closing positions before end of day

[RookieKiwi]

Hey Team,
I just wanted to know does the bot close positions at the end of the day due to margin violations? or is there a way to force the bot to close all positions at a time?

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello RookieKiwi,

Thank you for your note.

A strategy will be set to close any open positions if the Break at EOD checkbox is set to true. However, it will not keep the strategy from opening new positions after the Break at EOD logic has triggered, so it's good practice to use time filter conditions to only allow your strategy to enter/exit during specific times if you're worried about carrying positions overnight.. If you're getting closed out of positions at the end of the day due to margin violations, this can occur if you don't close your position and do not meet overnight margin requirements to maintain your position. I would advise checking with your broker for the overnight margin requirements for the particular instruments you trade. Trades closed in this manner (by the broker) would show up as "External".

You can also turn on the function that will close all positions and shut down any running strategies at a specific time you've set. This would close you out of any open positions at the time you specify as well as terminate your running strategies so they do not continue trying to take positions after this occurs:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/auto_close_position.htm

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.