AddOn Order Creation and Submission

[jeronymite]

In an AddOn, with identical Order parameters, is there any practical difference between these two approaches:

1. Use Account.CreateOrder to create an Order then submit with Account.Submit
2. Create an Order with new Order() (including the Account parameter) then submit with Account.Submit

The only practical difference I can see so far is simply that with Account.CreateOrder, it seems the Order is immediately entered into the NT database, whereas with new Order(), it is only entered after it is submitted. The practical consequence of this is that if an Order is subsequently not submitted for some reason, it cannot easily be removed from the NT database if one has used Account.CreateOrder.

Comments on these two approaches (strengths/weaknesses) appreciated.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello jeronymite,

Thanks for writing in.

When using the AddOn Approach, it is best practice to use CreateOrder() to create an order. That order could then be submitted by calling Account.Submit(). It is not suggested to create new order objects with new Order().

Note that you are welcome to do other things, such as using new Order(), but you would need to navigate those paths on your own since it goes against best practices. That said, this thread will be open for community feedback as well.

See the help guide documentation below for more information.
CreateOrder(): https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...reateorder.htm
Submit(): https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nt8/submit.htm

Let us know if we may assist further.