Delphi - DDE or API Real-Time Connection To IB

A Delphi Specialist that is familiar with InteractiveBrokers and derivatives market. Project must be developed in Delphi 4, with no 3rd party componenets and no ActiveX. Purpose: Retrieve data with a DDE or API connection to InteractiveBrokers. The following functions are required, and should be very fast: 1. Connect to Remote Data Server 2. Monitor Connection Status 3. Disconnect from Remote Data Server 4. Retrieve Real-Time Option chains for a specific Underlying Asset in US/CANADA markets. 5. Retrieve Real-Time current data of the Underlying Asset. Data to be retrieved (Functions 4 and 5): Function 4 - Option chains (Input - Underlying Asset, US/Canada): ----------------------------------------------------------------- Retrieved data: Option's Symbol, Expieation date (mm/dd/yyyy), Volume, Bid, Bid Size, Ask, Ask Size, Last, Last Time traded Function 5 - current Underlying Asset data (Input - Underlying Asset, US/Canada): --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retrieved data: Underlying Asset current Index, %Change, Date, Time Note: Project should be delivered as a dll programm along with a Main program that activates it. Milestones: 1. 25% on start working. 2. 25% at the acceptance of the [login to view URL] and [login to view URL], and fixing any bugs until successful testings. 3. 50% at acceptance of all source code.