Ym 09-14

[Ravish]

Hi,

When I print out the instrument name in the Initialize method of my strategy, I get three entries:

1. $EURUSD
2. $EURUSD
3. YM 09-14

The first two is correct, as I'm testing the strategy against the EURUSD instrument, but why is the initialize method called twice for that instrument? And what is the instrument in the third call?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Ravish, that would be likely coming from another script's Initialize() call. This method is called across your indicator or strategy scripts.

[Ravish]

So NT calls the Initialize method of every strategy and every custom indicator, for every instrument?

How can I determine inside the Initialize method if the execution context I'm in pertains to the instrument I'm testing against?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

You are correct in understanding. A method only called one time for the individual script would be for example the OnStartUp().

https://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/onstartup.htm