IOG causing my limit order to cancel and replace intrabar

NexusFi · 2011-08-02T09:03:39-04:00

I believe it is normal behavior. You might try setting a var to track whether or not you've submitted an order on that bar already, and if so, stop doing it again. But what I think will happen is MultiCharts will cancel the pending/unfilled order and not resubmit it in this case. In this regard, NinjaTrader has the upper hand because it has the ability to let you override how long an order stays in the market. Are you absolutely certain it is actually resending the orders to your broker? It was my understanding …

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IOG causing my limit order to cancel and replace intrabar

August 2nd, 2011, 09:03 AM

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