API & Services
| Web API | Web Socket API | Motif XL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | |||
| Used for | Server side web applications that require trading + request/response data only (i.e. non streaming). | Any software/platform that requires trading + event-driven streaming data. | |
| Perfect for | Robo advisers or for embedded web data /trading interfaces | Market Analysts, algorithmic developers. | Traders using excel spreadsheets |
| Technology | |||
| Protocol | HTTPS | JSON format over Websocket protocol | |
| Data | Pull model (request/response) | Streaming | Streaming |
| Firewall friendly | |||
| Trading | |||
| Order requests (new/amend/cancel) | |||
| Order Types Market to Limit Limit Best | |||