ProOrder and Contracts with Decimals

Loeiz · 2016-05-03T05:43:58+00:00

Good morning all Quick question: does ProOrder allow placing orders for a number of contracts with decimals ? If yes, how ? In more details: I’m trying to place orders (on IG through ProOrder) on a quantity of contracts that has decimals: e.g. 1.5 contracts or 1.75 contracts. Manually in IG, it works fine. Through ProOrder, when I enter the code “Buy 1.5 contracts at market”, ProOrder buys only 1 contract at market (not 1.5). “Buy 1.75 contracts at market” also buys 1 contracts (not 1.75). It seems ProOrder is rounding down contract numbers to the closest integer. Any way to solve this ? Many thanks,

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05/03/2016 at 6:43 AM #6367 quote

Loeiz
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Good morning all

Quick question: does ProOrder allow placing orders for a number of contracts with decimals ? If yes, how ?

In more details: I’m trying to place orders (on IG through ProOrder) on a quantity of contracts that has decimals: e.g. 1.5 contracts or 1.75 contracts. Manually in IG, it works fine.

Through ProOrder, when I enter the code “Buy 1.5 contracts at market”, ProOrder buys only 1 contract at market (not 1.5). “Buy 1.75 contracts at market” also buys 1 contracts (not 1.75). It seems ProOrder is rounding down contract numbers to the closest integer.

Any way to solve this ?

Many thanks,

05/03/2016 at 12:01 PM #6391 quote

Nicolas
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Hi Loeiz, it’s not possible.

Trade protocol between the platform and the broker are limiting the contracts amount to a round number. It can’t have decimal.

So you have to round it yourself to the closest amount round number you’d like to trade with the ROUND instruction.
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Forum:	ProOrder: Automated Strategies & Backtesting
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