account.GetAccountItem() Currency

[kevinenergy]

The account class has a GetAccountItem method which takes an AccountItem Enum, and a Currency enum.

e.g. account.GetAccountItem(AccountItem.CashValue, Currency.BritishPounds).

From what I can tell the second parameter doesn't do anything, rather it just returns the account item denominated in the currency of the account. Is this correct? Is there any useful reason for this second parameter?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello kevinenergey,

Thanks for your post.

Account.Get() documentation states that the parameter is required, but does not affect the return result. Your observations are correct.

Currency

The account currency the value should be denoted (required parameter, but has no effect on returned value)

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/get.htm

[DaFish]

This issue is still there. The following code only returns the value of the underlying account currency, which in this case is Canadian. I want to return the USD value. There is nothing wrong with my code, but the function is not returning USD.

Account.GetAccountItem(AccountItem.RealizedProfitL oss, NinjaTrader.Cbi.Currency.UsDollar).Value

When I look at the IB Account in TWS, it DOES show the value of the USD, and the CAD in the account page.

Can you let me know if there is a fix for this please?

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello DaFish,

Thanks for your notes.

Account.GetAccountItem() is not a documented/supported NinjaScript method.

You should use Account.Get() as noted by NinjaTrader_Jim on post # 2. The Currency parameter being passed into Account.Get() does not affect the return result.

See this help guide page for more information about Account.Get(): https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/get.htm

We are tracking interest in an existing feature request ticket to add the ability to automatically convert currency and fetch exchange rate and I have added your vote. This request is being tracked under the number SFT-5039.

As with all feature requests, interest is tracked before implementation is considered, so we cannot offer an ETA or promise of fulfillment. If implemented, it will be noted on the Release Notes page of the Help Guide.

Release Notes — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm