GTCs must be submitted as limit or stop limit orders

[cassb]

I have a strategy that tried to place a short market order in a live account. When it executed the EnterShort(DefaultQuantity, "") command, it got this error:

GTCs must be submitted as limit or stop limit orders. Affected Order: SellShort 1 Market

How do I place a market order from a strategy?

Thanks!
Bryan

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi cassb,

Thank you for your post.

In this case, you would want to submit a limit order, as EnterShort() is a market order, and is getting rejected.

Instead you can use EnterShortLimit() or EnterShortStopLimit()

More info at - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...nterShortLimit

and - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...ShortStopLimit

[cassb]

I don't want to submit a limit order. I want to submit a market order.

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi cassb,

In this case, when you apply the strategy, choose a different TIF.

[cassb]

Hi cassb,

In this case, when you apply the strategy, choose a different TIF.

Ah, OK. I didn't know that GTC was the default. In case anyone is finding this thread and is looking for the same info, here is the Support Guide page:

Definition
Sets the time in force property for all orders generated by a strategy. This property is dependant on what time in force your broker may or may not support.


Property Value
Cbi.TimeInForce.Day
Cbi.TimeInForce.Gtc


Syntax
TimeInForce


Examples
protected override void Initialize()
{
TimeInForce = Cbi.TimeInForce.Day;
}