Custom Strategy Public or Private?

[obiwan_cashobi]

New to NinjaTrader. When you create a custom strategy using the Strategy Builder is it automatically made available to the public or is it kept private until you make it public (if this option exists)? Thank you

[bltdavid]

I think you may be confused.

In the code, when an Indicator or Strategy is defined as public,
that is a C# access modifier, and has absolutely nothing to do with
you making the thing available to other people.

Every Indicator and Strategy uses the public access modifier.

If you want to keep the thing private for yourself, then don't
give it to anybody, but the access modifier is always public.

When you're ready to distribute your Indicator/Strategy to friends
and/or family, or for sale, now you're talking about distribution
issues, which is a whole new ballgame.

Again, the C# access modifier public has nothing to do with
distribution of your NinjaScript object.

Access modifiers and distribution are completely separate
concepts and do not overlap.

[obiwan_cashobi]

Thank you bltdavid!

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello obiwan_cashobi,

Thanks for your post.

NinjaScript strategies will be held locally on your machine and are not accessible to the public unless you share your strategy with others, such as posting the strategy code on the NinjaTrader Forums.

bltdavid is correct with the information they shared regarding access modifiers.