Get BuyingPower

[Gerik]

Hello,

is it possible to get the BuyingPower and CashValue from the current account? Following code does not work:

Print("BuyingPower: " + GetAccountValue(AccountItem.BuyingPower) + " CashValue: " + GetAccountValue(AccountItem.CashValue);

Kind regards
Gerik

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Gerik,

Thank you for your post.

To clarify, is this for NinjaTrader 7 or NinjaTrader 8? You've posted in the NinjaTrader 8 forum, but that code would only be valid for NinjaTrader 7. In NinjaTrader 8 you'd need to use Account.Get():

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

For example:

Print(Account.Get(AccountItem.CashValue, Currency.UsDollar));
Print(Account.Get(AccountItem.BuyingPower, Currency.UsDollar));

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[Gerik]

Hello Kate,

using your example, I receive an error message that there is an object reference required for NinjaTrader.Cbi.Account.Get(NinjaTrader.Cbi.Accoun tItem, NinjaTrader.Cbi.Currency.

What did I made wrong?

Kind regards
Gerik

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Gerik,

Thank you for your reply.

Are you using this in a strategy, or another type of script, like an Add-on or an indicator? Add-ons and indicators don't have an assigned account by default so you'd need to use the Add-on Account class to access an account and use Account.Get():

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

Attached is a simple example strategy that just prints the account information for the account the strategy is running on to the lower right of the chart when applied.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[Gerik]

Hello Kate,

I get a Buying Power of 0.00 although I have a Cash Value of > 0.

Why is it like this?

Kind regards
Gerik

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Gerik,

Thank you for your reply.

What is the Buying Power listed in the accounts tab for the account you're running the test strategy on? If it's a sim account, the value for Buying Power will always be zero. For a live account, it would depend on whether your broker provides that statistic for the account - some brokers provide this value and some do not.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[Gerik]

Hello Kate,

in the accounts tab for the account it is showing a BuyingPower of 0,00 $.

Why brokers provide that statistics?

Kind regards
Gerik

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Gerik,

Thank you for your reply.

Those values come from the broker when available - since there's no broker for the Sim account there would be nothing that would come through for that account if that's the account you're looking at.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[Gerik]

Hello Kate,

is there a broker for the Live account then?

Kind regards
Gerik

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Gerik,

Thank you for your reply.

To have a live trading account you would need to open one with a supported brokerage. If the broker you choose provides data for the Buying Power you would see it listed in the Accounts tab. If they do not, Account.Get(AccountItem.BuyingPower, Currency.UsDollar) would return 0.00.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[Gerik]

Hello Kate,

is there a list of brokers available that provide data for the Buying Power with Account.Get(AccountItem.BuyingPower, Currency.UsDollar) > 0.00 ?

Kind regards
Gerik

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Gerik,

Thank you for your reply.

You can find a list of which brokerage connection technologies support which account values in our help guide here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/index.html?accounts_tab.htm#UnderstandingTheAccountsTab

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.