Server error when opening trade with a stop

[metadev 0]

Hi,

 

I am trying to open a trade with a stop but I am getting a ‘Server Error’ when I submit. If I leave the IfDone as null then the trade opens fine so it is something to do with the stop. Can somebody help?

NewTradeOrderRequestDTO newTradeOrderRequestDTO = new NewTradeOrderRequestDTO
{
    MarketId = Convert.ToInt32(Frame.Symbol),
    AuditId = TradeValue.AuditID,
    BidPrice = Convert.ToDecimal(TradeValue.Bid.Price),
    OfferPrice = Convert.ToDecimal(TradeValue.Ask.Price),
    Direction = (IsLong) ? "buy" : "sell",
    Quantity = 1,
    TradingAccountId = TradingAccountID,
    PositionMethodId = 1,
    AutoRollover = false,
    Currency = Frame.Currency,
};

List<ApiIfDoneDTO> apiIfDoneDTO = new List<ApiIfDoneDTO>();
apiIfDoneDTO.Add(new ApiIfDoneDTO());

double stopLoss = (IsLong) ? TradeValue.Bid.Price - StopLoss : TradeValue.Ask.Price + StopLoss;
var apiStopLimitOrderDTO = new ApiStopLimitOrderDTO
{                                    
    Applicability = "GTC",
    ExpiryDateTimeUTC = null,
    Guaranteed = false,
    LastChangedDateTimeUTC = DateTime.Now,
    ParentOrderId = null,
    TriggerPrice = Convert.ToDecimal(stopLoss),            
};

apiIfDoneDTO[0].Stop = apiStopLimitOrderDTO;

newTradeOrderRequestDTO.IfDone = apiIfDoneDTO.ToArray();

ApiTradeOrderResponseDTO response = rpcClient.TradesAndOrders.Trade(newTradeOrderRequestDTO);

[marc 0]

Hi, the problem could be that you are not setting all the necessary information in ApiStopLimitOrderDTO. I can open a trade with Stop/Limit when I set the following fields in this DTO:

“TradingAccountId, TriggerPrice, Direction, MarketId, Quantity”

So you could try something like this:

var apiStopLimitOrderDTO = new ApiStopLimitOrderDTO
{                    
    TradingAccountId = TradingAccountID,                
    TriggerPrice = Convert.ToDecimal(stopLoss),    
    Direction = (IsLong) ? "sell" : "buy", //opposite direction
    MarketId = Convert.ToInt32(Frame.Symbol),
    Quantity = 1
};

I don’t need to set any other values (in my case) and it works with just those fields set. Hope it helps…

[metadev 0]

Hi Marc,

Thanks for the help. It works well and thanks also for the heads up on switching buy and sell direction.

The API docs could do with a re-work in this area I think as they are clearly wrong.

Regards David