How to tell if the account is a simulation account

[Brillo]

I'm using

Print("Account: " + Account.Name);
Print("Simulation Account: " + Account.SimulationAccountName);
Print("Simulation Name: " + Account.SimulationName);

In OnStateChange State == State.Config

This prints:

Account: Sim101
Simulation Account: Sim101
Simulation Name: _Simulation

I'd like to know the correct way to determine if the strategy is running on any simulation account or if it's a real account.
Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Brillo, thanks for posting.

The best way to find this is to check the Accounts name for a "Sim" prefix or add a simple boolean property where the user can toggle live vs simulation behavior from the properties menu. Unfortunately, there's no built-in property that will tell if the account is live or simulated.

Kind regards,
-ChrisL

[Brillo]

All sim accounts will have the "Sim" prefix regardless of what the user names the account? That's fine. It is working to test this way:

[Browsable(false),XmlIgnore]
protected bool IsSimAccount { get { return Account.Name.ToLower().StartsWith("sim"); } }

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Brillo,

Yes, all custom sim accounts will start with "Sim"