Trying to place a market order, but it fails because of [Invalid stops]. What should I do?

[balazs321]

I prepared the following simple code:

int OnInit() {
   MqlTradeRequest request;
   request.action = TRADE_ACTION_DEAL;
   request.symbol = Symbol();
   request.volume = 0.01;
   request.type = ORDER_TYPE_BUY;
   request.type_filling = ORDER_FILLING_AON;  
   MqlTradeResult result;
   OrderSend(request,result);
   return(0);
}

But it fails because of:

2011.07.21 20:53:00     Trades  '912850' : failed instant buy 0.01 EURUSD at 0.00000 [Invalid stops]

 The MQL5 documentation clearly states that: 

Market Execution

This is a trade order to open a position in the Market Execution mode. It requires to specify the following 5 fields:

action 
symbol 
volume 
type 
type_filling 
Also it is possible to specify the "magic" and "comment" field values.

 Sorry if it's a novice question, but I really do not understand the logic behind this (again).

[balazs321]

I have a similar problem when I try to modify SLTP of a position. (Position is opened manually, without setting any SL or TP) Code is:

int OnInit() {
   PositionSelect(Symbol());
   Print(PositionGetDouble(POSITION_PRICE_CURRENT));
   MqlTradeRequest request;
   request.action = TRADE_ACTION_MODIFY;
   request.symbol = Symbol();
   request.sl = NormalizeDouble(PositionGetDouble(POSITION_PRICE_CURRENT)+0.01, 4);
   request.tp = NormalizeDouble(PositionGetDouble(POSITION_PRICE_CURRENT)-0.01, 4);
   MqlTradeResult result;
   OrderSend(request,result);   
   return(0);
}

 Output:

2011.07.21 21:06:07     xyz (EURUSD,M1) 1.43822
2011.07.21 21:06:07     Trades  '912850' : failed modify order #0 buy 0.00 EURUSD at 0.00000 sl: 0.00000 tp: 0.00000 -> 0.00000, sl: 1.44820 tp: 1.42820 [Invalid request]

 Documentation says:

SL & TP Modification

Trade order to modify the StopLoss and/or TakeProfit price levels. It requires to specify the following 5 fields:

action 
symbol 
sl 
tp

...but what is the 5th field?

[balazs321]

If I add the following two lines then it magically works:

   request.price = 1.5;
   request.deviation = 10000;

Howver in the documentation, it is said that it's not needed:

Price, reaching which the order must be executed. Market orders of symbols, whose execution type is "Market Execution" (SYMBOL_TRADE_EXECUTION_MARKET), of TRADE_ACTION_DEAL type, do not require specification of price.

 

 

 

 

 

[balazs321]

I realized that instead of

request.action = TRADE_ACTION_MODIFY; 

the value

request.action=TRADE_ACTION_SLTP;

should be used. And the SL and TP prices were swapped.

But I still can't get the market execution working in the way it is stated in the documentation. 

[Alexey Da]

Are you able to send market order for this symbol manually (look at list of values in combo Type of new order form)?

Are you connected to MetaQuotes-Demo? 

[balazs321]

Are you able to send market order for this symbol manually (look at list of values in combo Type of new order form)?

 Yes.

Are you connected to MetaQuotes-Demo? 

Yes, of course!

[Rashid Umarov]

balazs321:

Are you connected to MetaQuotes-Demo? 

Yes, of course!

Are you sure?

[balazs321]

Ahh, I see. Okay, that was the problem. Many thanks and sorry for being lame!

[Dobromir Petrov]

Hello,

I also have problem with market execution and it looks to be connected with what is explained above. However, I could not actually understand what is going on. I do use MetaQuates-Demo and I succeed in submitting order of type Instant Execution. Here are the screenshots from the terminal and afterwards is the code that I use to send order from MQL5. The OrderSend method results with code 10016 and message "Invalid stops".

 

 There is the source code:

void OnInit()
{
   MqlTradeRequest request;
   request.action = TRADE_ACTION_DEAL;
   request.symbol = _Symbol;
   request.volume = 0.1;
   request.type = ORDER_TYPE_BUY;
   request.type_filling = ORDER_FILLING_FOK; 
   MqlTradeResult result;
   OrderSend(request, result);
}

Could you please explain me what happens and what I can do to execute market orders from my EAs with the demo account? Thank you in advance!

Kind Regards,

Petrov