# ib-flex
[](https://crates.io/crates/ib-flex)
[](https://docs.rs/ib-flex)
[](LICENSE)
Type-safe Rust parser for Interactive Brokers FLEX XML statements with comprehensive coverage and financial precision.
## Features
- **Complete attribute coverage** - Maps the full set of IB FLEX attributes (modeled against the mature [ibflex](https://github.com/csingley/ibflex) reference), so you don't silently lose data
- **Robust on real data** - Tolerates IB's real-world quirks: thousands separators, `-`/`--`/`N/A` sentinels, `MULTI` dates, `Yes`/`No` booleans, legacy date/time separators
- **Financial precision** - `rust_decimal` for all monetary values (no floating-point error)
- **Type-safe** - 19 enums covering asset classes, trade/cash/corporate-action types, transfer types, and more
- **Comprehensive sections** - Trades, positions, cash, corporate actions, transfers, performance summaries, accruals, and 40+ FLEX sections in total
- **Edge cases covered** - Warrants, T-Bills, CFDs, crypto, fractional shares, cancelled/corrected trades, cost-basis lots
- **Optional API client** - Fetch FLEX statements programmatically from IB (`api-client` feature)
## Installation
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
ib-flex = "0.2"
```
## Quick Start
Every field that maps an IB attribute is an `Option<T>` (real statements may omit
any attribute), so access them with `as_deref()` / `unwrap_or_default()` as needed.
```rust
use ib_flex::{parse_activity_flex, detect_statement_type, StatementType};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let xml = std::fs::read_to_string("flex_statement.xml")?;
// Automatically detect statement type
match detect_statement_type(&xml)? {
StatementType::Activity => {
let statement = parse_activity_flex(&xml)?;
println!("Account: {:?}", statement.account_id);
println!("Trades: {}", statement.trades.items.len());
for trade in &statement.trades.items {
println!(
"{} {} @ {}",
trade.symbol.as_deref().unwrap_or("?"),
trade.quantity.unwrap_or_default(),
trade.price.unwrap_or_default(),
);
}
}
StatementType::TradeConfirmation => {
let statement = ib_flex::parse_trade_confirmation(&xml)?;
println!("Trades: {}", statement.trades.items.len());
}
}
Ok(())
}
```
> **Upgrading from 0.1.x?** 0.2.0 makes all attribute-derived fields `Option<T>`
> so a statement that omits any attribute no longer fails to parse. Update call
> sites accordingly (e.g. `statement.account_id` โ `statement.account_id.as_deref()`).
> See the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md).
## FLEX Query Setup
Interactive Brokers FLEX queries must be configured in the IB Client Portal:
1. Navigate to: Reports โ Flex Queries โ Create Activity Flex Query
2. Select required sections (Trades, Positions, Cash Transactions, etc.)
3. Choose date format: ISO-8601 (`yyyy-MM-dd`) or compact (`yyyyMMdd`)
4. Set output format to XML
5. Save query and note the Query ID
**Important**: European date formats (`dd/MM/yyyy`) are NOT supported by the IB FLEX API.
๐ **For comprehensive setup instructions**, see [FLEX_SETUP.md](FLEX_SETUP.md) which covers all 21 recommended sections, field selections, and configuration options.
## FLEX Web Service API Client (Optional)
The `api-client` feature provides programmatic access to fetch FLEX statements directly from Interactive Brokers without manual downloads.
### Installation with API Client
```toml
[dependencies]
ib-flex = { version = "0.2", features = ["api-client"] }
```
### API Setup
1. Log in to IB Account Management
2. Navigate to: Reports โ Settings โ FlexWeb Service
3. Generate a FLEX Web Service token (keep it secure!)
4. Note your FLEX Query ID from the Flex Queries page
### Usage Example
```rust
use ib_flex::api::FlexApiClient;
use std::time::Duration;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Create client with your token
let client = FlexApiClient::new("YOUR_TOKEN");
// Step 1: Send request with your query ID
let reference_code = client.send_request("123456").await?;
// Step 2: Get statement with automatic retry
let xml = client.get_statement_with_retry(
&reference_code,
10, // max retries
Duration::from_secs(2) // delay between retries
).await?;
// Step 3: Parse the statement
let statement = ib_flex::parse_activity_flex(&xml)?;
println!("Trades: {}", statement.trades.items.len());
Ok(())
}
```
### API Examples
Run the API examples (requires IB credentials):
```bash
export IB_FLEX_TOKEN="your_token"
export IB_FLEX_QUERY_ID="your_query_id"
cargo run --example fetch_flex_statement --features api-client
cargo run --example api_simple_usage --features api-client
cargo run --example api_with_retry --features api-client
```
## Supported FLEX Sections
### Activity FLEX - Core Types
- โ
**Trades** - Executions with 90+ fields including P&L, commissions, dates, IDs, security details
- โ
**Trade sub-rows** - `<Lot>` cost-basis detail and `<Order>`/`<SymbolSummary>`/`<AssetSummary>` roll-ups captured from inside `<Trades>`
- โ
**Open Positions** - Current holdings
- โ
**Cash Transactions** - Deposits, withdrawals, interest, fees, dividends
- โ
**Corporate Actions** - Splits, mergers, spinoffs, dividends
- โ
**Securities Info** - Reference data for all traded instruments
- โ
**FX Conversion Rates** - Currency conversion rates for multi-currency accounts
### Extended FLEX Sections
- โ
**Account Information**, **Change in NAV**, **Equity Summary**, **Cash Report**
- โ
**Trade Confirmations** - Real-time trade execution confirmations
- โ
**Option EAE** - Option exercises, assignments, and expirations
- โ
**FX Transactions** & **FX Lots** - Foreign exchange conversions and lots
- โ
**Dividend Accruals** (open + change) and **Interest Accruals** (incl. tier detail)
- โ
**Transfers** - Transfers, trade transfers, unsettled transfers (ACATS, ATON, FOP, internal, OTC, ...)
- โ
**Performance summaries** - MTM, FIFO, and MTD/YTD
- โ
**Securities lending** - SLB activity, fees, hard-to-borrow, and open contracts
- โ
**Fees & commissions** - Client fees, unbundled commission detail, transaction taxes, sales tax
- โ
**Other** - Net stock positions, prior-period positions, statement of funds, change-in-position value, debit-card activity, CFD charges, stock-grant activity
### Asset Classes Supported
- โ
**Stocks (STK)** - Including fractional shares
- โ
**Options (OPT)** - Calls, puts, assignments, expirations
- โ
**Futures (FUT)** - All major contracts (ES, NQ, CL, GC, etc.)
- โ
**Forex (CASH)** - FX trades and positions
- โ
**Bonds (BOND)** - Treasuries, corporate, municipal
- โ
**Treasury Bills (BILL)** - With maturity handling
- โ
**Warrants (WAR)** - Equity warrants
- โ
**CFDs (CFD / FXCFD)** - Contract for difference
- โ
**Crypto (CRYPTO)** - Cryptocurrency
- โ
**Funds, Commodities, and more** - 22 asset categories total
### Trade Confirmation FLEX
- โ
**Trade Confirmations** - Real-time trade execution data
- โ
**All trade fields** - Full support for all trade attributes
- โ
**Automatic detection** - Detect statement type from XML
## Performance
Benchmarked on M1 MacBook Pro:
| Minimal | 1 trade | ~6.5 ยตs |
| Options | 4 trades | ~65 ยตs |
| Cash | 15 transactions | ~71 ยตs |
The full multi-statement test corpus (142 statements, ~2,600 trades) parses in a few milliseconds.
## Type Safety
All financial values use `rust_decimal::Decimal` for exact arithmetic without floating-point error. The public enums include:
- **AssetCategory** (22 variants) - STK, OPT, FUT, FOP, CASH, BOND, BILL, CFD, FXCFD, WAR, FUND, CMDTY, CRYPTO, FSFOP, FSOPT, ...
- **BuySell, OpenClose, PutCall, LongShort** - trade direction and option basics
- **TradeType** - ExchTrade, BookTrade, TradeCancel, TradeCorrect, FracShare, ...
- **OrderType** - market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing, ...
- **CashTransactionType** - dividends, interest, fees, deposits/withdrawals, ...
- **SecurityIdType** - CUSIP, ISIN, FIGI, SEDOL
- **SubCategory** - ETF, ADR, REIT, Preferred, Common, ...
- **LevelOfDetail** - Summary, Detail, Execution, Lot
- **DerivativeInfo** - consolidated option/future/warrant metadata via `Trade::derivative()`
## Examples
The repository includes several complete example programs:
### Parsing Examples
1. **parse_activity_statement.rs** - Basic Activity FLEX parsing and display
2. **filter_trades.rs** - Filter by asset class, side, symbol, quantity, P&L, date range
3. **calculate_commissions.rs** - Analyze commission costs by category
4. **parse_trade_confirmation.rs** - Trade Confirmation FLEX parsing
Run parsing examples:
```bash
cargo run --example parse_activity_statement
cargo run --example parse_trade_confirmation
cargo run --example filter_trades
cargo run --example calculate_commissions
```
### Historical Backfill Example
5. **backfill_summary.rs** - Parse multi-statement FLEX XML and display comprehensive summary
To use this example:
1. Create a FLEX query with **Period: Last 180 Calendar Days** (or similar) in [IBKR Client Portal](https://portal.interactivebrokers.com) - see [FLEX_SETUP.md](FLEX_SETUP.md)
2. Download the XML file manually or via API
3. Run the summary:
```bash
cargo run --example backfill_summary -- path/to/your/backfill.xml
```
Output includes:
- NAV over time with returns, high/low, drawdown
- Trading activity by symbol with P&L attribution
- Cash transaction breakdown (dividends, interest, fees)
- Current positions from latest statement
- Monthly returns table
### API Client Examples (requires `api-client` feature)
6. **fetch_flex_statement.rs** - Complete API workflow with detailed output
7. **api_simple_usage.rs** - Minimal API client usage
8. **api_with_retry.rs** - API client with automatic retry logic
Run API examples:
```bash
export IB_FLEX_TOKEN="your_token"
export IB_FLEX_QUERY_ID="your_query_id"
cargo run --example fetch_flex_statement --features api-client
```
## Development
### Build
```bash
cargo build
```
### Test
```bash
cargo test
```
### Benchmark
```bash
cargo bench
```
### Format
```bash
cargo fmt
```
### Lint
```bash
cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
```
## Testing
The library has comprehensive test coverage including:
- **Integration tests** covering all asset classes and edge cases
- **Extended types tests** for FLEX sections
- **Error tests** for malformed XML and invalid data
- **Unit tests** for custom deserializers
- **Doc tests** in inline documentation
- **XML fixtures** including extended types, warrants, T-Bills, CFDs, fractional shares, cancelled trades
### Reliability Testing
The library includes comprehensive reliability tests using:
- **Property-based testing** with proptest for random inputs
- **Stress tests** for large XML files
- **Concurrency tests** for thread safety
- **Memory efficiency tests** for repeated parsing
- **Edge case fuzzing** for malformed inputs
Run tests with:
```bash
cargo test # All tests
cargo test --doc # Documentation tests only
```
## Contributing
Contributions welcome! This is an open-source project designed to benefit the Rust trading community.
**Before submitting a PR:**
1. Ensure all tests pass: `cargo test`
2. Run clippy: `cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings`
3. Format code: `cargo fmt`
4. Add tests for new features
5. Update CHANGELOG.md
Bug reports and feature requests are appreciated. When reporting bugs, please include:
- Anonymized XML sample demonstrating the issue
- Expected vs actual behavior
- Rust version and platform
## Documentation
- [API Documentation](https://docs.rs/ib-flex)
- [FLEX Query Setup Guide](FLEX_SETUP.md) - How to configure your IBKR FLEX query
- [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) - Release history
- [Project Guide for Claude Code](CLAUDE.md) - Development guide
## Resources
- [IB FLEX Queries Guide](https://www.ibkrguides.com/orgportal/performanceandstatements/flex.htm)
- [Activity FLEX Reference](https://www.ibkrguides.com/reportingreference/reportguide/activity%20flex%20query%20reference.htm)
- [FLEX Web Service API](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/campus/ibkr-api-page/flex-web-service/)
## License
Licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
## Acknowledgments
- Inspired by [csingley/ibflex](https://github.com/csingley/ibflex) (Python) - Comprehensive enum research
- Built with [quick-xml](https://github.com/tafia/quick-xml) - Fast XML parsing with serde
- [rust_decimal](https://github.com/paupino/rust-decimal) - Financial precision
- [chrono](https://github.com/chronotope/chrono) - Date/time handling