Interactive Brokers TWS API message code
Interactive Brokers TWS API message code: 158 (offset amount or percent)
The error, as text you can copy
158- 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 158 (offset amount or percent) mean on the Interactive Brokers API?
Listed by the vendor as "You must specify an offset amount or a percent offset value". TRAIL and TRAIL STOP orders must have an absolute offset amount or an offset percentage specified.
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How do I fix 158 (offset amount or percent)?
Specify an offset amount or a percent offset on the order.