IB TWS lets you define price, trade and margin alerts with notifications sent to your email address. Tap the Alerts quick access button to view all your current alerts and set up new alerts. The alerts you define in IB TWS will also show up in your TWS mobile session and vice versa. Any alerts that you have created either in IB TWS or IB TWS for mobile will display on the left hand side of the Alert panel.
To create an alert
Tap the Alerts quick access button. The Alerts panel appears, with all your current alerts listed on the left side of the panel.
Tap the plus sign button at the bottom of the Alerts panel. The Create Alert panel appears.
Enter the name of the alert in the Name field.
Tap the green plus sign or anywhere in the Condition field to set up the alert.
In the Condition Type panel, tap Price, Trade or Margin Cushion.
Set up the alert:
Price Alert - Enter a symbol and choose the instrument type, then define the price alert criteria, including the price alert method (Last, Double Last, Bid/Ask, Double Bid/Ask, Last or Bid/Ask, or Mid-point). Tap Operator, then select >= or <=, then set the price. Finally, set the rest of the alert criteria: Touch Text Message to enter an alert message and specify the email address. Specify if you want to be alerted outside the regular trading hours (RTH). Also, specify if the alert has an expiration date. The Repeatable feature is turned off by default. If left off, the alert is a one-time notification. If set to ON, you will be notified any time the alert conditions are met. Tap the Done button to save the alert and view it on your Alerts list.
Trade Alert – Limit the alert criteria by entering a value in one or more of condition fields: Underlying, Exchange and/or Type. To be alerted on the next filled order regardless of underlying, exchange or product type, leave all condition fields with the default < Any > value. Apply the alert to IB TWS orders only or all orders by tapping the desired item. Tap the Done button to save the alert and view it on your Alerts list.
Margin Cushion - Tap Operator, then select >= or <=. Tap the Done button, then tap Percent to define the margin cushion percentage. Tap the Done button to save the alert and view it on your Alerts list.
Modify an alert by tapping the alert or the blue arrow button on the left side of the Alerts panel. Change the alert settings as required, then tap Done.
