How to Install TWS on a 64 bit Windows 7 system.

If you are unable to run TWS after installing on a 64 bit system, below are the instructions that will avoid the “missing shortcut” error that you might encounter and allow you to run TWS as expected.

Install 32 bit Java. (remove any old java installations first)
Install TWS (followed by the API if you are using

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Constant Volume Charts added

I have added the option of constant volume  bar charts (as alternative to time based) for the Excel/VBA based automated trading platform

The constant volume bar option, updates a new bar after a certain amount of volume has completed. This amount should be entered into D3 of the “Live” sheet. Checks are in place to prompt

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Added new file for Live trading with Interactive Brokers

In addition to the free files located under “Instructions and Downloads”, there is now a new file under “Products and Services” for live trading via Interactive Brokers. This Excel VBA based file is an all in one solution for testing, trading and charting.

This is very similar to a version I have been using for my

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How to post your ATS trades in twitter using Excel

As an example, the following Excel script can be used to post your automated trading system trades into twitter via API.  This code can easily be changed to do whatever you want. But in this example it will just be for sending a trade.

Sub TWITTER()
Dim symbol As String
Dim Price As String
Dim xml, Username,

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