Step One: Click the Download button to begin installing IB Gateway and to see download/install instructions.
Step Two: When the installation is complete, click the IB Gateway icon on your desktop to log in.
Click the "Run" button to start the download.
Use the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.
When the installation is complete, an API icon is installed on your desktop.
Click your Downloads folder to see the list of available files, and double-click the ibg-.dmg file to open it.
If the Downloads folder is not in your dock, you may locate it under Macintosh HD > Users > yourusername > Downloads
Double-click the Trader Workstation icon to initiate installation.
Click “Open” to confirm and start the installation.
A proprietary Java Runtime Environment is included with this package and may take a minute to install – please wait!
The Setup Wizard will display when the installation is complete.
Use the Setup Wizard to complete the installation. When the installation is complete, an API icon is installed on your desktop.
You can also launch the IB Gateway software from the Trader Workstation folder located under Macintosh HD > Users > yourusername > Applications > Trader Workstation.
These instructions may vary slightly based on your personal settings.
Click the button to download the desired version of TWS (Latest, Stable or Beta).
a.) Go to the directory where the installer was downloaded: cd
b.) Make the installer executable: chmod u+x
c.) Run the installer to start the wizard: ./
Use the wizard to install Standalone TWS
a.) Click next to continue and allow the installer to extract files.
b.) Click Finish! To start up TWS and log in now, check the Run Trader Workstation checkbox.
c.) A new TWS icon is now on your desktop. To log into this version of TWS, double-click the icon and enter your username and password.
Click the "Run" button to start the download.
Use the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.
When the installation is complete, an API icon is installed on your desktop.