NTMarketPosition suddenly returned a wrong value

[BCA]

Hi,

I'm using eSignal with NT and real IB account. My EFS script checks the NTMarketPosition every time it has a trading signal and makes a trade only if I'm flat. It was working fine for a couple of weeks, but suddenly I've got a double size of my possition (I was not flat and additional trade happened). It could happened only if NTMarketPosition returned a wrong value. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_VinceB]

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Hi,

Please send an email directly from within NT5 under Help--> Mail to Support and refer to this topic.

Vince

[BCA]

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Hi Vince,

It says: "Failed to send mail. The transport failed to connect to the server".

Then, I swithced off the XP Firewall, but got the same result. I have a hardware router, but I can bypass it only in the evening. (if that is the problem)

[NinjaTrader_VinceB]

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Hi,

Please send a normal email to support and then attach the log.

The log can be found here:

C disk--> Program Files--> NinjaTrader5--> Log--> log.20060130

Don't forget to refer to this topic!

Vince.

[BCA]

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I've sent the log.

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_VinceB]

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Thank you. I've also replied to it.



Vince

[BCA]

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Hi,
Does NTMarketPosition uses files that have today's
date as a name(or part of it) to store its information?
The mentioned below problem occures when NT was started prev day then reloaded the next day with open position. It seems that in this case it is just "forgets" about the possition because it's in another file.
Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

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The issue has to deal with limitations of the ATI and how accouns are mapped internally. If you carry a position overnight, you need to initialize the ATI. The only way this can be done is by placing and order. I suggest placing an order well below the market and then cancelling it. Then the NTMarketPosition() will return the value you are looking for.

This is on our list to address with no ETA at this time.

Ray

[BCA]

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Should this order be placed through ATI only or I can do it manually in NT?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

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Through ATI.

[dwil]

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Does this initialization need to be done for each position or will initializing with one order take care of all?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

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No, only for each account that you plan to trade against.

Ray

[BCA]

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Have you fixed it in Verstion 5.1.1.4 Beta? I saw the following: "Fixed: ATI information was not available immediately when DLL was loaded for TradeStation/eSignal integration" or it's something else?
Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

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Not related, you must still initialize.

[dwil]

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I am finding that most of my positions come back correctly from NTMarketPosition(), but that some do not. This is even after orders have been filled in otherstocks in that account. The number of shares owned will come back correctly once an order is filled in that particular stock, but not if an order is placed and then cancelledfor that stock. It does not seem to be not limited to a particular set of stocks as after a restart a different set may be incorrect. I am running the latest NT version.