Futures_Shark
03-02-2008, 03:44 PM
is there any maintenance issues necessary for the switch?
NinjaTrader_Eamon
03-02-2008, 07:31 PM
is there any maintenance issues necessary for the switch?
To change the tick size of the ZB and ZF contracts from within NinjaTrader
1. From the NinjaTrader Control Center, go to Tools > Instrument Manager. If you currently have these contracts in your Default Instrument List, remove them by selecting the instrument and click your '>' button.
Instructions on how to add/remove instruments from your Default Instrument list can be found here:
http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/AddRemoveFromList.html (http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/AddRemoveFromList.html)
2. Select the ZB contract from the Available Master Instrument list and choose 'Edit'. This will bring up the Instrument Editor for the ZB. Change the tick size from 0.03125 (1/32) to 0.015625 (1/2 of 32nds).
4. Add the ZB contract back to your Default Instrument list by clicking on the '<' button.
5. Select the ZF contract from the Available Master Instrument list and choose 'Edit'. This will bring up the Instrument Editor for the ZF. Change the tick size from 0.015625 (1/64) to 0.0078125 (1/2 of 64ths).
6. Choose 'OK'.
7. Add the ZF contract back to your Default Instrument list by clicking on the '<' button.
8. Add the ZF contract back to your Default Instrument list by clicking on the '<' button.