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How to enable TWS delayed market data?

Here is a script I am using to request market data.

I am not subscribed to the data-feed yet, so I though it would automatically return delayed market data, but apparently I have to enable it, but cannot find where to do that.
Here is the script and the errors I get, all I need is to receive delayed data, so I can test my algorithm.

from ib.opt import ibConnection, message
from ib.ext.Contract import Contract
from time import sleep

def fundamentalData_handler(msg):
    print(msg)

def error_handler(msg):
    print(msg)

tws = ibConnection(port=7496, clientId=100)
tws.register(error_handler, message.Error)
tws.register(fundamentalData_handler, message.fundamentalData)
tws.connect()

c = Contract()
c.m_symbol = 'AAPL'
c.m_secType = 'STK'
c.m_exchange = "SMART"
c.m_currency = "USD"

print "on it"

tws.reqMktData(897,c,"",False)
sleep(50)

tws.disconnect()

The error:

<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:hfarm>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:eufarm>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:jfarm>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:usfuture>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:cashfarm>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:usfarm.us>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2104, errorMsg=Market data farm connection is OK:usfarm>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2106, errorMsg=HMDS data farm connection is OK:ilhmds>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2106, errorMsg=HMDS data farm connection is OK:euhmds>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2106, errorMsg=HMDS data farm connection is OK:fundfarm>
<error id=-1, errorCode=2106, errorMsg=HMDS data farm connection is OK:ushmds>
<error id=897, errorCode=10168, errorMsg=Requested market data is not subscribed. Delayed market data is not enabled>
Solution

  • Documentation suggests ( emphasis and formats added ) :

    The API can request Live, Frozen, Delayed and Delayed Frozen market data from Trader Workstation by switching market data type via the IBApi.EClient.reqMarketDataType

    # Switch to live (1) frozen (2) delayed (3) delayed frozen (4).

    from ibapi.client import MarketDataTypeEnum .reqMarketDataType(MarketDataTypeEnum.DELAYED)

    OR

    .reqMarketDataType(3)

    that has to be called before making a market data request with .reqMktData().

    When using the reqMktData function, there are four ‘market data modes’ (Market Data Type) available:

    1. Live streaming (the default)
    2. Frozen (typically used for bid/ask prices after market close)
    3. Delayed (if the username does not have live market data subscriptions)
    4. Delayed-Frozen (combination of types 2 & 3)