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Post From: Cannot execute stock trades with IB

[2015-10-20 16:52:57]
Jagui - Posts: 19 Invalid SC Account Name.
When I try to buy apple shares, I get this error:

Interactive Brokers | Symbol Error: Unknown symbol with ID 1570 is unknown, unavailable, or improperly formatted. | 2015-10-20 18:37:30

The symbol on the chart is:

AAPL-STK-SMART/NASDAQ

And I'm doing the trade with chart trade.

The same happens if I try to buy an etf:

Interactive Brokers | Symbol Error: Unknown symbol with ID 1571 is unknown, unavailable, or improperly formatted. | 2015-10-20 18:49:02

the symbol on the chart is in this case:

IWM-STK-SMART/NYSE

which is the ISHARES RUSSEL 2000 ETF.

If I perform a symbol update from the server, I then get the same errors, but with different symbol IDs:

Interactive Brokers | Symbol Error: Unknown symbol with ID 1572 is unknown, unavailable, or improperly formatted. | 2015-10-20 18:51:49
Interactive Brokers | Symbol Error: Unknown symbol with ID 1573 is unknown, unavailable, or improperly formatted. | 2015-10-20 18:51:55


Please help.
Thank you.