Hi,
My data provider uses calendar conditions for rollovers like 18th of the month before delivery month, or Thursday prior to the 2nd friday of delivery month. It looks like Multicharts cannot create rules like that, rather x days prior to expiration date offset by x months.
Is there any plans of increasing the functionality such that these types of rules can be created?
Thanks
Splint
Rollover for custom futures
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Re: Rollover for custom futures
Perhaps with this?18th of the month before delivery month
Perhaps with this rule?Thursday prior to the 2nd friday of delivery month.
Both are untested, hence the question marks, but perhaps worth trying.
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Re: Rollover for custom futures
Thanks Josh,
I was looking at the rollover condition section in the add custom future dialogue box. I'm still figuring all of this out and didn't know I could use expiry rules to do this.
Cheers
David
I was looking at the rollover condition section in the add custom future dialogue box. I'm still figuring all of this out and didn't know I could use expiry rules to do this.
Cheers
David
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Re: Rollover for custom futures
Splint, you need to add the appropriate expiration rule template (QuoteManager-Tools->Expiration rules), then set it for the symbol root(QM->Tools->Symbol dictionary) and then select this root while creating a custom futures instrument. After that is done-you can select the rollover condition you need.
Re: Rollover for custom futures
Thanks,
Got the custom futures sorted. I set the expiration rules to match the rollover rules as used by Pinnacle Data, and set the rollover coditions in the custom futures as zero trading days prior to expiration date offset by zero months. I assume that this will make a chart matching the Pinnacle Data chart?
Assuming that this works as expected, can the rollover of the actual trade be automated or is that done manually?
Thanks
Splint
Got the custom futures sorted. I set the expiration rules to match the rollover rules as used by Pinnacle Data, and set the rollover coditions in the custom futures as zero trading days prior to expiration date offset by zero months. I assume that this will make a chart matching the Pinnacle Data chart?
Assuming that this works as expected, can the rollover of the actual trade be automated or is that done manually?
Thanks
Splint
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Re: Rollover for custom futures
According to your description the charts should match now.Thanks,
Got the custom futures sorted. I set the expiration rules to match the rollover rules as used by Pinnacle Data, and set the rollover coditions in the custom futures as zero trading days prior to expiration date offset by zero months. I assume that this will make a chart matching the Pinnacle Data chart?
You need to change the symbol mapping to the current traded contract and manually move the trade.Assuming that this works as expected, can the rollover of the actual trade be automated or is that done manually?