Interactive Brokers Enhances Alert Experience in IBKR Desktop

Interactive Brokers has released build 3.6 of its IBKR Desktop platform, introducing an improved Alert Experience in the Notification Center. The update aims to make alerts faster to access and more powerful to use, according to the company.

The enhanced alert system now supports Account Metric Alerts, allowing users to set alerts on metrics such as Daily P&L and Margin Cushion, in addition to existing instrument-based conditions like Price, Change %, and Volume. Users can also configure 24 Hour Alerts for round-the-clock monitoring and set per-alert email delivery preferences for finer control over notifications.

Access to alerts has been streamlined: View Alerts and FYI Delivery Preferences have been moved to the left pane of the Notification Center. To create a new alert, users can open the Notification Center, select My Alerts, and click +New Alert. They can then choose an alert condition—under Instrument, options include Price Conditions, Change %, Volume, Fee Rate, or Shortable Shares; under Account, Daily P&L and Margin Cushion are now available. After configuring parameters, users can enable 24 Hour Alerts and set their preferred email delivery option for that alert.

Other recent enhancements to IBKR Desktop include the integration of Chart Trading (Instant Trading) with the platform, enabling users to place, modify, and manage orders directly from the embedded TradingView chart. Buy/Sell buttons can be enabled for quick order entry, and One Tap Trading can be optionally activated to submit orders without confirmation. Additionally, order placement and modification on the chart no longer block the user interface, providing a smoother trading experience.