The Configuration screen provides information about the current IB TWS release and allows you to configure settings such as your email address for alerts, sounds and login details.
To view configuration settings
| Setting | Description |
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| About | |
| Version | Shows you the version of IB TWS you are using. |
| Configuration | |
| Save username | Select to help streamline the login process by having IB TWS remember your username. |
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Beep for trade |
Select to hear a beep when an order fills. |
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Select to enter the email address that will be used for alerts. |
| Auto-reconnect | Set to ‘ON’ to allow a 20-minute window to use another iPhone app and gain access back into IB TWS without needing to log back in. |
| Auto-reconnect time | Tap to reset the default 20 minutes allowed before disconnection occurs. Choose from 1 minute, 1 hour, 3, 6, 9 or 12 hours. |
| Enable FX Portfolio | Select to show your cash portfolio in the Account information screens. |
| Login |
Moves the Customer Login area from the bottom of the screen to the top. |
| Auto-roll futures | Turn on to have expiring futures contract data updated to reflect the next lead month future. Note that this is for data only, not for orders. |
| Read-Only Access | Turn on to allow non-trading access to IB TWS without logging in. |
| Large Font Mode | Turn on to show all windows using a larger font size. Enabling this feature may result in some data being hidden or accessed by scrolling. |
| Show Company name | If turned on, the company name will be displayed underneath the ticker. |
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Turn on to save updated and new watchlists to the cloud for import on another mobile device or tablet. |
| Actions | |
| Suppressed msgs. | Select to turn on all messages that you may have chosen to hide. |
| Migrate config | Moves the Customer Login area from the bottom of the screen to the top |
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Resets user-specified permissions for delayed data. If you add a ticker on an exchange to which you do not subscribe, IB TWS will ask if you want delayed data and if you answer "Yes" it will save your response and always provide delayed market data for that product. Resetting this feature will disable delayed data and not longer provide approval messages/ |
| Watchlist Import | Select to import Watchlists from the desktop IB TWS and other devices. |
| Debug | |
| Debug mode | Select to allow error reports to be sent back to IB. When you set mode to ‘ON’, the screen expands to include:
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