IB Insync

https://ib-insync.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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### Download Historical Data with ib_insync

Source: https://ib-insync.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index

Example script to connect to Interactive Brokers TWS/Gateway and download historical data for a Forex contract. It then converts the data into a pandas DataFrame. Requires pandas to be installed.

```Python
from ib_insync import *
# util.startLoop()  # uncomment this line when in a notebook

ib = IB()
ib.connect('127.0.0.1', 7497, clientId=1)

contract = Forex('EURUSD')
bars = ib.reqHistoricalData(
    contract, endDateTime='', durationStr='30 D',
    barSizeSetting='1 hour', whatToShow='MIDPOINT', useRTH=True)

# convert to pandas dataframe (pandas needs to be installed):
df = util.df(bars)
print(df)
```

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### Install ib_insync

Source: https://ib-insync.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index

Installs the ib_insync library using pip. Requires Python 3.6 or higher and a running TWS or IB Gateway application (version 1023 or higher) with the API port enabled.

```bash
pip install ib_insync
```

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