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=== FA accounts from Interactive Brokers ===
=== FA accounts from Interactive Brokers ===
Interactive Brokers don’t provide cumulative broker position for FA accounts through their API that is why the broker position is reflected as '''zero''' on the Strategy Positions tab of the Order and Position Tracker.
Interactive Brokers API does not provide cumulative broker position for FA accounts, that is why the broker position for the F master account can be reflected as '''zero''' on the Open Positions/Strategy Positions tabs of the Order and Position Tracker.
If a strategy’s calculation depends on the net position at broker for multiple accounts, then the [[GetPositionQuantity]] command can be used to calculate the net position across the required accounts for the specified instrument. If autotrading is to be reastarted, it is possible to manually assign the total position for the strategy on start, or use the [[ChangeMarketPosition]] to assign the calculated position and average entry price to the strategy.  
If a strategy’s calculation depends on the net position at broker for multiple accounts, then the [[GetPositionQuantity]] command can be used to calculate the net position across the required accounts for the specified instrument. If autotrading is to be restarted, it is possible to manually assign the total position for the strategy on start, or use the [[ChangeMarketPosition]] to assign the calculated position and average entry price to the strategy.  
After that is done - [[MarketPosition_at_Broker_for_The_Strategy]] and [[CurrentContracts]] will return the strategy position.
After that is done - [[MarketPosition_at_Broker_for_The_Strategy]] and [[CurrentContracts]] will return the strategy position.