title: An Introduction to Algorithmic Trading: Basic to Advanced Strategies
author:  Edward Leshik 
description: Algorithmic trading is becoming the industry lifeblood - it ischeaper, faster and easier to control than standard trading and itenables you to &#8216;pre-think' the market, executing complex mathin real time. We are no longer limited by human &#8216;bandwidth',but the industry is secretive with few willing to share the secretsof their success.<br /><br />
zlib_text: Algorithmic Trading with
  Interactive Brokers: Python and
  C++ 
  by Matthew Scarpino
  
  © 2019, Matthew Scarpino. All rights reserved.
  No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or
  transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying,
  recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the
  prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief
  quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other
  noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.
  The content of this book does not constitute financial advice. Like all
  financial trading, algorithmic trading carries a signficant amount of
  risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Past performance is
  not indicative of future results.
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  Table of Contents 
  Chapter 1: Introducing Algorithmic Trading and Interactive Brokers 
  1.1: Interactive Brokers 
  1.2: Trader Workstation and the TWS API 
  1.3: Organization of this Book 
  1.4: More Information 
  1.5: S