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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.
#* 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:
