Stop-Order Support in ScriptTrader and CTA Strategy Modules

Summary

This forum exchange clarifies a difference between ScriptTrader and VeighNa’s CTA strategy module. A user asks whether ScriptTrader supports stop orders, noting that the module is described as supporting multiple exchanges and instruments, hedging between index futures and baskets of stocks, cross-product arbitrage, and automated stock scanning. The user also asks how to manage take-profit and stop-loss rules across multiple instruments if stop orders are unavailable.

The reply states that local stop-order support is provided only by the CTA strategy module. The discussion therefore identifies a module capability boundary, but it does not explain how to implement equivalent stop-loss or take-profit logic in ScriptTrader, nor does it compare order handling or execution behavior across the modules. It offers no code, testing details, or trading results, so users seeking a workaround would need further documentation on ScriptTrader order management.

Key ideas

• The forum reply says local stop orders are supported by the CTA strategy module.
• The exchange does not identify native local stop-order support in ScriptTrader.
• The question raises the need for custom take-profit and stop-loss handling across multiple instruments.
• No implementation guidance or execution details for a ScriptTrader workaround are provided.

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