Is it possible to do Trade Mode without live brokerage account?

Posted By: SBGuy

Is it possible to do Trade Mode without live brokerage account? - 09/21/18 15:34

Hi,

Is it possible to run Zorro in a simulated Trade mode without an actual brokerage account? All live market data would be pulled from an external data feed?

Thanks!
Posted By: tradingest

Re: Is it possible to do Trade Mode without live brokerage account? - 09/26/18 21:50

Originally Posted By: SBGuy
Hi,

Is it possible to run Zorro in a simulated Trade mode without an actual brokerage account? All live market data would be pulled from an external data feed?

Thanks!


You must have a broker account. Demo account is good but necessary.
Posted By: AndrewAMD

Re: Is it possible to do Trade Mode without live brokerage account? - 09/27/18 00:39

Yes, it is possible. Use Phantom Trades.

Read these:
http://zorro-project.com/manual/en/trademode.htm
http://www.zorro-trader.com/manual/en/buylong.htm

Also, the Sierra Chart plugin lets you place Simulated Orders - the orders are only placed at the platform level and never reach the broker.
Posted By: SBGuy

Re: Is it possible to do Trade Mode without live brokerage account? - 10/18/18 17:38

Great job Andrew. Thanks for pounding out more plugins for Zorro!

I ended hacking up my own broker plugin DLL with BrokerOpen and BrokerLogin returning a value of 1. That gets me into Trademode. Then, I place phantom trades only and pulling in my real-time data feeds through custom code. Seems to work!
Posted By: AndrewAMD

Re: Is it possible to do Trade Mode without live brokerage account? - 10/18/18 18:36

You could even wrap any plugin and block the trading calls.
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