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POST accounts/:id/orders/preview{.format}

Description

This call will allow you to preview an order prior to actually placing it. This does not place the order.

Authentication Required
Yes OAuth 1.0a
URI Parameters
id a valid account number
format a response format, default is xml (See Response Structure)
Example URL
https://api.tradeking.com/v1/accounts/12345678/orders/preview.xml

Special Considerations

The request for order preview must be FIXML format submitted within the message body. Please visit the FIXML and Trading pages for more information on how to place orders.

Data Fields

In addition to quote information relating to the order, you may receive fields outlined in the table below.

Data Tag Description
estcommission Estimated commission for this order
marginrequirement Estimated margin requirement for trade (for margin accounts)
principal Estimated total cost (positive) or proceeds (negative) from order.
secfee Estimate of any SEC sale fee to be assessed on the order.
warningtext Description of a possible error in the order

Request Example

POST /v1/accounts/123456878/orders/preview.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
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

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response id="77cf30da:12e0091b2c0:-56c9">
  <estcommission>0</estcommission>
  <marginrequirement>0.0</marginrequirement>
  <principal>1.64</principal>
  <quotes>
    <instrumentquote>
      <displaydata>
        <askprice>1.79</askprice>
        <asksize>6,814</asksize>
        <bidprice>1.78</bidprice>
        <bidsize>3,375</bidsize>
        <change>0.04</change>
        <contracthigh/>
        <contractlow/>
        <contractsize/>
        <delta/>
        <desc>SIRIUS XM RADIO INC</desc>
        <dividendamount>0.00</dividendamount>
        <dividendexdate>2005-06-01</dividendexdate>
        <dividendpaydate/>
        <dividendyield>0.00%</dividendyield>
        <earningspershare>-0.03</earningspershare>
        <exch>NSD</exch>
        <expiry/>
        <gamma/>
        <high52price>1.80</high52price>
        <highprice>1.80</highprice>
        <impvolatility/>
        <lastclosingprice>1.75</lastclosingprice>
        <lastprice>1.78</lastprice>
        <low52price>0.79</low52price>
        <lowprice>1.76</lowprice>
        <nav/>
        <openinterest/>
        <openprice>1.77</openprice>
        <optval/>
        <optiontype/>
        <pctchange>2.00%</pctchange>
        <priceearningsratio>0.00</priceearningsratio>
        <rho/>
        <sessionvolume>20,845,145</sessionvolume>
        <strike/>
        <symbol>SIRI</symbol>
        <theta/>
        <unknownsymbol>false</unknownsymbol>
        <vega/>
        <volatility/>
        <volume>21,261,045</volume>
      </displaydata>
      <greeks/>
      <instrument>
        <desc>SIRIUS XM RADIO INC</desc>
        <exch>NSD</exch>
        <sectyp>CS</sectyp>
        <sym>SIRI</sym>
      </instrument>
      <quote>
        <askprice>1.79</askprice>
        <bidprice>1.78</bidprice>
        <change>0.035</change>
        <extendedquote>
          <asksize>6814</asksize>
          <bidsize>3375</bidsize>
          <dividenddata>
            <amt>0.0</amt>
            <exdate>2005-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</exdate>
            <yield>4.9E-324</yield>
          </dividenddata>
          <earningspershare>-0.03</earningspershare>
          <high52price>1.8</high52price>
          <highprice>1.8</highprice>
          <low52price>0.79</low52price>
          <lowprice>1.76</lowprice>
          <openprice>1.77</openprice>
          <prevclose>1.75</prevclose>
          <priceearningsratio>0.0</priceearningsratio>
          <sessionvolume>20845145</sessionvolume>
          <volume>21261045</volume>
        </extendedquote>
        <lastprice>1.785</lastprice>
        <pctchange>2.0</pctchange>
      </quote>
      <unknownsymbol>false</unknownsymbol>
    </instrumentquote>
  </quotes>
  <secfee>0.0</secfee>
</response>
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