Legacy vs New API

Retrieves all currently active trading symbols. Response fields renamed, spot and display fields removed, filtering parameters removed and contract_type values changed.

Get available contracts for a symbol. Request parameters, market data, display and Snowball fields removed, and display_number_of_contracts can be null.

Stream real-time ticks for one or more symbols. Unchanged in the New API.

Get historical tick data. The count parameter default changed from 5000 to 1000.

Get the current account balance with real-time updates. The account and loginid parameters and the accounts and total response objects are removed.

Get current portfolio. The market symbol field is renamed, and the loginid parameter and app_id field are removed.

Get profit/loss history. The loginid parameter and app_id field removed, and contract_type values changed.

Get account statement. The loginid parameter and transfer fields removed, fewer action_type values, and app_id changed from integer to string.

Subscribe to transaction notifications. The loginid parameter and contract fields are removed, the market symbol field is renamed, and fewer transaction types are reported.

Purchase contracts. The loginid parameter removed, parameters.symbol renamed to parameters.underlying_symbol, six parameters fields removed, and the contract_type values changed.

Cancel an active contract. The loginid parameter is removed; the response is unchanged.

Update a contract's take profit and stop loss. The loginid parameter is removed, and the response adds display_order_amount.

Get a contract's update history. The loginid parameter is removed; the response is unchanged.

Get contract pricing. The market symbol field is renamed, request parameters and contract types are removed, and display_value and Snowball response fields are removed. Only streaming proposal IDs can be bought.

Get open contract details. The loginid parameter is removed, price and spot fields are now strings, the market symbol field is renamed, and tick, display and Snowball fields are removed.

Sell an active contract. The loginid parameter is removed; the response is unchanged.

Stop a real-time stream by its ID. Unchanged in the New API.

Unsubscribe from all streams of a given type. Seven stream types are no longer accepted; the response is unchanged.