Client Setup

Choose a client

Every client below reaches the same broker-independent platform, so your choice is about your environment, not your broker. Pick the row that fits, then open its setup guide.

Client	Language or tool	Connection	Desktop Client	Good for
Web interface	Browser	Direct (manual)	Not needed	Trading by hand across many accounts
HTTP REST	Any language	Direct	Not needed	Languages without a ready-made library
Python	Python	Direct	Not needed	Python developers
Java	Java (JVM)	Direct	Not needed	JVM developers
C#	.NET	Direct	Not needed	.NET developers
Excel	Excel / VBA	Bridge	Needed	Spreadsheet users and bulk orders
AmiBroker	AmiBroker AFL	Bridge	Needed	AmiBroker strategies
MetaTrader	MT4 / MT5	Bridge	Needed	MetaTrader strategies
Desktop Client	Local app	Bridge	This is it	Required by Excel, AmiBroker and MetaTrader

How clients connect

There are two ways a client reaches your broker. Code that can make web requests (Python, Java, C#, HTTP REST) connects directly. Spreadsheet and charting tools (Excel, AmiBroker, MetaTrader) connect through a bridge: they write request files on your computer, and the Desktop Client running locally sends the real instructions on.

So the direct clients need nothing extra on your machine, while the bridge clients need the Desktop Client installed and running.

AutoTrader Web interface

Use the Web interface when you want to trade manually across multiple accounts. For example, you can place a single order in many accounts across different brokers at once. There is no specific client setup needed in this case.

HTTP REST

The request details are given in the API docs. You pass your secret API key in the HTTP header. See the HTTP REST guide for more.