MarketPosition at Broker

Returns a numerical value, indicating the number of contracts and the type of position at the broker for the symbol. A positive value indicates a long position and a negative value indicates a short position.

A zero ('0') is returned when the current position is flat, or if Automated Trading is not turned on.

Usage

MarketPosition_at_Broker

Notes

• This function can only be used in signals and functions. Use the i_MarketPosition_at_Broker to access it in indicators.
• This function differs from the MarketPosition keyword in that it cannot take an argument to reference past values. By saving the value of MarketPosition_at_Broker to a Numeric Variable, it's possible to reference the position at the broker for previous bars or ticks.
• This function can only be used with Interactive Brokers, Patsystems, and Zen-Fire.

Important

If Automated Trading was manually turned off by the user, the value returned by the keyword stops changing, and may remain unequal to '0'.

Example

MarketPosition_at_Broker

• Will will return '17' if the current position at the broker for the strategy is 17 contracts long.
• Will return '-132' if the current position at the broker for the strategy is 132 contracts short.
• Will return '0' if the current position at the broker for the strategy is flat.
• Will return '0' if the Automated Trading Mode is not turned on.