order entry error

[Labonte]

Hi

When I compile my strategy, for this line:

EnterLongStopLimit(accountsize, SMA(50)[0] + 1 * TickSize, SMA(50)[0], "")

an error message appears that says: the name "accountsize" does not exist in the current context. What's the right thing to enter in place of 'accountsize'?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi Labonte,

What are you looking for here?

Are you looking for your cash balance?

Are you wanting to calculate the number of contracts that can be made with a given dollar amount? (this is done in the strategy parameters not in the code and would require that you use DefaultQuantity here)

[Labonte]

Hi Chelsea - I'd like it to calculate how many shares to buy with a specified account size. Also, I entered "defaultQuantity" in place of accountsize - however this too generated an error

[Labonte]

what should "accountsize" be replaced with, so that it calculates how many shares to buy, using percent of buying power and a nominal dollar value?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Labonte,

C# is case sensitive. DefaultQuantity does not equal defaultQuantity.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...ltquantity.htm

Attached is a screenshot of using the by Account size option. This allows you to type in a dollar amount that represents the account size and NinjaTrader will calculate the amount of shares that can be purchased with that amount.

From the help guide:
Sets how the order size is determined, options are:
"by default quantity" - User defined order size
"by strategy" - Takes the order size specified programmatically within the strategy
"by account" - Allows you to set a virtual account value that is used to determine maximum order size based on margin settings per instrument set in the instrument manager

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...t_strategy.htm


If you are wanting to poll your account and calculate the account size yourself without using this feature, this could be possible but take custom logic to achieve.

You can loop through accounts with an undocumented account collection:
foreach (Account acct in Cbi.Globals.Accounts)
{ }