IB Delta-Adjusted Notional Exposure Report
Calculate and report delta-adjusted notional exposure across all Interactive Brokers accounts.
Prerequisites
User must have TWS or IB Gateway running locally with API enabled:
- •Paper trading: port 7497
- •Live/Production trading: port 7496
Instructions
Step 1: Gather Data
uv run python scripts/delta_exposure.py [--port PORT]
The script returns JSON to stdout with all position deltas and summary data.
Step 2: Format Report
Read templates/markdown-template.md for formatting instructions. Generate a markdown report from the JSON data and save to sandbox/.
Filename: delta_exposure_report_{YYYYMMDD}_{HHMMSS}.md
Step 3: Report Results
Present the summary table (total long, short, net) and top exposures to the user. Include the saved report path.
Arguments
- •
--port- IB port (default: 7497 for paper trading, use 7496 for production)
JSON Output
Returns delta-adjusted notional exposure with:
- •
connected- Boolean - •
accounts- List of account IDs - •
position_count- Total positions - •
positions- Array of positions with symbol, delta, delta_notional, spot price - •
summary- Totals for long, short, and net delta notional- •
by_account- Long/short breakdown by account - •
by_underlying- Long/short/net breakdown by symbol
- •
Methodology
- •Equity Options: Delta calculated via Black-Scholes with estimated IV based on moneyness
- •Futures: Delta = 1.0 (full notional exposure)
- •Futures Options: Delta calculated with lower IV assumption (20%)
- •Stocks: Delta = 1.0
Delta-adjusted notional = delta x spot price x quantity x multiplier
Examples
# Paper trading (default port 7497) uv run python scripts/delta_exposure.py # Production/Live trading (port 7496) uv run python scripts/delta_exposure.py --port 7496