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IB - no cash in account when paper trading

Issue with cash balance not found in IB paper trading account. Seeking help from QC Forum.

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IB - no cash in account when paper trading

Ben Dressner | oam-qc-organization | April 2021

2021-04-22 21:52:00 : 	Launching analysis for L-c8f6e648e40843b74857347766a7f753 with LEAN Engine v2.5.0.0.11429
2021-04-22 21:52:02 : 	Interactive Brokers Brokerage account base currency: USD
2021-04-22 21:52:02 : 	Warning: SetBenchmark(SPY): no existing symbol found, benchmark security will be added with Equity type.
2021-04-22 21:52:02 : 	Warning: No cash balances or holdings were found in the brokerage account.

Hi QC Forum, When using IB paper account for paper trading, the cash balance is not being found. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Ben Dressner

April 2021

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Derek Melchin

QuantConnect | April 2021 |

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Hi Ben,

We were unable to reproduce this error. For assistance with live trading algorithms, please contact support@quantconnect.com with the algorithm attached.

Best,
Derek Melchin

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