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Alert Actions - Submit An Order - Order Action Meanings
Is there a reference to what the following order actions mean or what the differences are between them?Tags: None
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Hello vitalpilot,
Thanks for your post.
A "Buy" order is to create a new long position.
A "Buy to cover" order is a buy order to close a short position.
A "Sell" order is a sell order to close a long position.
A" Sell short" order is to create a new short position.
The difference between a Buy and Buy to cover is that a Buy order will detect if there is an existing short position and would issue 1 buy order to close the position and then issue a second buy order to leave you in a long position. A Buy to cover will only issue 1 order to close the position.
The difference between a Sell short and Sell is that the Sell short order will detect if there is an existing long position and would issue 1 sell order to close the position and then issue a second sell order to leave you in a short position. A Sell order will only issue 1 sell order to close the position.
If you look at the "Orders" tab of the control center when having placed a few orders you will see the order action and order name, here is an example:
Paul H.NinjaTrader Customer Service
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Might I suggest the following more self explanatory and consistent Action Names?- Buy Long (Open new long position)
- Buy to Cover (Close existing short position)
- Sell Short (Open new short position)
- Sell to Cover (Close existing long position)
- Buy
- Buy to Cover
- Sell
- Sell to Cover
Thank you for all your help!
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Hello vitalpilot,
Thanks for your reply.
I will write up a feature request for this and will update this thread when I have further information.
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When new features are implemented, they will be listed in the Release Notes page of the Help Guide. The ID number will be different than the internal feature request tracking ID, but the description of the feature will let you know if that feature has been implemented.
Release Notes - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htmPaul H.NinjaTrader Customer Service
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Originally posted by vitalpilot View PostMight I suggest the following more self explanatory and consistent Action Names?- Buy Long (Open new long position)
- Buy to Cover (Close existing short position)
- Sell Short (Open new short position)
- Sell to Cover (Close existing long position)
If you're looking for "better" names, these names below (used by
other platforms, and therefore, competitors) are arguably even
more self-explanatory and consistent,
BuyToOpen -- Open new long position
SellToClose -- Close existing long position
SellToOpen -- Open new short position
BuyToClose -- Close existing short position
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I agree that these names are absolutely clear and there is no way to mistaken what they do or be unclear as to their function:
BuyToOpen -- Open new long position
SellToClose -- Close existing long position
SellToOpen -- Open new short position
BuyToClose -- Close existing short position
Maybe even better:
BuyToOpenLong
SellToCloseLong
SellToOpenShort
BuyToCloseShort
Generally in UI/UX, if someone has to ask, the UI/UX could be better.
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