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How do i check buying power? And gracefully avoid: Runtime Error
Order Error: id: 81: Insufficient buying power to complete order
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Hey Joshua - buying power depends on your holdings of a certain asset, and the direction you want to trade. E.g. if I'm long 100 I can feasibly go -200, vs, if I was already short -100 I might not have any room at all.
This code is calculated here on GitHub.
When you place a trade (synchronous trade) it instantly updates the cash position remaining on your account. The raw buying power for a new asset which you have no holdings would be cash * leverage.
Portfolio.GetBuyingPower(string symbol, OrderDirection direction = OrderDirection.Hold)This code is calculated here on GitHub.
When you place a trade (synchronous trade) it instantly updates the cash position remaining on your account. The raw buying power for a new asset which you have no holdings would be cash * leverage.
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I'm trying to output the value returned by Portfolio.GetBuyingPower(), but I'm getting a build error. here's the code and the error. Do you have any ideas on how to resolve this?
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Build Error: File: Main.cs Line:48 Column:68 - 'SecurityPortfolioManager' does not contain a definition for 'GetBuyingPower' and no extension method 'GetBuyingPower' accepting a first argument of type 'SecurityPortfolioManager' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
public void OnData(TradeBars data) {
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Debug(Time.ToShortDateString() + " Buying Power = " + Portfolio.GetBuyingPower("SPY", OrderDirection.Buy));
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}153 | 21:40:40:
Build Error: File: Main.cs Line:48 Column:68 - 'SecurityPortfolioManager' does not contain a definition for 'GetBuyingPower' and no extension method 'GetBuyingPower' accepting a first argument of type 'SecurityPortfolioManager' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
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