FXCM Demo , Profit Targets not filled or excuted when disconnected

[phoenixFX]

Evening all,

Placed a lbuy trade on a Aussie Dollar last night @ 0.7184 (200K) using a double PT strategy.

Disconnected soon after with both profit targets in place 100K off @0.7194 and 100K off @ 0.7214

Logged in at 5:15PM GMT to find both profit targets had not been filled but 'cancelled' and then I noticed the trade was closed at the exact time I logged back into NT for a $640 loss, well below my stoploss and at currently market value at time of logging back in.

Does the ATM strategy still function when disconnected? I only ask as surely one of my targets should have been hit.

The accound is a FXCM Demo.

Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello phoenixFX,

Thank you for your post.

This is a limitation of the Sim101 account. This account is exists within your installation of NinjaTrader. When trading in the Sim101 account your strategy will function only when NinjaTrader is running and connected to a data source.

When trading in a live account you could shut NinjaTrader down or disconnect and the orders would remain in place as those orders exist outside of NinjaTrader at your broker's servers.

I hope that this helps to clear things up however if other questions come to mind please let me know.