Error with " Request Interactive Brokers Historical Data" example

I am receiving an error when I follow the help example Request Interactive Brokers Historical Data.

ib = ibtws('',7496) %
ibContract = ib.Handle.createContract;
ibContract.symbol = 'IBM';
ibContract.secType = 'STK';
ibContract.exchange = 'SMART';
ibContract.primaryExchange = 'NYSE';
ibContract.currency = 'USD';

getdata(ib,ibContract)

startdate = floor(now) - 5;
enddate = floor(now);
d = history(ib,ibContract,startdate,enddate)

the output:

ans = 

    struct with fields:

      LAST_PRICE: 145.19
       LAST_SIZE: 1.00
          VOLUME: 23572.00
       BID_PRICE: 145.19
        BID_SIZE: 5.00
       ASK_PRICE: 145.20
        ASK_SIZE: 3.00

d =

      'No historical data query found for ticker id:975'

However the API error logs:

    11:25:22:998 <- 20-975-0-IBM-STK--0---SMART-NYSE-USD---0-20180728 00:00:00-1 day-6 D-0-TRADES-1-0--
    11:25:23:143 -> --…17-975-20180722  00:00:00-20180728  00:00:00-6-20180720-149.11-149.50-146.10-146.25-56435-147.146-31676-20180723-146.26-146.70-145.01-145.85-31681-145.653-17672-20180724-145.73-147.04-145.73-146.05-33764-146.483-18819-20180725-145.80-146.91-145.50-145.80-30822-146.152-19893-20180726-146.74-149.27-146.34-147.48-42520-147.469-23727-20180727-146.93-147.36-144.66-145.19-19673-145.926-13840-
    11:25:23:147 <- 25-1-975-
    11:25:23:148 -> ---=4-2-975-366-No historical data query found for ticker id:975-
    11:25:23:148 <- 25-1-975-
    11:25:23:148 -> ---=4-2-975-366-No historical data query found for ticker id:975-

using 2018a with API 9.73.07

It doesn't matter the dates(1 day 10 days ago) or securities I try is still get the same error. Also Timeseries does not work a well, the API logs shows the data but the no historical data error.

Answer 1

[John Pries]

Anyone solve this issue. I've got it too. It seems like 'historicalDataEnd' event is happening before 'historicalData' and closing event listeners and clearing persistent variables ...

[françois robert]

I have the same issue, did you find a solution ?

Answer 2

[Scott Meier]

I believe the second line of code shown below is missing from the timeseries.m file. I'm using 2018b. I copied this line from the 2017a version.

case 'historicalDataEnd'
    assignin('base','ibBuiltInIntraDayData',ibBuiltInIntraDayData);
    % Clear persistent variables and event listeners
    clear ibBuiltInIntraDayDataCounter ibBuiltInIntraDayData

[terry dylan]

Hi Scott,

Nice, the timeseries.m file can work now by adding the 2nd line of code you mentioned.

history.m also do not work, do you have any suggestions on where can be changed to make it work ?

Thanks !

[Scott Meier]

Hi Terry, I did not have any issues with the history.m file. I used it as is.

[terry dylan]

Hi Scott,

i added a simillar line to the history.m file, it works now (maybe it works without this line as well) .

case 'historicalDataEnd'

assignin('base','ibBuiltInHistoricalData',ibBuiltInHistoricalData);

%Historical data end event

% Clear persistent variables and event listeners

clear ibBuiltInHistoricalDataCounter ibBuiltInHistoricalData

Sadly i noticed a new problem with IB connection, sometimes when i request data (using either getdata history or timeseries ), the code stuck in the while loop:

while c.DataRequest

drawnow

end

i suspect it happend due to using " ib = ibtws('',7496)" , i may have connect + disconnect from TWS too often ?? the only solution to make data request work again, is to quit Matlab, and re-launch Matlab

have you experienced the same problem before ?

Thanks

Terry

[Scott Meier]

Yes, I experienced this often in the beginning, possibly from making too many history requests in a short time. If you use the IB Gateway instead of TWS, you can view the API messages and this can give a clue as to what's happening. It may be possible in TWS, but I'm not sure how to do that.

[terry dylan]

Hi Scott,

you can view the TWS log book, in TWS, go to Classic TWS view, then account->Diagnostics -> view TWS log book,

then you can export today's log book, in the file, there are details of messages, although i cant' understand very much.

the problem i have now, is still data request freeze, when i reconnect and reconnect from TWS, this doesnt happend with API 971, later version of API, stuck all the time................... this is such a big headache to me

best regards

Terry

Answer 3

[Yair Altman]

Here's how you can fetch IB's historical data using the IB-Matlab connector:

>> data = IBMatlab('action','history', 'symbol','IBM', 'DurationValue',5, 'BarSize','1 hour')
data = 
  struct with fields:

     dateNum: [1×78 double]
    dateTime: {1×78 cell}
        open: [1×78 double]
        high: [1×78 double]
         low: [1×78 double]
       close: [1×78 double]
      volume: [1×78 double]
       count: [1×78 double]
         WAP: [1×78 double]
     hasGaps: [1×78 logical]

>> data.dateTime'
ans =
  78×1 cell array
    {'20181227  11:00:00'}
    {'20181227  12:00:00'}
    {'20181227  13:00:00'}
    {'20181227  14:00:00'}
    {'20181227  15:00:00'}
    {'20181227  16:00:00'}
    ...

For additional details, see https://undocumentedmatlab.com/ib-matlab

[Mike A]

It is sad that you pay for a toolbox with the expectations that it will work and the only real solution that matlab has is to spen $300 a year with a third party vendor.