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| − | Closes out the current position at the Close tick of the last bar of the trading session on an intra-day chart; generates the appropriate Market exit order depending on whether the position is | + | Closes out the current position at the Close tick of the last bar of the trading session on an intra-day chart; generates the appropriate [[Market]] exit order depending on whether the position is [[Long]] or [[Short]]. |
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| − | + | The '''SetExitOnClose''' function uses the session closing time specified in the [[Sessions|session]] settings for the symbol in the [[:Category:QuoteManager|QuoteManager]]. | |
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| + | == Usage == | ||
<syntaxhighlight>SetExitOnClose</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight>SetExitOnClose</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | * This function can only be used in signals. | ||
| − | + | == Example == | |
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Generate an exit order at the Close tick of the last bar of the trading session: | Generate an exit order at the Close tick of the last bar of the trading session: | ||
<syntaxhighlight>SetExitOnClose;</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight>SetExitOnClose;</syntaxhighlight> | ||
| + | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: SetExitOnClose keyword that sends a market order at the close of the last bar of the session. In real-time trading, if the exchange where the symbol is traded does not have post-market session (or the broker does not support it), market order generated by SetExitOnClose keyword may be rejected </div> | ||
[[Category:Strategy Orders]] | [[Category:Strategy Orders]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:26, 14 May 2012
Closes out the current position at the Close tick of the last bar of the trading session on an intra-day chart; generates the appropriate Market exit order depending on whether the position is Long or Short.
The SetExitOnClose function uses the session closing time specified in the session settings for the symbol in the QuoteManager.
Usage
SetExitOnClose
Notes
- This function can only be used in signals.
Example
Generate an exit order at the Close tick of the last bar of the trading session:
SetExitOnClose;
Note: SetExitOnClose keyword that sends a market order at the close of the last bar of the session. In real-time trading, if the exchange where the symbol is traded does not have post-market session (or the broker does not support it), market order generated by SetExitOnClose keyword may be rejected
