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Wrong Commissions with 2 target ATMs

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If you are setting up a commission rate for futures on NinjaTrader and you have a single rate, you would enter one commission level with the commission value and the units set to zero."



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Hello,

This all is simulated, I'm doing some steps to move from algo trading to discretionary trading.

I created a simple ATM with 2 targets:


I traded on the chart today. I have two ATMs, one with just 1 contract stop 8 / target 40 and the other one with two targets (I move my stops and targets based on chart zones but I like to begin with something).

The issue is, NinjaTrader is showing a different comm. when entered with 2 targets and 1 target, this are my trades for today:


Anybody had this issue too? don't know how to handle it, these com. are attached directly to 6E instrument.

Thanks!,

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Hello,

This all is simulated, I'm doing some steps to move from algo trading to discretionary trading.

I created a simple ATM with 2 targets:


I traded on the chart today. I have two ATMs, one with just 1 contract stop 8 / target 40 and the other one with two targets (I move my stops and targets based on chart zones but I like to begin with something).

The issue is, NinjaTrader is showing a different comm. when entered with 2 targets and 1 target, this are my trades for today:


Anybody had this issue too? don't know how to handle it, these com. are attached directly to 6E instrument.

Thanks!,

BCN Trader

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Did you try with a DB repair

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¡Hola!

Did you try with a DB repair

Will try it later, don't want to disconnect now. Thanks!

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Mike

Hey Mike, Thanks for this forum

Had no time to test it yesterday (market close is 10-11pm on my timezone).

Unfortunately, today I lost internet connection for a while (exactly when I almost push the button to enter on my real account, scary), and had time to hit the "repair".. still says $3.69 on that one.

So, using the sim. I did trades with 1 target where com. is OK ($4.92) but 2 targets still say $3.69 (no matter if the trade is a loss/profit)... is really weird because $3.69 / 2 = $1.845... makes no sense...
I tested also to modify the "Order qty" on the ATM Strategy from 2 to 1 contract without changing the "2 targets" part. Doing that, the com. is OK, but just one contract is traded

Instrument:


On Tools -> Options -> Commission have the same number because I only trade 6E right now and want something if I test other instruments, I like to see at least some com. on my trades.

Is something that's not concerning me too much, I can live with it, I copy everyday my trades from IB to a spreadsheet to write comments on it (like a journal). Even if I trade with NT in the future, I will continue with my spreadsheet but is something too simple that I thought that I had something wrong on my config.

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Quantity test:

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Tested on my laptop connected to Zen-Fire and installed from 0... EXACTLY THE SAME!... what the hell....

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Ok,

I don't know why NT works this way.

I found this on the NT Help Guide
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"IMPORTANT: If you are setting up a commission rate for futures and you have a single rate, you would enter one commission level with the commission value and the units set to zero."



I had just the "Minimum commission" filled, now I added the "commission level" with 0 contracts:



And, here we go (last 4 lines, 2 before / 2 after):



* In my first post I said 4.92 but is 4.94 round-trip actually.

Ok... sorry for that mistake, I knew it was just wrong config.

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