Hello, I am looking to move from TD Ameritrade to Interactive Brokers to take my trading to the next level. The default IB platform is not ideal in my opinion.

Can someone provide a list, or point me in the right direction, of platforms that work with Interactive Brokers?

Thanks, cheers.

jmartily 

Hello, I am looking to move from TD Ameritrade to Interactive Brokers to take my trading to the next level. The default IB platform is not ideal in my opinion. Can someone provide a list, or point me in the right direction, of platforms that work with Interactive Brokers? Thanks, cheers.

Under https://gdcdyn.interactivebrokers.com/Universal/servlet/MarketPlace.MarketPlaceServlet IB's Software Vendors section provides links to third-party vendors who have "potentially complementary software programs to expand the functionality of Trader Workstation (TWS)".

There you will find many well-known software (e.g. NT, SC, MC) and some other as well.

Great, thank you!

Which one did you end up picking?

Just use IB for your execution and thinkorswim for all of the options analysis features that you like.

shodson 

Just use IB for your execution and thinkorswim for all of the options analysis features that you like.

I now have an IB account and have been testing TWS and other integrations. I really like trading from a DOM and haven't seen this functionality from IB. I see in your profile you use Ninjatrader?

jmartily 

I now have an IB account and have been testing TWS and other integrations. I really like trading from a DOM and haven't seen this functionality from IB. I see in your profile you use Ninjatrader?

TWS has a "DOM" of its own, but for a usable NT DOM you need a real-time data feed (other than the snapshot data from IB);
IB is only your execution destination.

choke35 

TWS has a "DOM" of its own, but for a usable NT DOM you need a real-time data feed (other than the snapshot data from IB); IB is only your execution destination.

Thanks, I found it. It's called BookTrader. Unfortunately it looks quite outdated and I'm not sure that'd work for me!

What I really like about IB (Interactive Brokers) is that it's a very large and established broker vs some of these others mentioned on the forum that are privately held. I will take MC, NT for a demo this week. Any others I should consider?

Appreciate the insights.

jmartily 

I now have an IB account and have been testing TWS and other integrations. I really like trading from a DOM and haven't seen this functionality from IB. I see in your profile you use Ninjatrader?

I use Ninjatrader for automated futures trading. I don't use a DOM.