Credence Global Bank Invest API Documentation
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POST accounts/:id/orders{.format}
Description
This call will allow you to place an order. This requires the order data is submitted in FIXML format submitted as XML within the body.
| Authentication Required | |
|---|---|
| Yes | OAuth 1.0a |
| URI Parameters | |
| id | a valid account number |
| format | a response format, default is xml (See Response Structure) |
| Header Parameters | |
| TKI_TRADEPASS | The user's trading password (if necessary). This is not common. Normally used when many accounts are tied to the same user, but specific accounts require separate trading passwords. |
| TKI_OVERRIDE | Override any order warnings. If there are no order warnings, this is not required. In the event of an order warning, this must be used to successfully send orders and bypass the warning messages. |
| Example URL | |
| https://api.tradeking.com/v1/accounts/12345678/orders.xml | |
Special Considerations
The request for order placement must be FIXML format submitted within the message body. Please visit the FIXML page as well as the Trading page for more information.
Data Fields
Please see the FIXML documentation for more information.
Request Example
POST /v1/accounts/123456878/orders.xml HTTP/1.1
Authorization: OAuth
oauth_consumer_key="672e71387c0a126f4e13296ecfb2b7bc",
oauth_nonce="cfdb7f42de425d94fbc24c11a920c33e",
oauth_signature="Vfm148kAgBZ6azEHqds43aY2UsEg3D",
oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1",
oauth_timestamp="1306871932",
oauth_token="819682555b63ab8bd90a4138138e7365",
oauth_version="1.0"
Connection: close
TKI_TRADEPASS: myPass
TKI_OVERRIDE: true
Host: api.tradeking.com
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<FIXML xmlns="http://www.fixprotocol.org/FIXML-5-0-SP2">
<Order TmInForce="0" Typ="1" Side="1" Acct="12345678">
<Instrmt SecTyp="CS" Sym="GE"/>
<OrdQty Qty="1"/>
</Order>
</FIXML>
Response Example (Successful trade with override)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response id="77cf30da:12e0091b2c0:-50cb">
<clientorderid>SVI-12345678</clientorderid>
<orderstatus>0</orderstatus>
</response>
Response Example (Successful request but with override set to false)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response id="77cf30da:12e0091b2c0:-4f5d">
<warning>
<warningcode>004</warningcode>
<warningtext>This may be a duplicate order. Please go to the Order Status screen and review your open orders before continuing.</warningtext>
</warning>
<estcommission>0</estcommission>
<marginrequirement>0.0</marginrequirement>
<netamt>25.85</netamt>
<principal>20.9</principal>
<quotes>
<instrumentquote>
<greeks/>
<instrument>
<desc>GENERAL ELECTRIC CO</desc>
<exch>NYE</exch>
<sectyp>CS</sectyp>
<sym>GE</sym>
</instrument>
<quote>
<askprice>20.91</askprice>
<bidprice>20.9</bidprice>
<change>0.34</change>
<extendedquote>
<asksize>247</asksize>
<bidsize>264</bidsize>
<dividenddata>
<amt>0.14</amt>
<exdate>2010-12-22T00:00:00-05:00</exdate>
<paydate>2011-01-25T00:00:00-05:00</paydate>
<yield>2.68</yield>
</dividenddata>
<earningspershare>1.15</earningspershare>
<high52price>21.0</high52price>
<highprice>21.0</highprice>
<low52price>13.75</low52price>
<lowprice>20.73</lowprice>
<openprice>20.77</openprice>
<prevclose>20.56</prevclose>
<priceearningsratio>18.18</priceearningsratio>
<sessionvolume>20000033</sessionvolume>
<volume>20321868</volume>
</extendedquote>
<lastprice>20.9</lastprice>
<pctchange>1.65</pctchange>
</quote>
<unknownsymbol>false</unknownsymbol>
</instrumentquote>
</quotes>
<secfee>0.0</secfee>
</response>
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