Working with orders
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:49 amUsing ForexConnect API you can create, modify and delete orders, and manage positions.
For detailed step-by-step instructions on how to create and delete orders, see the Creating Order and Deleting Order articles.
For a detailed step-by-step instruction on how to open and close positions, see the Opening/Closing Position article.
The following sample scripts are available at github:
- CreateEntryOrder.py
This sample script shows how to create an entry limit order with specified account ID, instrument, trading direction (buy/sell), rate, and number of lots.
- RemoveOrder.py
This sample script shows how to delete an order by its order ID.
- OpenPosition.py
This sample script shows how to open a position by creating an open market order for specified account ID, instrument, buy/sell, rate, and number of lots.
- ClosePosition.py
This sample script shows how to close a position for a specified instrument by creating a close market order with an opposite direction.
For detailed step-by-step instructions on how to create and delete orders, see the Creating Order and Deleting Order articles.
For a detailed step-by-step instruction on how to open and close positions, see the Opening/Closing Position article.
The following sample scripts are available at github:
- CreateEntryOrder.py
This sample script shows how to create an entry limit order with specified account ID, instrument, trading direction (buy/sell), rate, and number of lots.
- RemoveOrder.py
This sample script shows how to delete an order by its order ID.
- OpenPosition.py
This sample script shows how to open a position by creating an open market order for specified account ID, instrument, buy/sell, rate, and number of lots.
- ClosePosition.py
This sample script shows how to close a position for a specified instrument by creating a close market order with an opposite direction.