What happens when you are running more than one EA

Feb 24, 2012 at 17:44
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會員從Feb 22, 2012開始   2帖子
Feb 24, 2012 at 17:44
Hi everyone,

I have a question:
What happens when you are running more than one EA for a single currency
for example:

1st type of EA for EURGBP
2nd type of EA for EURGBP

now lets say the 1st EA triggers and commits to a market order BUY, then soon after the 2nd EA triggers and commits a market order SELL.
does this close out your position?

also:
now lets say the 1st EA triggers and commits to a market order BUY, then soon after the 2nd EA triggers and commits a market order BUY
does this mean u have 2 lots of the same currency?

thanks!
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會員從Feb 12, 2012開始   62帖子
Feb 25, 2012 at 12:23
Hi GStarBoi,

if you use 2 EAs on one account, make sure the EAs use different "magic numbers".

You can commit a SELL order while a BUY position is still open if your broker allows hedging. US brokers don't allow it due to the FIFO rules.

Of course 2 orders of 1 lot each would sum up to 2 lots, that also means double risk and double spreads.

If you want to use 2 EAs, I'd recommend to use them on 2 different accounts, in order to be sure that the EAs don't come into conflict with each other and don't screw up each other's money and risk management.

Kay
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