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Hi
When submitting a StopMarketOrder, how to set the stop loss and profit target?
def buyStopOder(self, current_price, symbol, quantity, stopPrice, time, tag):
newTicket = self.StopMarketOrder(symbol, float(quantity), d.Decimal(stopPrice), tag)
self.openStopMarketOrders.append(newTicket)
self.Log("[buyStopOder]: ({0}, {1}, {2}, {3}, {4})".format(current_price, symbol, quantity, stopPrice, time, tag))
If a StopMarketOrder does not get filled, will it expire automatically after a certain period of time?
Thanks
Jared Broad
Hey CT! Profit targets and stop losses are not features of the StopMarketOrder but can be easily built into your algorithm with a few lines of code. e.g. You can use price and the order events to place the take profit with a market order; or use 2 in-market stop-limit orders to bracket your position and then cancel one of them when the other is filled. Please see the documentation for how to update and cancel orders with the order tickets.
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