11/24/03

For A/C/E exchange traders, in order for you to trade using the new ECBOT exchange, you need to edit your AT.xml file, look for the word ACE and replace it with ECBOT, then save the file. When you start up AutoTrader, the symbol you trade on ACE will now use ECBOT when it submits orders. This is a temporary workaround, I will release an update next week.

11/14/03

Changes to version 1.19

• AutoTrader is now avilable in German language. By default, if you run AutoTrader on a German system, the display will be in German. You can switch the language between German and English from the View / Language menu. Additional language support such as Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese can be made available if I can get volunteers who can translate the text and labels. Please email me if you are interested.
• Fixed SmartTrack bug. SmartTrack will now cancel the entry order if the new price exceeds the Max ticks to track specified for the symbol for SmartTrack.
• Unsubmitted target cancelled status is now updated into the database.
• Fixed Reverse bug when Submit Target option is unchecked. Reverse action will submit an unsubmitted target in order to close the current postion and switch to the reverse position, the stop order is then submitted but the target for the reversed position will not be submitted.
• Links in the program can now be clicked to open the link in a browser.
• Fixed bug in Classic entry section. Unfilled stop orders can now be modified by modifying the stop trigger price value in the Classic entry section.
• Scaling in updates the Target and Stop order prices to the offset for the last entry order. The corresponding Stop and Target price displayed in Position Exit section now shows the correct value.
• Scale Out Qty will now also reset back to last saved value when a position is closed.

German translations courtesy of Magic NetworX and Ulrich Roß. Thanks for doing the translations.

11/03/03

Changes to version 1.18g

• Stop and Target offset values will now reset to default values after a position is closed. Whenever you change the Stop or Target offset values, if you do not click the Save button on the toolbar, the values will be good only for the current trade. After the position is closed, Stop and Target offset values will be reset back to the last saved value.
• Added a new option to not submit the Target order. A new checkbox in Position Exit section specifies whether the target order is submitted to the exchange or not. If this option is not checked, the order will still be submitted to IB but not to the exchange. The order will show on TWS with status T, and a white line entry in the AutoTrader order status panel. When you check the option, the Target order will be submitted to the exchange. The target order will also be submitted when you click on Close Position or Offer Out button. This feature works both in live mode and in simulation mode.
• Added two new hotkey actions, Set Stop Absolute+ and Set Target Absolute+. The offset value specified here (positive values only) is the absolute value that is set for Stop or Target offset field. So lets say if you assign F1 to F8 as action Set Stop Absolute with offset value 1 to 8. Pressing F1 will set Stop Offet to 1, F2 to 2, ... F8 to 8. This is useful if you are in the middle of a trade and know you want to change the stop offset from 6 ticks to 4 ticks, instead of using action to Adjust Stop Offset -2, you can just use this new action Set Stop Absolute 4.
• Fixed the hotkeys bug when running the program in non U.S. English Windows systems. The hotkey names are shown in the local language now. If you have defined hotkeys before, you may need to delete your AT.xml file and setup the program again.
• Fixed a bug in FTSE on LIFFE contract details. Apparently I missed one place to override the tick size to 0.5 from 0.005, causing the program to disconnect.