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
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.htmhttp://www.zorro-trader.com/manual/en/buylong.htmAlso, 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.