GetAccountValue once at StartUp?

[Tdschulz]

I'm trying to call the account value once once when I start the strategy but I see that OnStartUp does not return a Value. I was trying:

 protected override void OnStartUp()
        {
         	
			double morningaccountSize = GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue);	
        }

How can I get the account size upon starting the strategy?

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello Tdschulz,
GetAccountValue is a realtime only property and it will return 0 in OnStartUp or on historical bars.

A value of 0 will be returned on historical bars.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?getaccountvalue.htm

[Tdschulz]

It returns 0.

Any suggestions how to get the account value at startup?

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello
You cannot use the GetAccountValue as it is a real time property only.