Integrate ProRealTime with existing IB Account

• 08/19/2025 at 5:23 PM #249878
  pchow100

  Hello all,

  I already have existing IB account and can’t enjoy the brokerage services (ProRealTime + Interactive Brokers) free offering because of the location. I plan to use ProRealTime anyway. But I don’t know whether ProRealTime can integrate to my existing Interactive Brokers account or not.

  I have sent message to ProRealTime but no reply for several days. Could anyone advise whether it can be done?

   

  

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  08/20/2025 at 7:00 AM #249894
  Iván

  Hi! To operate from PRT you need to open a new account with Interactive Brokers. Then, from the IB control panel, you can see both accounts—the existing one and the PRT one. You can make internal transfers of positions and funds.
  But if you can’t open an account from PRT, then you won’t be able to integrate it into your current account.

  

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  08/20/2025 at 8:06 AM #249898
  PeterSt

  I sorted this out last week for someone else (it is in the forum somewhere) :

  • It would be logic to me that from your country you will not be allowed to go the normal way – as we are use to over here in Europe.
  • This means that you should NOT open an account especially for PRT (the way Ivàn tells about it may be vague to you but it would mean that you first create a PRT accuont and then a (new) IBKR account – do NOT attempt that because it won’t be allowed).
  • Instead you must open an account in PRT and and at some stage you will be prompted for a (possible) IBKR account number; Fill in your existing account number.
  • Based upon this, you will automatically be sent a link for the PRT API. This installs in your PC locally and from there you can use PRT for trading through IBKR.

  The person normally dealing with these requests (hence the email you sent) is currently on vacation. But till some stage the process will be automated (you may run stuck underway, and then someone from PRT should help you after all).

  I hope it works for you …
  Peter

  

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  08/20/2025 at 1:55 PM #249920
  pchow100

  Thanks. Will try.

  

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