Are Limit Orders Run in Sim Different?

[canuck]

Hello,

First off, great software and very useful to have a help forum with you guys being so knowledgeable. - much appreciated.

I was looking to try and test a simple model using a sim account during the day while data was streaming (as opposed to just backtesting) and when I run the strategy the model just stays yellow as if there is a position open... but there isn't...

I used the wizard, as its a very simple system I wanted to test and I'm using this as one example of an entry order

{
EnterLongLimit(DefaultQuantity, GetCurrentBid(), "")
}

My question, if I'm running this test in a sim or demo account, will it not pick up bids/asks? Perhaps that's why the model is not executing, just 'waiting' for a bid/offer to appear?

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Hello,

When the strategy state is Yellow, it is waiting for the strategy to detect it would be flat before executing a live order.

If you wish to immediately submit orders, please go to Tools--> Options--> Strategy tab--> NinjaScript tab--> set the "On Starting Real-Time Strategy" option to "Immediately submit live working historical orders".

You can read more about these strategy options from the following link:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/strategies_tab.htm

[canuck]

Thank you very much Matthew