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Re: [amibroker] Re: Questions for people using automatic transactions with IB



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are you using static variables to ensure only one order is placed?


I never get repeat orders, so you are coding something wrong.


Best to post the section of the code that places your orders, also, you might post it on the Amibroner-at list. That is weher the AT traders are.


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Monday, June 23, 2008, 3:59:47 AM, you wrote:



> Hello Louis,


> I'am stuck in the mud for one month now, my first attempt send EUR 85

>  millions orders towards ... an IB paper account. An extra security

> was active, it was asking to validate manually each order.

> At this very moment, it's dificult to find the intraday logic to start

> the day with one contract, to reverse with two contracts all day long,

> and one minute before the market close to send only one contract.

> This logic should include a recover if AB or IB is close during the

> day, to not add extra orders when ATS restarts. Then if the trade is

> losing, the system should reverse at once, and if the trade is

> winning, just continue.


> I don't know yet how long is the transmit order for real trading. The

> paper order catch the bid ask value but the order is still pending for

> 30 seconds before the TWS clears the line. What will be the real value

> in RT real life ? I am not wildly optimistic for the TWS response time.


> ExRem is still a mystery and a deeper one since TJ said that it is

> useless...

> I understand that most commands are for backtesting and they dont

> exist for real orders towards IBC. I'am still searching on that point,

> how to be active on the close without ref, how to do the same as

> settradelays outside the backtester and many other questions.


> Thank you Herman, for the archive link I did not explore yet, as I

> found nothing to help until now concerning the real orders. Most of

> the templates and comments concern backtest.


> Regards



> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Louis Préfontaine" <rockprog80@xxx>

> wrote:


>> Hi,


>> I am curious about the automatic transactions to IB.  Does it work

> well?  Do

>> you have to sit and watch all day long to be sure everything works

> well or

>> can you leave with confidence that everything will go fine?  Does it

> cost

>> more than usual?  How much time does it take to get the transaction

>> filled?   Isn't it risky to do?


>> Just very curious...


>> Thanks,


>> Louis





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