OOPS. I think pips actually need to be 10000. 100=.01, 1=.0001
--- In [email protected], "tjloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It also looks as if your pips is wrong. YM trades in whole numbers so
> I think pips must set to 1.
>
> ibc.PlaceOrder(YM SEP07-ECBOT-FUT, "BUY", 1, "LMT", L-10, 0, "GTC",
> False, 1, "", pid);
>
> --- In [email protected], "eric tao" <erichtao@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I get following error when I try to place a bracket order using IB
> > Controler. Help please.
> >
> > //--------------------------------------
> > // this one succeed
> > pid = ibc.PlaceOrder(YM, "SELL", 1, "MKT", 0, 0, "Day", False );
> >
> > // this one failed, it says:
> > // COM method/function 'PlaceOrder' call failed.
> > ibc.PlaceOrder(YM, "BUY", 1, "LMT", L-10, 0, "GTC", False, 100, "",
> pid);
> >
> > // this one failed too, same error message
> > ibc.PlaceOrder(YM, "BUY", 1, "STP", 0, L+5, "GTC", True, 100, "",
> > pid);
> >
> > //--------------------------------------
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> > Eric
> >
>
