Interactive Brokers TWS API message code
Interactive Brokers TWS API message code: 168 (discretionary min variation)
The error, as text you can copy
168- 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 168 (discretionary min variation) mean on the Interactive Brokers API?
Listed by the vendor as "Discretionary amount does not conform to the minimum price variation for this contract". The discretionary amount is specified with more digits of precision than this contract allows.
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How do I fix 168 (discretionary min variation)?
Round the discretionary amount to the contract's minimum price increment.