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## Select '''Play Once''' or '''Repeat''' for the alerts to be played once or repeatedly, respectively. | ## Select '''Play Once''' or '''Repeat''' for the alerts to be played once or repeatedly, respectively. | ||
# In the '''Mode Selection''' section, there are two options: synchronous and asynchronous [[Understanding Automated Trade Execution|mode]]. | # In the '''Mode Selection''' section, there are two options: synchronous and asynchronous [[Understanding Automated Trade Execution|mode]]. | ||
## In '''synchronous''' mode '''[SA]''' one can see the same open market position and active orders on the chart as at broker. All orders generated by historical calculation during Backtesting are wiped out from the chart when auto execution is turned on. Executed order is displayed only if it has been executed at broker and the final status of the order has been received by MultiCharts. To use synchronous mode for auto trading select '''Entries/Exits are based on the execution confirmation by the broker (Sync)''' | ## In '''synchronous''' mode '''[SA]''' one can see the same open market position and active orders on the chart as at broker. All orders generated by historical calculation during Backtesting are wiped out from the chart when auto execution is turned on. Executed order is displayed only if it has been executed at broker and the final status of the order has been received by MultiCharts. To use synchronous mode for auto trading select '''Entries/Exits are based on the execution confirmation by the broker (Sync)'''. | ||
## In ''' asynchronous ''' mode ''' [AA] ''' the strategy on the chart starts auto trading based on the historically calculated orders and open position, displaying all generated by the script orders on chart even if an order was not executed at broker. In AA strategy on chart acts separately from broker.<br>To use asynchronous mode for auto trading select '''Entries/Exits are independent of the execution status at the broker (Async)''' | ## In ''' asynchronous ''' mode ''' [AA] ''' the strategy on the chart starts auto trading based on the historically calculated orders and open position, displaying all generated by the script orders on chart even if an order was not executed at broker. In AA strategy on chart acts separately from broker.<br>To use asynchronous mode for auto trading select '''Entries/Exits are independent of the execution status at the broker (Async)'''. | ||
# In the '''Assign the Initial Market Position at the Broker Settings''' choose the initial position. | |||
## Select '''Flat''' to set the initial position to 0. | |||
# | ## Select '''From Chart''' to set the initial position to the position that's on the chart. | ||
## Select '''From Broker''' to set the initial position the same as actual position at the broker. | |||
## Select '''Always show dialogue window''' to display a dialog box to input the initial position and average entry price. This dialog box will appear when auto trading is turned on in the chart (see last step). | |||
## Select '''Show dialogue window only if market position on chart is different from broker''' to display a dialog box to input the initial position only when there is a difference between chart position and broker position. | |||
# | #: To learn more, see [[Auto_Trading#Assign the Initial Market Position at the Broker Settings|Synchronization of Market Position in Auto Trading Mode]]. | ||
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# Choose the broker/gateway from the list box in the ''''''[[Auto Trading#Select Broker Plug-in|Broker Plug-ins]]'''''' section. | # Choose the broker/gateway from the list box in the ''''''[[Auto Trading#Select Broker Plug-in|Broker Plug-ins]]'''''' section. | ||
# Click '''Settings'''. | # Click '''Settings'''. |