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# Select the '''Properties''' tab.
# In the '''Costs/Capitalization''' section, in the '''Commission Rule''' list, select the Commission Rule;
#* Click '''Manage Rules...''' to change existing rules or add a new one. [[Commissions|'''Click here''']] to learn ho how to operate '''Commission Rules Manager'''.
# In the '''Slippage''' box, enter the slippage;
#* Click '''per Trade''' to select slippage per trade.
== Setting Position Limits ==
Position limits section allows setting the maximum number of same-direction entry orders and maximum number of shares/contracts per position.
Strategy properties are set from the '''Properties''' tab of the '''Strategy Properties''' window:
#* To prevent multiple same-direction entry orders, clear the '''Allow up to N entry orders in the same direction as the currently held position''' checkbox.
# In the '''Maximum shares/contracts per position''' box, enter the maximum position limit.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''NOTE:''' in autotrading it’s only possible to send one market order per one strategy calculation. To have several market orders sent as one use the [[Auto_Trading#Optimize_Order_Flow|Optimize Order Flow]] function (see Example 3). </div>
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== Setting Trade Size ==
Trade size settings set the size of each trade, either by the number shares/contracts or by currency value.
Trade size settings select the number shares/contracts or the currency value per each trade. Please note that <br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: these settings are ignored if trade size is specified by the signal. Signal code overrides the position size specified in the settings.</div><br>
Trade size settings are set from the '''Properties''' tab of the '''Strategy Properties''' window:
# In the '''Trade size''' section:
#* Select '''Fixed Shares/Contracts''' to specify the trade size by number of shares or contracts, and enter the number of shares or contracts into the box, or:
#* Select '''Dollars Cash per Trade''' to specify the trade size by currency value of the transaction, and enter the currency value in to the box. <br>To round the number of shares or contracts down to the nearest number of lots of certain size, enter the lot size in the '''Round down to nearest shares/contracts''' box. <br>To specify a minimum number of shares/contracts (lot) to trade, enter the lot size in the '''Minimum number shares/contracts''' box.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: if the amount entered in Dollars '''Cash per Trade ''' box is not sufficient to trade the minimum number of shares/contracts, the trade will not be executed.</div><br>
To use current strategy properties settings for all new charts of, check the '''Use as Default''' check box.
[[Category:Strategies]]
