ECN Broker can't put SL and TP ?

[[Deleted]]

hi there,

just asking..

did it true that EA run on ECN Broker can't do OrderSend with SL and TP ?

because when i try, i always get error 130. But when i set the SL and TP to 0, it successfully enter the position i wanted

[Tjipke de Vries]

Correcly, after the trade is placed you can ordermodify the trade with your SL and TP

[Brian Dee - Random Trader]

See this sample EA to code your ECN stops after placing the order

-BB-

[[Deleted]]

great, t hanks a lot guys...

[William Roeder]

//++++ These are adjusted for 5 digit brokers.
int     pips2points;    // slippage  3 pips    3=points    30=points
double  pips2dbl;       // Stoploss 15 pips    0.015      0.0150
int     Digits.pips;    // DoubleToStr(dbl/pips2dbl, Digits.pips)
int     init(){
     if (Digits % 2 == 1){      // DE30=1/JPY=3/EURUSD=5 forum.mql4.com/43064#515262
                pips2dbl    = Point*10; pips2points = 10;   Digits.pips = 1;
    } else {    pips2dbl    = Point;    pips2points =  1;   Digits.pips = 0; }
    // OrderSend(... Slippage.Pips * pips2points, Bid - StopLossPips * pips2dbl
//---- These are adjusted for 5 digit brokers.
    /* On ECN brokers you must open first and THEN set stops
    int ticket = OrderSend(..., 0,0,...)
    if (ticket < 0)
       Alert("OrderSend failed: ", GetLastError());
    else if (!OrderSelect(ticket, SELECT_BY_TICKET))
       Alert("OrderSelect failed: ", GetLastError());
    else if (!OrderModify(OrderTicket(), OrderOpenPrice(), SL, TP, 0)
       Alert("OrderModify failed: ", GetLastError());
     */