---
id: staskh/trading_skills/ib-trades-history
version: "88ab7453"
license: MIT
install: manual
updated: 2026-07-20
---

# ib-trades-history — Pull trade executions directly from your Interactive Brokers account via live API (recent ~7 days) or FlexReport (full history). Filter by account, symbol, or date range, and get back execution details with per-symbol summaries including commissions and realized P&L.

Publisher: staskh · Stars: 299 · Updated: 2026-07-20

Install (manual): `git clone https://github.com/staskh/trading_skills`

## SKILL.md

# IB Trades History

Fetch trade executions from Interactive Brokers.

## IB Connection

TWS or IB Gateway must be running locally with API enabled:
- **Paper trading** — port 7497
- **Live trading** — port 7496
- **`IB_PORT` env var** — default port when `--port` is omitted (e.g. `IB_PORT=4001` for a Gateway container). Precedence: `--port` flag > `IB_PORT` > built-in default. Set it in the shell or a `.env` file.

**Port fallback:** If the configured port fails, automatically retry on the other port.
If the retry succeeds, save to memory which account type worked (live/paper) and reuse it for all IB skill calls in this and future sessions — until the user explicitly asks for the other account.
If both ports fail, ask the user to verify that TWS or IB Gateway is running with API access enabled.

For full trade history beyond ~7 days, the user needs a Flex Web Service token and a pre-configured Trade query in IBKR Account Management.

## Instructions

> **Note:** If `uv` is not installed or `pyproject.toml` is not found, replace `uv run python` with `python` in all commands below.

```bash
# Recent trades (last ~7 days via API)
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --all-accounts

# Filter by symbol
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --all-accounts --symbol AAPL

# Full history via FlexReport
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --all-accounts --flex-token YOUR_TOKEN --flex-query-id YOUR_QUERY_ID

# Custom date range (FlexReport)
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --all-accounts --flex-token TOKEN --flex-query-id QID --start-date 2025-01-01 --end-date 2025-12-31

# Multiple queries (e.g., one per year to exceed 365-day limit)
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --all-accounts --flex-token TOKEN --flex-query-id QID_2025 --flex-query-id QID_2026 --start-date 2025-01-01 --end-date 2026-12-31

# From local FlexReport XML files (no TWS/Gateway needed)
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --file trades_2024.xml --file trades_2025.xml --symbol TSLA

# Mix files with date filtering
uv run python .claude/skills/ib-trades-history/scripts/trades.py --file exports/2025.xml --start-date 2025-06-01 --end-date 2025-12-31
```

## Arguments

- `--port` - IB port (default: 7497 for paper trading)
- `--account` - Specific account ID to filter
- `--all-accounts` - Fetch trades for all managed accounts
- `--symbol` - Filter trades by symbol (e.g., AAPL)
- `--start-date` - Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: Jan 1 of current year)
- `--end-date` - End date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: today)
- `--flex-token` - FlexReport token (enables extended history)
- `--flex-query-id` - FlexReport query ID (repeatable — pass multiple to merge queries spanning different periods)
- `--file` - Local FlexReport XML file path (repeatable — pass multiple to merge files). No TWS/Gateway needed

**Default behavior** (no flags): fetches trades for the first managed account from the live API (~7 days).
**Always use `--all-accounts`** unless the user asks for a specific account.

## Data Sources

| Scenario | Source | Date Range |
|---|---|---|
| No flex args | `reqExecutionsAsync` | ~last 7 days |
| `--flex-token` + `--flex-query-id` | `FlexReport` (web) | As configured in query |
| `--file` | `file` (local XML) | Full file contents |

When using the live API, a `data_limitation` warning is included in the output.

## Output

Returns JSON with:
- `connected` - Whether connection succeeded
- `source` - Data source used (`reqExecutionsAsync` or `FlexReport`)
- `filters` - Applied filters (dates, symbol, account)
- `data_limitation` - Warning about API date limits (only when using live API)
- `execution_count` - Total number of executions returned
- `executions` - List of individual trade executions
- `summary` - Aggregated stats per symbol (bought, sold, commission, realized P&L)

If not connected, explain that TWS/Gateway needs to be running.

## Dependencies

- `ib-async`


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