How does NT translate contract specifications?

[arbifox]

If I am trading the Russell E-Mini, in E-Signal I run the continuous contract symbol AB #F. How does NT translate that to the March 2008 contract?

Thanks as always,

Thomas

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Are you talking about how to rollover a contract? http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...sContract.html

[arbifox]

Nope . . .

If I am trading the S&P E-Mini, and I want to trade the March 2008 contract, the E-Signal symbol I am using is ES #F. How does NT translate the order sent to the specific month/year of futures contract?

I used to used DynaOrder, whose syntax was:

//orderid=dots5.call("BuyMarket","ER2","FUT",contrac t_exp,"",0,"GLOBEX","",contract_num);

Where contract_exp="200803".

The NT call is:

orderplaced=NTBuyMarket(orderid, contract_num);

So where is the translation made to the month/year for the contract?

Regards,

Thomas.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

I believe NT just takes whatever instrument you are running it on and uses that so I think you want to just run it on whatever expiry you want to trade. Don't quote me on that as I am not too familiar with the ATI interface.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

It done by the eSignal symbol mapping in the Instrument Manager. It should work out of the box to send the order to the current front month.