order rejected

[famuz]

hey there,

i am sure this is a minor thing for most of you:

running MW on OSX, version 6.2.2., broker is IB through TWS build 979 5b

when i try to enter an order i almost always get rejected (attached screenshot):

"the price does not conform to the minimum price variation.."

i know that the entered price has to be a multiple of 0.5 in order to get through BUT!

is there a way to do this automatically?

it takes ages to enter a trade that way.

thanks!
s

 

[MotiveWave_Joe]

Hi,

Right click on the chart for that symbol, select Edit Instrument and select the Advanced tab. Take a look at your minimum tick value and try changing it. See if that resolves the issue.

 

[famuz]

thanks for the reply!

...it does but

1) boy is that complicated and
2) is there a way to automate this / do this for all charts?

thanks!

 

[MotiveWave_Joe]

The minimum tick values are automatically downloaded from the connecting API. For the most part they are correct and do not require any adjustment. There may be the odd symbol such as in your case that will need manual adjustment.

 

[jspot99]

Resurrecting an old thread here. A faster way to set the minimum tick is possible using AutoHotKey:

The following script is mapped to F10 (put the mouse cursor over the chart and hit F10). It will set min tick to 0.01.

;==Set minimum tick
F10::
Click, right
Send, {down}{enter}+{tab 2}{left}{tab 3}
SendInput, 0.01
Send, {enter}
Return

 

[BarryPittman]

Have you asked support about it?