Running a NinjaScript Strategy from a Chart

You can run a NinjaScript strategy in real-time in a live or simulation account. Following are some key points and instructions on on how to run a NinjaScript strategy from a chart.

1. Within the NinjaTrader Control Ceneter window, open a a chart via File > New > Chart and select the instrument, interval type and period that you want to run the strategy on

3. As per the image below, either select the "Strategies..." menu from within the right mouse button click context menu, the Strategies icon from the tool bar or press the CTRL-S keys simultaneously on your keyboard bring up the Strategy dialog window

4. You can add/remove and set up live strategies from within the Strategy dialog window pictured below

5. From the list of available strategies (section 1 in the image above) select a strategy and either press the "New" button or double click on the strategy

6. Once added to the list of applied strategies (section 2 in the image above), you can now edit the strategy's properties

9. To terminate (stop running) a strategy, you can highlight a running strategy and press the "Remove" button within the Strategy dialog window

Parameters section	Sets any strategy specific user defined inputs
Account	Sets the account the strategy will execute orders in
Calculate on bar close	If true, will only calculate the strategy's value on the close of a bar else its calculated with each incoming tick
Label	Sets a text value that will be displayed on the chart to represent the strategy
Min. bars required	Sets the minimum number of bars required before the backtest will start processing
Fill type	Sets the algorithm for processing and filling orders on the historical data portion of the chart
Slippage	Sets the slippage amount in ticks for the historical portion of the chart
Entries per direction	Sets the maximum number of entries allowed per direction while a position is active based on the "Entry handling" property
Entry handling	Sets the manner in how entry orders are handled. If set to "AllEntries", the strategy will process all entry orders until the maximum allowable entries set by the "Entries per direction" property has been reached while in an open position. If set to "UniqueEntries", strategy will process entry orders until the maximum allowable entries set by the "Entries per direction" property per each uniquely named entry.
Error handling	Sets the real-time order error handling
Exit on close	When enabled, open positions are closed on the last bar of a session
Exit on close seconds	Sets the number of seconds prior to the end of a session that the any an open position(s) of a strategy is closed
Stop & target submission	Sets how stop and target orders are submitted
Set order quantity	Sets how the order size is determined, options are: "by default quantity" - User defined order size "by strategy" - Takes the order size specified programmatically within the strategy "by account" - Allows you to set a virtual account value that is used to determine maximum order size based on margin settings per instrument set in the Instrument Manager
Time in force	Sets the order time in force