Default Account while Running a NinjaScript Strategy from a Chart

[Joerg]

Hello,

I am running a NinjaScript from a chart window. Most of the properties are able to be set in the NinjaScript (Parameters, Order Handling etc.).

Can I define an account other than Sim101 as the default account for automated trading (not ATI)? Anywhere in the options menu or in the NinjaScript (maybe in the initialize()-section of the script)?

Thanks a lot.

Joerg

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Joerg, unfortunately this is not supported with NinjaTrader 6.5 - but you can try for example this at the OnBarUpdate start for never trading in Sim and then go from there, account name is a string -

 
if (AccountName == "Sim101") return;

[Joerg]

Hi Bertrand,

does this mean it will be possible in version 7? I really need the possibility to start NinjaSkripts running on a live account without manual action.

I tried to do it in the code like it´s possible for "EntriesPerDirection" or other settings but AccountName seems to be readonly.

 
#region Variables
string accountName = "Tim101";
 
#region Properties
[Description("Account used for Trading")]
[Category("General")]
public string AccountName 
{
get { return accountName; } 
set { base.AccountName = accountName; } }

Why not giving the user this possibility? If one is able to do so he typically knows what he does or at least what´s the risk of that?

Thanks.

Kind regards,

Joerg

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

You cannot change the account a strategy is running on while already running. This will not change in NT7.

[Joerg]

Is it possible to use "AccountName" in an indicator? I always get the message -"AccountName" does not exist in the current context-.
Maybe I missed a using statement?

Thanks a lot.

Joerg

Joerg, unfortunately this is not supported with NinjaTrader 6.5 - but you can try for example this at the OnBarUpdate start for never trading in Sim and then go from there, account name is a string -

 
if (AccountName == "Sim101") return;

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Unfortunately this would not work for indicators Joerg.

[latyakk]

Hi Bertrand,

does this mean it will be possible in version 7? I really need the possibility to start NinjaSkripts running on a live account without manual action.

I tried to do it in the code like it´s possible for "EntriesPerDirection" or other settings but AccountName seems to be readonly.

 
#region Variables
string accountName = "Tim101";
 
#region Properties
[Description("Account used for Trading")]
[Category("General")]
public string AccountName 
{
get { return accountName; } 
set { base.AccountName = accountName; } }

Why not giving the user this possibility? If one is able to do so he typically knows what he does or at least what´s the risk of that?

Thanks.

Kind regards,

Joerg

Hi Bertrand,

I tried this, on NT7, but it shows the wellknown error message after compiling... Would it be possible to ask the system which account it is working on? I would just like to put it in my logfile.

Thanks,
Péter

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Welcome to the forums Péter, this will unfortunately not work if you're from an indicator - only the strategy could access the unsupported Account.Name