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Tiger Brokers

Coming SoonAsia-Pacific Brokers
connectorType: "tiger_brokers"

Asia-focused online brokerage

Connection Architecture

Tiger Brokers
WebSocket / REST
Connector
libs/exchange-tiger-brokers
Provider
:8081/api
Detector
Advisor
Studio

The connector receives data from the exchange and feeds it to Provider (port 8081). From there — to Detector, Advisor, and Studio.

Technologies

Transport
WebSocketREST
Authentication
Tiger ID + RSA Key
Data Format
JSON

Best for

  • Asian retail investors trading US and HK-listed equities from a single account.
  • Traders wanting seamless access to both NYSE/NASDAQ and Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Quantitative strategies targeting Asian equities with programmatic order routing.

Connect via code

1Environment variables (.env)

TIGER_ID=your_tiger_id_here
TIGER_PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key_here

2Connector configuration

// config/config.provider.json
{
  "provider": {
    "connectors": [
      {
        "connectorType": "tiger_brokers",
        "enabled": true,

        "markets": [
          { "marketType": "spot", "symbols": [{ "name": "BTCUSDT" }] }
        ],
        "subscriptions": [
          { "type": "PROVIDER_MARKETDATA_CANDLE", "symbols": ["BTCUSDT"], "intervals": ["min1", "h1"], "active": true },
          { "type": "PROVIDER_MARKETDATA_TRADE", "symbols": ["BTCUSDT"], "active": true },
          { "type": "PROVIDER_MARKETDATA_ORDERBOOK", "symbols": ["BTCUSDT"], "active": true }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

3Verify and query data

# Verify connection
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $PROVIDER_API_TOKEN" \
  https://localhost:8081/api/exchanges/runtime-proof

# Candles (last 7 days)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $PROVIDER_API_TOKEN" \
  "https://localhost:8081/api/candles/tiger_brokers/spot/BTCUSDT/h1?days=7"

Available via Barfinex API

/api/candles/tiger_brokers/...
/api/trades/tiger_brokers/...
/api/orderbook/tiger_brokers/...
/api/account/tiger_brokers/...
/api/symbols/tiger_brokers/...
/api/assets/tiger_brokers/...

Studio graphical setup — in development, coming in the next release.

Important

Authentication uses Tiger ID combined with an RSA private key — store the private key securely and never commit it to version control.
Paper trading (sandbox) is available via a separate Tiger Paper Trading account.
Supported Markets
Spot
Connect in Studio(soon)
Exchange Website

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