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[amibroker] Re: Bracket Orders in IB



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Did you have actual question?  

I am have been using AB to create automated Buystop order, with a stop
loss based on average true range.  Not exactly a bracket order but
close.  There code for creating a bracket order is shown at
www.amibroker.com/at

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "danielwardadams"
<danielwardadams@xxx> wrote:
>
> I replied to this earlier but I think I was signed in under the wrong
> ID so I'm not sure where it went (?). 
> 
> I probably could use IB's bracket orders directly but I'd rather have
> percentage based values rather than the hard-coded defaults that can
> be set up in IB's Order Configurations. I'd rather have percentages
> for stops, targets, trail values, etc. I'd also like to see my actual
> buy price reflected in the bracket orders rather than the price that
> was in effect when I started putting together my order.
> 
> So, although I probably could use the bracket orders directly and then
> make several manual changes, I'd rather have the process automated to
> make it less error-prone.
> 
> But I'm new to IB so tell me if any of the above is false or can be
> "worked-around". I've also just been playing with this via IB's "paper
> trading" so I suppose it might work differently in real trading (?).
> 
> Dan
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ara Kaloustian" <ara1@> wrote:
> >
> > IF YOU WANT JUST MANUAL ENTRY, WHY NOT USE THE IB SOFTWARE (DOME)
> DIRECTLY? 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "danielwardadams" <danielwardadams@>
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:24 AM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Bracket Orders in IB
> > 
> > 
> > > I've seen periodic discussion of it in the archives but is anybody
> > > using AB to set up bracket orders in IB? I was thinking of using the
> > > "Bracket Order" front-end software that interfaces with the IB
API but
> > > it doesn't offer all the flexibility I want and it seems it would be
> > > simple to do something like this from AB (not necessarily simple for
> > > me but for people experienced in interfacing between the two).
> > > 
> > > I don't necessarily want to do it automatically and in real-time but
> > > would like to send bracket orders manually, probably just after
> the open.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any info.
> > > 
> > > Dan 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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