what is the differnece between position and order?

[LEE Chun Wing]

what is the differnece between position and order? 

i would like to have an example of how to get OrderOpenTime of an opened order e.g. EURUSD.OpenTime()

 

thanks 

[Professor of channel trading]

kelly posted # :

what is the differnece between position and order? 

i would like to have an example of how to get OrderOpenTime of an opened order e.g. EURUSD.OpenTime()

 

thanks 

that is the question that i want to ask:

what's the d of PositionsTotal() and OrdersTotal() in MQL5 

[Professor of channel trading]

kelly posted # :

what is the differnece between position and order? 

i would like to have an example of how to get OrderOpenTime of an opened order e.g. EURUSD.OpenTime()

 

thanks 

OrderOpenTime is getting by OrderGetInteger() in OrderSelect() function

but how to find the index of OrderSelect() also is my puzzle

that is use

 OrderGetInteger(ORDER_TIME_SETUP ,orderOpenTime); 

then the result of  order Open Time will save at "orderOpenTime" this variable

the identifier of OrderGetInteger() is ORDER_TIME_SETUP

remember datetime is integer value 

 

besides, u may get sl by 

sl=OrderGetDouble(ORDER_SL);

or as

OrderGetDouble(ORDER_SL,sl); 

[Professor of channel trading]

i have find how to get the ticket number of orderSelect

OrderGetTicket

Returns ticket of a corresponding order automatically selects the order for further working with it using functions.

ulong  OrderGetTicket(    int  index      // Number in the list of orders    );

Parameters

index

[in]  Number of an order in the list of orders.

Return Value

Value of the ulong type.

Example:

void OnStart()   {    datetime from=0;    datetime to=TimeCurrent(); //--- request the entire history    HistorySelect(from,to); //--- variables for returning values from order properties    ulong    ticket;    double   open_price;    double   initial_volume;    datetime time_setup;    string   symbol;    string   type;    long     order_magic; //--- number of current pending orders    uint     total=OrdersTotal(); //--- go through orders in a loop    for(uint i=0;i<total;i++)      {       //--- return order ticket by its position in the list       if(ticket=OrderGetTicket(i))         {          //--- return order properties          open_price=       OrderGetDouble(ORDER_PRICE_OPEN);          time_setup=       OrderGetInteger(ORDER_TIME_SETUP);          symbol=           OrderGetString(ORDER_SYMBOL);          order_magic=      OrderGetInteger(ORDER_MAGIC);          positionID =      OrderGetInteger(ORDER_POSITION_ID);          initial_volume=   OrderGetDouble(ORDER_VOLUME_INITIAL);          type=GetOrderType(OrderGetInteger(ORDER_TYPE));          //--- prepare and show information about the order          printf("#ticket %d %s %G %s at %G was set up at %s",                 ticket,                 // order ticket                 type,                   // type                 initial_volume,         // placed volume                 symbol,                 // symbol                 open_price,             // specified open price                 TimeToString(time_setup)// time of order placing                 );         }      } //---   } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //|  returns the string name of the order type                       | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ string GetOrderType(long type)   {    string str_type="unknown operation";    switch(type)      {       case (ORDER_TYPE_BUY):            return("buy");       case (ORDER_TYPE_SELL):           return("sell");       case (ORDER_TYPE_BUY_LIMIT):      return("buy limit");       case (ORDER_TYPE_SELL_LIMIT):     return("sell limit");       case (ORDER_TYPE_BUY_STOP):       return("buy stop");       case (ORDER_TYPE_SELL_STOP):      return("sell stop");       case (ORDER_TYPE_BUY_STOP_LIMIT): return("buy stop limit");       case (ORDER_TYPE_SELL_STOP_LIMIT):return("sell stop limit");      }    return(str_type);   }

 

[Professor of channel trading]

order   = pending order

position = opened order

deal = alter the SL\TP of order or position

 

uint     total=PositionsTotal();
for(uint i=0;i<total;i++) {
     if ( ticket = OrderGetTicket(i) )
            {
                open_price=       OrderGetDouble(ORDER_PRICE_OPEN);
                time_setup=       OrderGetInteger(ORDER_TIME_SETUP);
               symbol=           OrderGetString(ORDER_SYMBOL);
              order_magic=      OrderGetInteger(ORDER_MAGIC);
              positionID =      OrderGetInteger(ORDER_POSITION_ID);
              initial_volume=   OrderGetDouble(ORDER_VOLUME_INITIAL);
               type= GetOrderType(OrderGetInteger(ORDER_TYPE));

            }

} 

 

http://mqlmagazine.com/mql-programming/orders-positions-and-deals-part-ii/ 

[Wackena]

"Order" is manually or by EA initiated from an OrderSend() call. The "Order" then initiates a "Deal" that is sent to Broker's server. On success, then a "Position" is opened that is seen in the Toolbox/trade tab. The "Position" can have only 1 trade or superposition of multiple trades of same symbol and type.

OrdersTotal() call is for Pending Orders only. As soon as "Order" converts to a "Deal", then the "Order" is closed. Then you can only access these closed "Order" by using HistorySelect() call, then followed by HistoryOrderGetTicket() call. Example:https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/trading/historyordergetticket. Similar procedure for HistoryDeals.

Here is a way to get the OrderOpenTime of the last order processed in current opened position.

datetime LastOrderOpenTime()
{
   datetime Ltime;
   uint total=0;
   
   HistorySelect(0,TimeCurrent()); // selects history for all closed orders and deals
   total=HistoryOrdersTotal(); // gets history orders total. This number references the last closed order
         
   if( PositionsTotal() > 0 ) // Only looks for last order open time when at least 1 positions is open.
      {
         for(uint i=0;i<total+1;i++)
            {
             if( PositionSelect(_Symbol) )
              {
                HistoryOrderGetTicket(i);
                Ltime=HistoryOrderGetInteger(i,ORDER_TIME_SETUP);
              }
           }
      }
      
   return(Ltime);
}

[skatt]

I am under the impression that orders are any requests that are sent to the server, whether or not they are successfully filled, and deals are orders that have been successfully filled. A position would be the total holdings of a symbol (one position allowed per symbol). Please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope the documentation will improve by the time MT5 is released.

[Mamoon Said A Tayyem]

In MQL5, a position refers to an open trade that has been executed in the market. It is created when an order is filled and can be either a long position (buy) or a short position (sell).

An order, on the other hand, is a request to execute a trade at a specific price and size. Orders can be of different types, such as market orders, pending orders, and stop orders. Orders can be placed, modified or cancelled, and if they get filled, they will create a position.

In summary, an order is a request to execute a trade while a position is the result of a filled order, an open trade.