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===Assign the Initial Market Position at the Broker Settings ===
Whenever automated trading is turned on a srtrategy starts working with a particular market position. Depending on the mode of auto trading the posotion position can vary. In [SA] mode it is always flat on chart when you turn it on, but in [AA] mode it can be short, flat or long, depending on what was generated in backtesing backtesting (to learn more see [[#Mode_Selection|Mode Selection]]). This option allows you to control the initial market position for the strategy to start calculation and order generation when you turn on automated trading.
Two options are available:
* Show the Assign the Initial Market Position at the Broker Dialogue<br>By default it this varient variant is selected. If market position on the chart is not flat and automation is turned on, than the Assign the Initial Market Position Dialogue window will pop up. There the direction of current market position, number of open contracts, average entry price and maximum position profit amount can be put.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': The '''Show Always''' box should be checked to get the Assign the Initial Market Position Dialogue every time the automation is enabled, no matter what is the strategy position by that moment. It is extremely important for [SA] mode, because it is always flat when automation is turned on in [SA].</div>
* Do not Show the Assign the Initial Market Position at the Broker Dialogue<br>When this variant is selected it opens two subvariantssub variants:<br>
:* '''Assume the Initial Market Position at the Broker''' is always '''FLAT''' when automation is enabled.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Example''': Assume that according to your backtesting the current position is 1 contract long and your real broker position is 1 contract short. With this option you will have +1 on your chart, flat for auto trading engine within the software and -1 short at broker, when the automation is turned on. </div>
:* '''Assume the Initial Market Position at the Broker''' is '''the SAME AS on the CHART when automation''' is enabled.

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