Distinguishing Local Paper Positions from SimNow Positions
Summary
A user running two VeighNa instances under one SimNow account notices that the positions shown in each instance do not match. The discussion asks whether the main-window positions are received from SimNow or calculated locally. A reply first clarifies that the question concerns the main positions monitor rather than positions held by a strategy.
The proposed explanation is that the paperaccount module may be loaded. In that case, the order, trade, and position monitors display local simulated data associated with the paper account, rather than live SimNow account information. This distinction helps diagnose why two instances can show separate position records despite using the same SimNow login. The exchange is brief and does not confirm which modules the user had enabled, so the explanation is conditional; checking the data source shown in the monitors would help determine whether it applies.
Key ideas
- Two VeighNa instances connected with one SimNow login may show different position records.
- The discussion distinguishes strategy positions from the main-window positions monitor.
- When paperaccount is loaded, the order, trade, and position monitors can show locally simulated data.
- The diagnosis is conditional because the user’s loaded modules are not confirmed.
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