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i had been chasing the same issue. i understand that you can setup
trail stop only to a decimal thro the api and not percentage. however
if you use TWS, it internally calculates the correct number.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Barry Scarborough" <razzbarry@xxx>
wrote:
>
> I really don't know if you can use a percentage number on the IBC
> interface or not. I looked at TWS and you can use a % Trail order
> there. Many on-line brokerages allow this. If you can set the IBC
> order to use a % number I don't know how. But what I wrote will work
> and TWS will allow you to use a stop amount in the trail.
>
> I suggest you ask this on the AmiBroker-AT forum or send a note to AB
> support.
>
> Sorry for the misdirection,
> Barry
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "guhu0434" <g.h.h@> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you Barry, I will have a look.
> >
> > As I understand, i cannot send the order directly, since it is
> > impossible to send a trail order with %.
> >
> > With regards, GuHu
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Barry Scarborough" <razzbarry@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > There are a couple of ways to do this.
> > >
> > > 1. Send and order. In your code monitor for the fill. Then get
> the
> > > the fill price. Then send a trailing order 15% above or below the
> > > fill price, i.e. stop price = trade price * 1.15 for short
> > positions
> > > or trade price * 0.85 for long positions.
> > >
> > > 2. Send a bracket order with the buy or sell order as a SPT order
> > > with the stop price and then send a bracket trail with the stop
> set
> > > 15% away from the buy STP price as above for long or short
> > positions.
> > >
> > > I put some code in the AFL library. Search the AFL lib using
> Author
> > > Barry and look at the manual bracket order code to see how to
> > > structure a bracket order.
> > >
> > > I also put an auto trading program in the AFL library called
> > > AutoTrader Basic Flow. If you want to modify AutoTrader code to
> > > either have it get the trade price and send another order as a
> > trail
> > > or use brackets have a go.
> > >
> > > Have fun,
> > > Barry
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "guhu0434" <g.h.h@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello Guys,
> > > >
> > > > I have too a question concerning the IB plugin.
> > > >
> > > > I want to send a trailing stop order with for an example of 15%.
> > > >
> > > > I read the documentation at http://www.amibroker.com/at/.
> > > >
> > > > There I saw the possibility to creat a order of type "TRAIL",
> but
> > I
> > > do
> > > > not see the chance to pass the "15%" as a parameter. StopPrice
> > will
> > > > only take a real number.
> > > >
> > > > How can I achieve it?
> > > >
> > > > Any help is appreciated
> > > >
> > > > GuHu
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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