Email Trader’s deep integration with the Interactive Brokers API gives you far more than simple market orders. From a single email alert you can trade stocks, options, futures, forex, and crypto-ETFs, choose among market, limit, stop/stop-limit, trailing, or GTC orders, and fine-tune every parameter—quantity, time-in-force to the second, portfolio targets, and more. Because the app speaks the IBKR API natively, you can translate complex strategies into executable instructions without touching a line of code. As your methods evolve, Email Trader scales with you, delivering the full breadth of IBKR functionality through the same fast, secure workflow.

Security is built into Email Trader from the ground up. By relying on the robust Gmail API and keeping all processing local to your device, the app eliminates the single points of failure that plague webhook servers and cloud bots. Your alerts remain in your Gmail inbox, authenticated via DKIM/SPF, while OAuth 2.0 tokens and trade logic are encrypted locally (DPAPI). With no sensitive data stored on third-party servers, there’s nothing central for attackers to exploit. The result: a minimal attack surface, maximum privacy, and the peace of mind that your trading environment is as resilient as it is efficient.

Powerful automation shouldn’t come with a steep learning curve. Email Trader offers a streamlined, intuitive interfacedesigned for clarity: a dashboard that shows recent alerts and executed orders at a glance, step-by-step tutorials, and numerous JSON examples for quick setup. Key controls—default quantity, risk limits, connection status—are placed exactly where you need them, so both beginners and experienced traders can fine-tune strategies in minutes. By removing unnecessary complexity, Email Trader ensures you spend less time navigating menus and more time focusing on what matters: your trading strategy.

Beyond IBKR’s native functions, Email Trader introduces an Enhanced API layer that expands your possibilities. Trade using amounts or target portfolio percentages, define time-in-force down to the second, or manage the lifespan of alerts and orders with precision. The system even supports multiple orders within a single alert, making it easy to execute complex strategies in one step. This flexibility empowers traders to move faster, adjust dynamically, and operate with a level of control rarely available outside custom-coded bots—all without writing a line of code.

No system can predict every scenario, and we don’t believe in magic solutions. But Email Trader integrates fail-safe mechanisms designed to handle the most common disruptions. With an automatically updated price book and built-in retry logic, the app recovers gracefully from temporary API or connectivity issues, reducing downtime and preventing many order failures. While no platform can guarantee perfection, these safeguards give traders greater confidence that their workflow will remain as steady as possible—even when markets or networks are unpredictable.

Email Trader applies a multilayer security model to protect every trade. At the foundation: Gmail’s unmatched authentication protocols (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) filter and validate senders, ensuring alerts come from trusted sources before they even reach the app. On top of that, the app uses OAuth2.0 authentication for secure communication, supports biometric access where available, and requires a unique passphrase code in every alert to verify the sender’s authenticity. This layered approach combines Google-grade email security with local safeguards, delivering a trusted environment where both your account and your trades remain secure.