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> From: Dennis Holverstott <dennis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Problem Exiting at End of Session??
> Date: Thursday, March 05, 1998 11:23 AM
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> The built-in stop "close all trades at end of day session" (or something
> like that) in the properties dialog box works ok for backtesting. It's
> the only one of the built-in stops that does what you would expect it
> to.
>
> Realtime, you would know the session was ending and exit.
Knowing that you need to call your broker because the session is ending is
not a problem! It's telling your system that tomorrow is a new day, AND WE
ARE FLAT!!!!
> For entries, you're gonna have a problem with any time based system if
> the session ends early.
I can deal with the occasional early close, rather than continuously
closing and reopening the workspace at the end of each day.
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