ibc.closeAll() not working when a ticker is specified

IBController
#1

I haven't been able to successfully close a position using

ibc.closeAll("AAPL")

It only works if I don't specify a ticker. i.e

ibc.closeAll()

Also, If it is not too much to ask, I would like to suggest two additional functionalities that i think would be very useful.

  1. Ability to submit orders with "Adaptive IBALGO" order type- This would help ensure better execution price.
  2. Ability to query margin requirement before submitting orders- As IB changes it's margin requirement very often this would help to prevent margin calls.
#2

Please read the IBcontroller docs carefully!

To close all open positions of a symbol use

ticker = "AAPL";
// or
// ticker = Name();
// or ...

ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions( ticker );

As aside as for canceling all pending orders

#3

I have The same problem as daredamy.

ibc.CancelAllPendingOrders()

works fine, but

ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions()

or

ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions(ticker)

doesnt do anything.

#4

Thanks, fxshrat

Did you try ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions( ticker ) and verify that it works?

#5

Your posts are missing crucial information required to help you, like for example TWS VERSION that you are using. IB has long "tradition" of breaking things that were working.

#6

I am using TWS Build 972.1p Aug 17 2018 (Stable Version)
Java Version 1.8.0_152
OS Windows 10

I tried the following:

_SECTION_BEGIN("Settings");
SVKey = Name()+NumToStr(GetChartID(),1.0,False);
ChartID=GetChartID();
Transmit = True;
Contracts=1;
ibc = GetTradingInterface("IB"); 
BuyOrderID = StaticVarGetText(SVKey+"BuyOrderID");
SellOrderID = StaticVarGetText(SVKey+"SellOrderID"); 
ticker="FDAX MAR 19-DTB-FUT-EUR";
_SECTION_END();

_SECTION_BEGIN("Triggers");
Buytrigger=ParamTrigger("BuyTrigger","BuyTrigger");
SellTrigger=ParamTrigger("SellTrigger","SellTrigger");
CloseAll=ParamTrigger("CloseAll","CloseAll");
_SECTION_END();

_SECTION_BEGIN("Orders");
if( Buytrigger ) 
{ 
BuyOrderID= ibc.ModifyOrder( BuyOrderID, ticker, "Buy", Contracts, "MKT", 0, 0, "Day", Transmit); 
StaticVarSetText(SVKey+"BuyOrderID",BuyOrderID); 
} 

if( SellTrigger ) 
{ 
SellORderID = ibc.ModifyOrder( SellORderID , ticker, "Sell", Contracts, "MKT", 0, 0, "Day", Transmit); 
StaticVarSetText(SVKey+"SellOrderID",SellOrderID); 
} 

if(CloseAll)
{
ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions();								//1.Try
//ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions(ticker);						//2.Try
//ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions("FDAX MAR 19-DTB-FUT-EUR");		//3.Try
//ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions("Name()");						//4.Try
}
_SECTION_END();

Buying and Selling with this code works, but not CloseAll.

#7

From the code I can see that your are using DTB futures. Did you try on plain US stock symbols?

#8

I tried with german stock symbols ("BMW-SMART-STK-EUR").
There it is the same. Buying and Selling via AB is no problem, but CloseAllPositions
doesnt work. I cant try with US stocks, because I dont have the data-subscription.