How can I manually trade and auto trade with IB at the same time?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Bill, you would either need to standalone setups and licenses, or if both accounts can be setup under one login one instance would be able to access both accounts.

[billr]

So if I get a multi broker license, can I not trade futures with a futures broker on one machine and trade equities with a different broker on a second machine? ( I realize this is a divergence from the previous question) If so, what does the multi broker do?

[jerry1]

Just a comment. You can use one computer with a live license and as many brokers as you like on another computer with the free license. It's one way to perform research while live trading.

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Bill,

Unfortuanley not, as a license does not entitle you to trade different types of instruments.

It simply enables you to connect to multiple brokers from the same computer. Doesnt matter what they trade. For example you could connect to 5 TDA accounts and 1 IB account and trade stocks on all of them. To do this since your connect to IB would require a multi broker license.

One license if only good for one user and one computer.

You can install NinjaTrader on both PC's. However, You can only use your Live license once at the same time. Using it on both computers at the same time would be a violation of the End User License Agreement (EULA), also most data providers and brokerages only allow you to connect to the connection with only 1 computer.

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[billr]

OK. I want to trade the same instrument in two ways. 1) I want to be running an automated strategy at Broker A, account #1; 2) I want to trade same instrument using ATM at broker A, account #2. From same computer. My understanding is that this would be possible even with a single license if the broker would allow two separate accounts with same login. Correct? Problem is I think the broker may require separate login.

Thanks for the comment Jerry1.

[jerry1]

I asked my broker and he complied ,one login. Mirus

[billr]

Thats great Jerry1, thanks. I would like to keep the flexibility of trading equities too with MBT, but Mirus would be my second choice. Good to know.