Nbr of Contracts ?

[spottysallrite]

In live trading, how do I get the number of contracts that my strategy currently has positions on? That is, my strategy might buy a few contracts, then sell a few contracts. So, how do I find out how many contracts my account is holding at any given time? (Yes, there is "OnPositionUpdate()", but is that giving actual, current account status?)

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello spottysallrite,

You can use Position.Quantity to get the current quantity of contracts that the strategy has.

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

[spottysallrite]

Thanks, but is there any way to find out how many contracts are being held by any particular account? That is, I know how to access (in the strategy) what the current account balance is. So, seems like there would be a similar way to find out how many contracts the account is holding. No ?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello spottysallrite,

You can also use the PositionAccount object to see the account position but that may contain contracts your strategy does not manage.

[spottysallrite]

Ok, but how do I know which account "PositionAccount" is referencing ?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello spottysallrite,

That would be the account you selected when you applied the strategy to it.