How to programmatically Sync strategy Accountsize with live account onStart

[MicroTrends]

Is there a best practice for setting the AccountSize on strategy start?

Currently this is peformed manually for backtest purposes then a tally kept...


AccountSize=GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue)

If i have interpreted correctly this will only return during realtime bars


perhaps then:

onInit
{
AccountSize=1000; //default
}

OnBarUpdate()
{

if(!Historical) AccountSize= GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue) == 0 ? AccountSize : GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue);

}

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

MicroTrends, we currently do not have a recommend method for synchronizing account size with your live account. What have you tried so far? What about something like:

bool hasSynced = false;
if (!Historical && !hasSynced)
{
    AccountSize = GetAccountValue(...);
    hasSynced = true;
}

You are correct that it will only return a meaningful value during real-time.

[MicroTrends]

Ok i will try that:


i was going down the following route:

onInit
{
AccountSize=1000; //default
}

OnBarUpdate()
{

if(!Historical) AccountSize= GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue) == 0 ? AccountSize : GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue);

}

[MicroTrends]

is it intensive to call GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue) on each barupdate
say firsttick etc

if it is then on sessionEnd/Begin
This will allow factoring in of commissions and mis charges

thanks for the help

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Hi there, as far as I know, calling GetAccountValue() doesn't require very much computing power. As long as you aren't calling it every tick you should be fine.