Behaviour of Ninjatrader when going live

[woohooboy]

Hi,

I am planning to strategy trade currencies with MB trading.
1. What happens when when MBT performs maintenance? Does Ninjatrader flattens all positions when it MB trading server comes back online or enter new trades ?

2. What happens when I close Ninjatrader and reopens it, would my current positions flatten? I

3. If my PC powers off during a lighting storm, is Ninjatrader smart enough to know which trades were part of the strategy and resume tracking it?

4. What if Ninjatrader crashes, would all my current trades be tracked when Ninjatrader is started?


WBH

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Hello WHB,

Thank you for posting.

1. What happens when when MBT performs maintenance? Does Ninjatrader flattens all positions when it MB trading server comes back online or enter new trades ?
When disconnected, your orders will not flatten. They will stay with the brokers servers and be able to receive them when reconnected.

2. What happens when I close Ninjatrader and reopens it, would my current positions flatten?
Your positions will not be flattened when you exit out of NinjaTrader. If you have pending orders or open positions you will get a pop up letting you know that you have these still running.

3. If my PC powers off during a lighting storm, is Ninjatrader smart enough to know which trades were part of the strategy and resume tracking it?
If you lose power, your orders will still be accessible since they are submitted with a unique ID and logged with NinjaTrader in the Log Tab of the Control Center.

4. What if Ninjatrader crashes, would all my current trades be tracked when Ninjatrader is started?Yes, your orders will still be tracked when NinjaTrader is started. This refers to the unique ID that each order is submitted with

There are also a couple options that can affect how your Strategy will work with a disconnection
The first is difference in your account position and strategy position, this YouTube video explains this difference -
Account Position vs. Strategy Position

I would also read this online help guide resource on the options menu on the strategy tab with NinjaScript and how they can affect live orders.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...tegies_tab.htm

I am also linking a support forum thread on where your orders reside based on your connection
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...7076#post27076


Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[woohooboy]

If you lose power, your orders will still be accessible since they are submitted with a unique ID and logged with NinjaTrader in the Log Tab of the Control Center.

Is the unique ID generated from within Ninjatrader or from my strategy script ?

Would the following generate a unique ID ?
EnterLong(GetPositionSize, "EnterLongPosition");

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Hi WHB,

The unique is generated by NinjaTrader, not the strategy. All orders will have a unique ID with it, no matter if its a strategy or manual entry.

This code,

EnterLong(GetPositionSize, "EnterLongPosition");

Will add a signal name to the code that can be referenced later in the code to close out or cancel that order.

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[sledge]

Get a UPS.

Put on modem and router. I have a UPS for each, 90 minutes backup.

Cable modem should still work if power outage is local to you. System wide power outage won't work in that case.

Hi,

I am planning to strategy trade currencies with MB trading.
1. What happens when when MBT performs maintenance? Does Ninjatrader flattens all positions when it MB trading server comes back online or enter new trades ?

2. What happens when I close Ninjatrader and reopens it, would my current positions flatten? I

3. If my PC powers off during a lighting storm, is Ninjatrader smart enough to know which trades were part of the strategy and resume tracking it?

4. What if Ninjatrader crashes, would all my current trades be tracked when Ninjatrader is started?


WBH

[woohooboy]

Yeah, was thinking about the available options. Another option would be to host this on Amazon EC2. That way I do not have to deal with the power outage issues. But that would mean I need to remote desktop that box just to see my charts.

Thanks for the suggestion though

[sledge]

You might want to check an NT partner...

Speedy VPS or something. Google it or try to search here. Might be better than Amazon ec2.


Sorry on my phone, else I'd find it.


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Yeah, was thinking about the available options. Another option would be to host this on Amazon EC2. That way I do not have to deal with the power outage issues. But that would mean I need to remote desktop that box just to see my charts.

Thanks for the suggestion though