Currently I am running a few strategies that enter/exit the market when conditions are meet at a specific time.
i.e. If time_s = TimeA then begin .....
the problem is that sometimes time_s actually follows the time on my windows machine, and there are occasions where there is a few seconds difference between my machine and the broker. Therefore there were times where the market was already closed when an order is placed.
Instead of using machine time, can I call the exchange time from my broker (interactive brokers) and use that as a trigger instead?
Thanks,
Brian
Exchange time v machine time
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Re: Exchange time v machine time
Unfortunately EasyLanguage does not have a keyword to access the broker time.Currently I am running a few strategies that enter/exit the market when conditions are meet at a specific time.
i.e. If time_s = TimeA then begin .....
the problem is that sometimes time_s actually follows the time on my windows machine, and there are occasions where there is a few seconds difference between my machine and the broker. Therefore there were times where the market was already closed when an order is placed.
Instead of using machine time, can I call the exchange time from my broker (interactive brokers) and use that as a trigger instead?
Thanks,
Brian
Even if EasyLanguage could get the time, I doubt it would be of any help, because the broker's server time is most likely sync'd to the internet the same way your computer does. So the quotation time difference is in the internet latency between you can your broker.
There is ALWAYS a latency, even if you are sitting on the exchange floor.
The latency depends on the distance between you and your broker, it is measured in "hops" and milliseconds. With today's high speed internet, the delay shouldn't be too bad (unless you are in a rural area).
You can do a ping test to find out how much your latency is. (see IB's website for instruction).
If you are looking to place an order at the end of the day,
most brokers advise traders to allocate a 3 minutes' time window.
ps. IB has 3 servers located around the world (Hong Kong, USA, and UK), make sure you are connected to a server that is close to you. It will reduce the latency a bit.
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Re: Exchange time v machine time
if the symbol you are trading is slow moving,Currently I am running a few strategies that enter/exit the market when conditions are meet at a specific time.
i.e. If time_s = TimeA then begin .....
the problem is that sometimes time_s actually follows the time on my windows machine, and there are occasions where there is a few seconds difference between my machine and the broker. Therefore there were times where the market was already closed when an order is placed.
Instead of using machine time, can I call the exchange time from my broker (interactive brokers) and use that as a trigger instead?
Thanks,
Brian
make sure you have added this keyword to your code:
RecalcLastBarAfter