Version 8.45 - December 04, 2017

iPhone X Support; Close One Side of Combo; Improved iPad Display; Improved Charts

This latest release includes feature support for iPhoneX plus some iPad and charts improvements:

• Allows screens to use the full height of the iPhoneX expanded display.
• Supports FaceID for login authentication on iPhoneX.
• You can now close just one side of a complex, multi-leg combo position (the Call side or the Put side) using the "Close Side" button next to "Close Position" in the Quote Details window for the position. Tap "Close Side" and then elect to "Close combo calls" or "Close combo puts." Confirm the closing orders and Submit. The remaining legs will be displayed as independent positions.
• Improved display for the iPad includes a button to expand charts in a Quote Details page to almost full screen. Tap outside the chart to go back to original size. Additionally, define the chart size for Quote Details charts display from Configuration. Select "Chart Size" and choose to make the default chart size Normal, Large, or Larger.
• We've also made it easier to change the time period on charts by displaying multiple time periods across the top of the chart.

Version 8.44 - October 17, 2017

Futures Options Chains and Advanced Chains Filters

You can now enjoy revamped chains specifically designed for futures options traders from the Order Ticket, and from a futures Quote Details page by tapping "Options".

• The underlying futures month is displayed in the expiry description in the chain.
• The Strategy Builder (combo builder) can help you easily build complex, multi-leg futures options orders. Open this tool from the Order Ticket and Contract Details screens for the relevant instruments.
• Add new futures options complex orders to your Watchlist to trade, and view the Greeks for complex orders on the Watchlist and for complex positions on the Portfolio page.
• We've added sophisticated filter and display settings for chains on options and futures options. View current filters by tapping the vertical dots on the top right of the chains screen. Change filters by tapping one of the displayed values. Filter Strikes, Time Period and Trading Class. Control whether "Days to Last Trading Day" is displayed under the expiration.
• For greater convenience, you can now search for futures contracts by typing the month/year abbreviation, e.g. NGZ7 for Henry Hub Natural Gas.

A new panel in the Option Chains screen above the chains expiry shows underlying information, including last traded price, change since last trade, change%, bid price and ask price. This data is also available for delayed data. Use the expand arrow to the right of the ask price to view more data, including VWAP, option volume, IV Last, IV/Hist Vol, P/C Int, P/C Vlm, IV Cls, IV Change, Hist Vol, Hist Vol Cls, and Opt Vlm Chng. To see all values, swipe right or left.

Version 8.42 - September, 2017

Order Wheel Enhancements; MID Price Highlighted in Price Wand

Order Wheel: We've significantly enhanced the Order Wheel, our innovative mobile trading feature that lets you quickly submit orders, even when you're on the go. Here's what's new:

• Order Presets, which are defined in your desktop TWS and accessed through the cloud for mobile orders, are used in several ways:


• The quantity wheel uses Preset defaults to more accurately center values. For example, if you have the default option order size set to 8, the absolute quantity wheel will center around this value.
• If you have defined an attached order default in your preset for a specific instrument type, you will see this attribute in the Order Preview display (although you can't manage attached orders within the Order Wheel itself).


• You can now access the Order Wheel from the navigation menu, right under the Order Ticket. It's also still available by tapping "Wheel" within a Contract Details screen for a specific asset.


• We now support a broader range of products that can be traded through the Wheel, including those products that have delayed or frozen market data.


• The Tick Increment view of the price ladder is available for one-sided quotes, where either the bid or ask is missing.


• Prices are now shaded in the absolute Price Ladder. Values at the bid and below are shaded light blue. Values at the ask and above are shaded light red.

To find out more about the Order Wheel, see the Feature in Focus page.

Price Wand: In the order entry Price Wand, which you access by tapping the price field of an order, you will now see the midpoint of the bid/ask clearly labeled as MID within the wand. The MID price is also locked in the always-visible price panel at the bottom of the wand for easy selection, along with the BID and ASK prices.

Account Field Names: The Account page will now display the full field names when the device screen size can accommodate them. Otherwise, field names will be abbreviated.

Version 8.40 - August 16, 2017

Touch ID Grace Period

If you are using Touch ID to authenticate into TWS, you now have a 20-minute grace period to take a call or use another app before you will be required to provide a fingerprint.

Version 8.38.1 - July 28, 2017

A Novel Way to Trade On-The-Go

Our innovative Order Entry Wheel in Contract Details leverages IBKR market knowledge to capture better prices by splitting the spread. Split spread orders include any order priced within the spread between the bid and ask price. When they fill, these orders yield significant price improvement. In addition, split spread orders typically add liquidity and may earn exchange rebates.

• Use the Adaptive button to create an Adaptive Algo order that automatically sets the order price within the bid/ask spread and then works the order within the spread until it fills or is canceled.
  Find out more about Adaptive Algo orders.
• Use Relative Prices to automatically set an order price within the spread, relative to the bid or ask price. Especially useful for instruments with a wide spread.
• Use Relative Sizes to quickly set the order size or have the order quantity calculated based on a cash value.

To open the Order Entry Wheel, simply tap “Wheel” from an instrument's Contract Details screen - the Order Entry Wheel displays in landscape mode. It is available for most instruments, and requires live market data. The Order Entry Wheel displays the Order Summary in the center, with the Price wheels (showing both absolute and relative prices) on the left side, and the Size wheels (with absolute and price-based sizes) on the right.

Use the Adaptive Algo

Tap the Adaptive button to create an Adaptive Limit order. Use the Order Wheel to set the limit price which acts as a price cap for the order. An adaptive buy limit order goes in near the bid price, and waits to fill. If it doesn't fill, it is resubmitted at a slightly more aggressive price. It continues to wait and move until it fills, is canceled, or hits the limit price cap.

Use the Wheel to Set the Order Price and Size

Price

• From the left side of the Order Wheel screen, use the outer price wheel to select an absolute price. The selected price is highlighted in the wheel and displays in the Order Summary Price field.
• Use the inner price wheel to have the system calculate an order price relative to the bid or ask price at the time you select a value. Use the toggle switch at the bottom of the relative price wheel to view relative prices from a percent of the bid/ask spread, or in tick increments. When you select a relative price, the corresponding absolute price is highlighted on the outer wheel, and displays in the Order Summary Price field with the dynamic relative price shown below it.

Size

• From the right side of the Order Wheel screen, use the inner size wheel to set the order size using numbers of shares or contracts. The selected size is highlighted in the wheel and displays in the Order Summary Size field with the corresponding cash quantity amount below it.
• Use the outer size wheel to specify a cash value that will be used to calculate the order quantity. The calculated order quantity is displayed in the Order Summary Size field, with the cash quantity amount below it.

NOTE: For Futures and CFDs, the "Gross Exposure" is used instead of the cash value.

If you hold a position in the instrument and want to close your position or load the full position size for editing, click the "Position" button in the Order Summary to use the existing position as the order size. This button displays above the Size field and is only visible when you have a position in the selected instrument.

When values are set, tap Buy or Sell, then confirm the order to submit.

To find out more about the Order Entry Wheel and our relative price methods, see the Feature in Focus page.

Version 8.37 - June 21, 2017

Extend Trading Access with Touch ID Authentication

Users who have enabled Touch ID to access their mobile device can now enjoy secure trading for up to 30 hours without having to complete the full login.

When you enable Touch ID to unlock your iOS device, you are automatically enrolled for TWS Touch ID authentication. This means that once you log in to TWS, you are able to securely re-access your trading session for up to 30 hours, using just your fingerprint as authentication. If your fingerprint authentication fails or if you tap “Cancel,” you will be logged in to read-only mode. After 30 hours without using Touch ID authentication, you will be required to complete the full login process. Additionally, all sessions are disconnected each Sunday at 1:00 AM local time and will require you to complete the full login process. This means that if you access mobile TWS every 30 hours or less, you can maintain your trading access for the entire week.

If you do not want to enable Touch ID for TWS and prefer to complete the full login process each time, disable Auto-reconnect in IB TWS for Mobile Configuration.

Please note, we’re tightening up our security, which is why we are requiring that, in order to use extended trading access, you must have Touch ID phone security enabled. For more details, see our Knowledge Base article on the subject.

Version 8.35 - May 04, 2017

IBot Continues to Get Smarter!

This release includes several IBot improvements:

• IBot can now search the IB web site and knowledge base to help answer your questions.
• IBot can now bring you to the login window to start the full login process when you're in Read-Only mode. IBot will offer to bring you to the login window if you ask to trade an instrument, or if you enter a specific request like "trade login" or "trading login."

Version 8.33 - April 3, 2017

Shared Order Presets

Order Presets that you define in TWS for Desktop are now available through the Cloud and will be applied to orders on TWS for Mobile when applicable. Presets are not currently editable in TWS for Mobile. This feature is being released on a gradual rollout schedule.

Version 8.29 - 8.31 - February 2017

Fixes and Improvements

• Better support for voice recognition.
• Support for vendor display rules plus a fractional position bug fix.
• Support to show Covestor invest/divest trades. Bug fixes for dark color scheme.