Basic Scripts for every day systems
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The following table shows an intermediate view of the scripts available to the most common Block Types:
Block Type |
Script Type |
Day |
Instrument |
Position |
Called When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Entry |
Before Simulation |
|
|
|
Simulation start |
Before Test |
|
|
|
start of test |
|
Before Trading Day |
= |
|
|
start of day |
|
Entry Orders |
|
= |
|
start of day |
|
After Trading Day |
= |
|
|
end of day |
|
After Instrument Day |
|
= |
|
end of day |
|
After Test |
|
|
|
end of test |
|
After Simulation |
|
|
|
Simulation end |
|
Exit |
Before Simulation |
|
|
|
Simulation start |
Before Test |
|
|
|
start of test |
|
Before Trading Day |
= |
|
|
start of day |
|
Exit Orders |
|
|
= |
start of day |
|
Adjust Stops |
|
|
= |
end of day |
|
After Trading Day |
= |
|
|
end of day |
|
After Instrument Day |
|
= |
|
end of day |
|
After Test |
|
|
|
end of test |
|
After Simulation |
|
|
|
Simulation end |
|
Money Manager |
Unit Size |
Automatically called when any of the broker functions called to initiate a new entry order. Not all initiated orders become broker orders. An order can fail when a portfolio Trade Control Function is is enabled to block one or both trade direction orders.
An order can also fail the order's quantity order size it too large for the available the available equity. It can also fail when the order's size is smaller than the minimum allowed order size setting.
When an order is found to be missing, review the User's Guide topic Order Filtering to understand how orders are filtered. |
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You can build very complex and effective systems using only these Block Types and these limited number of scripts.
After you have explored these scripts and their use in building new Trading Blox, you can explore the full set of scripts described in the Script Reference.
Last Edit: 9/13/2020 |
Edit Time: 9/13/2020 3:14:42 PM |
Topic ID#: 161 |