Hi,
Since the release of 1.54.1, you can trade index futures via the IB Bridge, too.
One important feature the IB Bridge is missing though, is the ability to get live traded volume data send when doing live trading via IB.
For example, this prevents the use of filters which depend on the total bar volume to either validate entry signals or to be used as early exit parameters if the volume falls under a certain threshold.
On intra-day strategies with a short BarPeriod such filters make a lot of sense on momentum or trend strategies to limit the amount of “false signals”….

So pls vote for this enhancement of the IB Bridge in the next release.

Thanks