Paper Trading Limitations

[vcaldas]

Hi all,
I'm moving my trades to PST and trying to make sure my setup works well on paper trading first while learning the system.
I'm always having an issue here and there. To simplify the debugging process, I narrowed down my test system to only one product (e.g. GOLD). I'm using only IB as source of data.

In the meantime, I had the idea to work on that very basic E2E start system so we could also have a development setup.

So,

1. can PST work on IB paper trade account without data subscription? (f so, is there an instrument we could use for such test? forex?)
2. If not, would be useful to the community to provide such starting point?

Thanks in advance!

ps. I did search about this question but could not find a similar enough discussion.

[vishalg]

What issue are you facing? It should work in the paper trading setup as long as you can get delayed data. You may need to fund your live account first even if you are not trading yet.

[vcaldas]

@vishalg Thanks! I have a funded account but not using PST there until by paper trading works.

I also wrote some code to get all provided contracts and multiple_prices updated to the day. So, I would say I have access to data and have a n up to date.
The logs now show no error - but it is also weekend. I'll get back tomorrow with the errors.

[adnan-trader]

Yes, PST can work on IB paper trading account with delayed market data. Just set the account number of the paper trading in your private_config.yaml.

I am currently doing so with a small list of instruments just like you (same boat).

Also, I would suggest you use the code provided for the market data downloads and updates. You should not need to write that yourself.

[vcaldas]

Great! I'll keep studying then since the error is clearly on my side then.