Syncing Account Positions - another option NoInitialSync

[DaveE]

There are currently four options for Strategy startup behaviour. But they all place different restrictions on how (or whether) a strategy starts working for real, and make certain assumptions about what is sensible to do. But once a programmer starts using Unmanaged=true, and finds out how to access account orders etc, then these existing four options are sometimes unnecessarily restrictive. There should be an extra property on each strategy instance, something like NoInitialSync. Default would be false for backward compatibility, but setting true would cause the settings for the existing four options to be ignored, so:

• No cancelling of existing orders.
• No 'placing virtual trades' until strategy is flat.
• No issuing of market order to try to flatten instrument position.
• and none of the extra stuff in the two 'immediately submit live working' options.

The user can then code their own startup checks without restriction.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks for sharing that enhancement thought here with us Dave, we have more flexibility on our list for the next major platform update, however it's too early to make feature annoucement in this regard. I'll make sure your thoughts are tracked in our product management lists for consideration.