Check that ATM Template Name Exists

[MJT]

I realise this is probably outside of the official NinjaTrader supported functionality, but does anyone have a suggestion for how to check that a particular ATM Template actually exist?
Prior to using AtmStrategyCreate(), I want to check that the "strategyTemplateName" to be used, does exist.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi MJT, unfortunately this is not supported, you have to make sure to supply a valid template name in the AtmStrategyCreate().

[MJT]

Hi Bertrand, I wasn't expecting an answer from NinjaTrader support as I thought it would be in the 'not supported' category, but thanks anyway.
I was hoping that someone in the community may chip in with some advice.
Checking manually is what I do now, but my strategy has many ATM options that could be used, and on a couple of occassions have ended up calling a template that doesn't exist.
I could create an order well away from the market price as a test to see if the template is there, then cancel the order if all is OK, but I don't really like that approach.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

You are welcome, I see - well you may be able to put all your templates in a text file and then access it with Streamreader - http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/...ead.php?t=3476

[richbois]

Hi MJT, unfortunately this is not supported, you have to make sure to supply a valid template name in the AtmStrategyCreate().

Hi Bertrand

I see your answer to the question I want to ask was done in 2009

Has this changed ???????????

Richard

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello Richard,

This has not changed in NinjaTrader 7 and most likely will not change, but I believe it is on our feedback list for consideration in the next major release of NinjaTrader which I will send your vote for this feature to our development team.

Note that it maybe possible to get this information using unsupported code by reading your database file (Documents -> NinjaTrader 7 -> db -> NinjaTrader.sdf) since the "ATM Strategy Template" names are stored in it, but I have not seen this done.