Multiple Orders and how to manage partial closing

gfx · 2020-11-24T14:23:47+00:00

Hi everyone, I remembered that PRT would not allow partial closing of orders so I guessed that I simply had to place several different orders and manage them idependently. I tried this … IF C1 AND C2 AND C3 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACTS AT MARKET SET STOP LOSS 10 SET TARGET PROFIT 10 BUY 1 CONTRACTS AT MARKET SET STOP LOSS 10 SET TARGET PROFIT 50 ENDIF What happens is that TARGET PROFIT ends up by being set to 50 for both orders. Any suggestion ? Thks.

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11/24/2020 at 3:23 PM #151433 quote
gfx
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Hi everyone,

I remembered that PRT would not allow partial closing of orders so I guessed that I simply had to place several different orders and manage them idependently.

I tried this …
```
IF C1 AND C2 AND C3 THEN

BUY 1 CONTRACTS AT MARKET
SET STOP LOSS 10
SET TARGET PROFIT 10
  
BUY 1 CONTRACTS AT MARKET
SET STOP LOSS 10
SET TARGET PROFIT 50
  
ENDIF
```
What happens is that TARGET PROFIT ends up by being set to 50 for both orders.

Any suggestion ?

Thks.
11/24/2020 at 3:51 PM #151436 quote

Vonasi
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The last read SET order in any code will overrule any previous ones and that will be the order that gets sent to market.

11/24/2020 at 3:56 PM #151438 quote

Nicolas
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Partial closing of positions should work now with IG in v11. Now that V11 demo accounts is available, you could give a try with a paper trading test to SELL/EXIT SHORT x CONTRACTS of a running order.

11/24/2020 at 3:58 PM #151439 quote

gfx
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I’ll try. Thks
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