CancelOrder() unmanaged approach

[geekodude]

Hi All:

In my strategy I use an unmanaged approach to check if my order has been filled and to limit the number of trades per bar. Below is a snippet..

private IOrder entryOrder = null;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()

{

entryOrder = EnterLongLimit(0, true, DefaultQuantity, bidPrice, "MyStrategyOrder");

}

protected override void OnExecution(IExecution execution)
{

// Check if Order is Filled or Partially Filled
if (entryOrder != null && entryOrder == execution.Order)
{
thisBarTrades++;
}


If this working order is not filled, I would like to cancel the order after X amount of bars. I viewed examples of cancelling orders in the MANAGED APPROACH, but how does one cancel a working order in an unmanaged approach?

Thanks in advance

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

geekodude, it would be the same as in managed, using the IOrder you wish to cancel in the dedicated CancelOrder() method. In your snippet you are in managed still, with your Enter() method call. Unmanaged would be using the SubmitOrder method then for trade entry.

https://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/order_methods.htm

[geekodude]

Hi Bertrand, thanks for the quick reply.

After literally sleeping on this problem last night, the solution is to define & set these variables:

private IOrder entryOrder = null;
private IOrder MyCancelOrder = null;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()

{

entryOrder = EnterLongLimit(0, true, DefaultQuantity, bidPrice, "MyStrategyOrder");
MyCancelOrder = entryOrder;

}

And from the documentation Ninjatrader provides on how to cancel an order after X amount of bars in the Managed Approach here

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?order_methods.htm

I was able to cancel an existing order in OnBarUpdate() and limit the number of trades per bar using OnExecution(IExecution execution)

WOW!