CQG Broker Plug-in: Difference between revisions

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In MultiCharts Main Menu go to Format and select Strategy Properties. Click Auto Trading tab and select CQG (see '''[[Auto Trading#Select Broker Plug-in|Auto trading settings]]''') then click Settings tab.

In the '''Properties CQG''' window enter the information provided by CQG:

~~# '''~~Authority~~'''~~ section. Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''. ~~<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">~~'''~~Note~~'''~~: By default demo mode~~ is ~~NOT turned on~~. ~~Check~~ the ~~CQGT demo box to turn it on. Demo mode is~~ '''~~required to be on~~''' for ~~demo accounts. If you have~~ a ~~real~~ account, ~~the box is~~ '''~~required to be off~~'''.<~~/div~~>

:* Authority section. Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.

# '''Default Order Settings~~'''~~ section. It is obligatory to specify an account in Account field to send orders to. Click '''Lookup''' button to get list of available accounts and select one of them.

:* Connectivity section. Make sure that the '''Server Name''' is correct. From the drop-down list select '''Sim''' for a Demo account, '''Live''' for a Real account. '''Custom''' should be selected only if you received specific settings and instructions from your broker.

:*Default Order Settings section. It is obligatory to specify an account in Account field to send orders to. Click '''Lookup''' button to get list of available accounts and select one of them.

~~Select one of the available Time In Force order parameters.~~

* '''DAY; or:''' Order is canceled if it does not execute by the close of the trading day. Unless otherwise specified, every order is a Day order.

* '''FOK (Fill or Kill Orders); or:''' Specifying that the order must execute immediately and in its entirety, or be canceled.

* '''GTC (Good-Till-Canceled); or:''' Order will continue to work within the system and in the marketplace until it executes or is canceled. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/aon.asp#ixzz22Dg5BBG7

* '''IOC (Immediate-or-Cancel)''' Any portion of an order that is not filled as soon as it becomes available in the market is canceled.

~~ <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': CQG software and MultiCharts should not be launched simultaneously.</div>~~

Select one of the available '''Time In Force''' order parameters.

:* '''DAY; or:''' Order is canceled if it does not execute by the close of the trading day. Unless otherwise specified, every order is a Day order.

:* '''FOK (Fill or Kill Orders); or:''' Specifying that the order must execute immediately and in its entirety, or be canceled.

:* '''GTC (Good-Till-Canceled); or:''' Order will continue to work within the system and in the marketplace until it executes or is canceled. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/aon.asp#ixzz22Dg5BBG7

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 In MultiCharts Main Menu go to Format and select Strategy Properties. Click Auto Trading tab and select CQG (see '''[[Auto Trading#Select Broker Plug-in|Auto trading settings]]''') then click Settings tab.<br>
 In the '''Properties CQG''' window enter the information provided by CQG:
-# '''Authority''' section. <br> Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': By default demo mode is NOT turned on. Check the CQGT demo box to turn it on. Demo mode is '''required to be on''' for demo accounts. If you have a real account, the box is '''required to be off'''.</div>
+:* Authority section.<br>Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.
-# '''Default Order Settings''' section.<br> It is obligatory to specify an account in Account field to send orders to. Click '''Lookup''' button to get list of available accounts and select one of them.
+:* Connectivity section.<br>Make sure that the '''Server Name''' is correct.<br> From the drop-down list select '''Sim''' for a Demo account, '''Live''' for a Real account. <br>'''Custom''' should be selected only if you received specific settings and instructions from your broker.
+:*Default Order Settings section.<br> It is obligatory to specify an account in Account field to send orders to. Click '''Lookup''' button to get list of available accounts and select one of them.
-Select one of the available Time In Force order parameters.
-* '''DAY; or:''' <br> Order is canceled if it does not execute by the close of the trading day. Unless otherwise specified, every order is a Day order.
-* '''FOK (Fill or Kill Orders); or:''' <br>Specifying that the order must execute immediately and in its entirety, or be canceled.
-* '''GTC (Good-Till-Canceled); or:''' <br>  Order will continue to work within the system and in the marketplace until it executes or is canceled. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/aon.asp#ixzz22Dg5BBG7
-* '''IOC (Immediate-or-Cancel)''' <br> Any portion of an order that is not filled as soon as it becomes available in the market is canceled.
-<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': CQG software and MultiCharts should not be launched simultaneously.</div>
+Select one of the available '''Time In Force''' order parameters.
+:* '''DAY; or:''' <br> Order is canceled if it does not execute by the close of the trading day. Unless otherwise specified, every order is a Day order.
+:* '''FOK (Fill or Kill Orders); or:''' <br>Specifying that the order must execute immediately and in its entirety, or be canceled.
+:* '''GTC (Good-Till-Canceled); or:''' <br>  Order will continue to work within the system and in the marketplace until it executes or is canceled. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/aon.asp#ixzz22Dg5BBG7
 [[Category:Broker Plug-ins]]