up because people are bidding prices up simply because they think it will go higher.
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I don't believe you can trade US stock options with IG.
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3 minutes ago, Caseynotes said:
yes but the problem of course is what does CASES mean? The UK Dept of Health admit that testing positive for Covid-19 does NOT mean you have or have ever had Covid-19.
And what is responsible for the recent uptick, is it just the usual Autumn/Winter flu surge?
The worldwide (WHO) data is clear that Covid-19 is no more harmful than common flu.
I'm done with this thread. You don't respond to the points raised by anybody who doesn't agree with you.
I'll leave you to it, you can post your memes and theories that go against practically all the medical and government advice out there.
If you're right then this must be the biggest and most sophisticated conspiracy (with the most participants across all walks of life) in the history of the world.
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21 hours ago, Caseynotes said:
errr yeah right, data from yesterday, 7 day rolling average. 0.5 daily deaths per million people.
all thanks to community immunity.
There are a multitude of reasons why the death rate in the 2nd wave is less than the 1st: many of the most susceptible died in the 1st wave, we understand the virus more now so have more effective treatments to prevent death, younger people make up a larger percentage of the case etc.
More reasons here: https://www.ft.com/content/b3801b63-fbdb-433b-9a46-217405b1109f
Community immunity would also mean less cases. Cases in Sweden, however, are on a par with other countries at the moment:
Also, even if your fortunate enough to not die there are a multitude of long term health issues that you can end up with as a result of having been infected. I personally know of two people who have had it, were previously healthy, and who are now experiencing life affecting medical issues. I know anecdotes are no substitute for statistics but people need to be aware of the risks of catching it.
I really don't want to get into a statistical war. We are in the middle of a pandemic, it's too early to say one countries approach was "better".
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Not looking too good in Sweden at the moment:
QuoteNow the autumn is here, and hospitalisations from Covid-19 are currently rising faster in Sweden than in any other country in Europe, while in Stockholm — the centre for both the first and second waves in the country — one in every five tests is positive, suggesting the virus is even more widespread than official figures suggest.
QuoteEven Sweden’s public health agency admits its earlier prediction that the country’s Nordic neighbours such as Finland and Norway would suffer more in the autumn appears wrong. Sweden is currently faring worse than Denmark, Finland and Norway on cases, hospitalisations and deaths relative to the size of their population.
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/1e0ac31d-5abf-4a18-ab3e-eec9744a4d31
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3 minutes ago, jlz said:
yes we can, but I am not sure why you are asking me? I never posted a meme.
Sorry, it was not directed at you, I just quoted what you said.
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2 long positions were closed without me putting any order to close it
in Indices and Macro Events
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It looks like the positions are daily "cash" positions, not futures, therefore they will be closed automatically at end-of-day. You can, however, enable automatic roll-over of cash positions in the settings section of the dashboard.