hot key - simultaneous orders in different instruments (hedge)

[trader3000a]

Hi, is it possible to program a hotkey to buy one instrument and sell another simultaneously? I can't seem to find any mention here or in the help area.
thanks,
David

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello trader3000a,

From the default hotkeys that would not be an option but you could make a NinjaScript addon that does that. A Strategy could be used for that by adding a secondary series and then incorporating some key handing logic for your key press.

You can find an example of handing key events in the following post, that would be required before doing anything keyboard related to handle the keys you wanted so the chart instrument selector does not appear. https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...973#post685973

The platform is made with WPF so you can search online for "WPF detect hotkeys" for some examples of detecting keyboard combinations. In NinjaTrader the shift key cannot be used as a modifier key. https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...22#post1072722

As the action of the key event you could submit orders to both instruments.

You can find an example of sending orders in a strategy based on a WPF button event which could be similar to how you may want to submit orders for the key event. https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...bar-buttons-2/





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