> 1. One one point I had five -1 positions, then one strategy went long > and my TWS screen then showed only four -1 positions - i.e. one long > canceled one short - is this the expected behaviour? JBOT's table > continues to show me 6 positions and continues to calculate all 6 > positions. >
Yes this is the expected behavior. IB does not allow you to have simultaneous long and short positions - they operate on a sort of "net position" methodology (which makes sense for everything except creative accounting/tax purposes). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JBookTrader" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jbooktrader?hl=en.
