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Re: More EL Mystery...



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In a message dated 2/24/00 11:02:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, bnm03@xxxxxxx 
writes:

> Take a 5 minute chart of your favorite NASDAWG stock.  Any stock will do.
>  Then place limit orders to buy the low of L[0] + 1/6 above. So the EL
>  statement would look something like this (assuming all vars are defined,
>  etc.)

I assume you mean 1 / 16?
 
>  buyPrc = L + 0.0625
>  Buy ("B1") At buyPrc Limit;
>  
>  Here's the problem: when this price finally does get hit, tradestation is
>  filling me at the LOW price of the bar, not the price I'm specifying 

Brian:

Try this: buyPrc = L + 62.5 point

which buys @ L + .0625

I know it's strange, but that's TS.
For the S&P .50 is 50 points.

Bill Wynne
SmartTrades.com