Interactive Brokers TWS API message code
Interactive Brokers TWS API message code: 10006 (missing parent order)
The error, as text you can copy
10006- Kind
- TWS API message code
- Where you meet it
- In the TWS API, not in the Web API and not in an HTTP status
What does 10006 (missing parent order) mean on the Interactive Brokers API?
Listed by the vendor as "Missing parent order". The parent order ID specified cannot be found. The vendor says this can occur with bracket orders if the child order is placed immediately after the parent order.
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How do I fix 10006 (missing parent order)?
The vendor's page says a brief pause of 50 ms or less will be necessary before the child order is transmitted to TWS or IB Gateway.