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JRagsdale · 06-24-2012, 02:32 PM

I want to flatten at 4:09PM EST so I went to tools-options-Misc and set it to flatten all at 4:09 PM. If i then leave "exit on close" unchecked, will my flatten trades still happen? I'm finding that my strategy also gets disabled which I don't want.

I'm trying to exit before the close (my broker requires I be flat no later than 4:10PM to maintain day margins, but I want the strategy to continue to be enabled. Otherwise, I have to turn it back on manually. Am I doing this correctly?

koganam · 06-24-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JRagsdale

I want to flatten at 4:09PM EST so I went to tools-options-Misc and set it to flatten all at 4:09 PM. If i then leave "exit on close" unchecked, will my flatten trades still happen? I'm finding that my strategy also gets disabled which I don't want.

I'm trying to exit before the close (my broker requires I be flat no later than 4:10PM to maintain day margins, but I want the strategy to continue to be enabled. Otherwise, I have to turn it back on manually. Am I doing this correctly?

If you want the strategy to keep running, just use ExitLong() and ExitShort() at the time that you want to go flat.

NinjaTrader_RyanM · 06-24-2012, 08:49 PM

JRagsdale,
Flatten all will close ALL positions and disable the strategy according to the time defined under Tools > Options.

ExitOnClose will only close the strategy position, but the strategy should remain running. It exits according to the time defined in the session template.

06-24-2012, 02:32 PM	#16
JRagsdale Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times in 0 posts	Exit on Close versus flatten I want to flatten at 4:09PM EST so I went to tools-options-Misc and set it to flatten all at 4:09 PM. If i then leave "exit on close" unchecked, will my flatten trades still happen? I'm finding that my strategy also gets disabled which I don't want. I'm trying to exit before the close (my broker requires I be flat no later than 4:10PM to maintain day margins, but I want the strategy to continue to be enabled. Otherwise, I have to turn it back on manually. Am I doing this correctly?
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06-24-2012, 08:49 PM	#18
NinjaTrader_RyanM NinjaTrader Customer Service Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 8,117 Thanks: 249 Thanked 418 times in 415 posts	JRagsdale, Flatten all will close ALL positions and disable the strategy according to the time defined under Tools > Options. ExitOnClose will only close the strategy position, but the strategy should remain running. It exits according to the time defined in the session template. Ryan M NinjaTrader Customer Service Use Kinetick, NinjaTrader’s preferred market data service - Learn More Free online training events - View Schedule
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