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ETrade Preview Order

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The Preview Order API is used to submit an order request for preview before placing it.

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<%
success = 0

' This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

http.OAuth1 = 1
http.OAuthVerifier = ""
http.OAuthConsumerKey = "ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY"
http.OAuthConsumerSecret = "ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET"

' Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/etrade.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed to load OAuth1 token") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

http.OAuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token")
http.OAuthTokenSecret = jsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token_secret")

sandboxUrl = "https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview"
liveUrl = "https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview"

success = http.SetUrlVar("accountIdKey","6_Dpy0rmuQ9cu9IbTfvF2A")

' Send a POST with the following XML body

' Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
' Generate Code to Create XML

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
' <PreviewOrderRequest>
'    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
'    <clientOrderId>sdfer333</clientOrderId>
'    <Order>
'       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
'       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
'       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
'       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
'       <stopPrice />
'       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
'       <Instrument>
'          <Product>
'             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
'             <symbol>FB</symbol>
'          </Product>
'          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
'          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
'          <quantity>10</quantity>
'       </Instrument>
'    </Order>
' </PreviewOrderRequest>

set xml = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
xml.Tag = "PreviewOrderRequest"
xml.UpdateChildContent "orderType","EQ"
xml.UpdateChildContent "clientOrderId","sdfer333"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|allOrNone","false"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|priceType","LIMIT"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|orderTerm","GOOD_FOR_DAY"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|marketSession","REGULAR"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|stopPrice",""
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|limitPrice","188.51"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|Instrument|Product|securityType","EQ"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|Instrument|Product|symbol","FB"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|Instrument|orderAction","BUY"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|Instrument|quantityType","QUANTITY"
xml.UpdateChildContent "Order|Instrument|quantity","10"
xml.EmitCompact = 1

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpStr("POST",sandboxUrl,xml.GetXml(),"utf-8","application/xml",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Make sure a successful response was received.
If (resp.StatusCode > 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.StatusLine) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.BodyStr) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Sample XML response:

' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
' Generate Parsing Code from XML

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
' <PreviewOrderResponse>
'    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
'    <totalOrderValue>1892.05</totalOrderValue>
'    <Order>
'       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
'       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
'       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
'       <stopPrice>0</stopPrice>
'       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
'       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
'       <Instrument>
'          <Product>
'             <symbol>FB</symbol>
'             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
'          </Product>
'          <symbolDescription>FACEBOOK INC CL A</symbolDescription>
'          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
'          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
'          <quantity>10</quantity>
'          <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
'          <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
'          <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
'       </Instrument>
'       <messages>
'          <Message>
'             <code>1042</code>
'             <description>200|You have an existing open order for this security on the same side of the market. If you did not intend to place a second order for this security, please modify your order now.</description>
'             <type>WARNING</type>
'          </Message>
'          <Message>
'             <code>3093</code>
'             <description>Position Concentrated.</description>
'             <type>WARNING</type>
'          </Message>
'       </messages>
'       <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
'       <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
'       <estimatedTotalAmount>1892.05</estimatedTotalAmount>
'       <netPrice>0</netPrice>
'       <netBid>0</netBid>
'       <netAsk>0</netAsk>
'       <gcd>0</gcd>
'       <ratio />
'    </Order>
'    <PreviewIds>
'       <previewId>1020563279</previewId>
'    </PreviewIds>
'    <previewTime>1529018458516</previewTime>
'    <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
'    <accountId>84246841</accountId>
'    <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
'    <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
'    <Disclosure>
'       <ahDisclosureFlag>false</ahDisclosureFlag>
'       <aoDisclosureFlag>false</aoDisclosureFlag>
'       <conditionalDisclosureFlag>true</conditionalDisclosureFlag>
'       <ehDisclosureFlag>false</ehDisclosureFlag>
'    </Disclosure>
'    <cashBpDetails>
'      <settled>
'        <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
'        <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
'        <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
'        <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
'        <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
'     </settled>
'     <settledUnsettled>
'       <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
'       <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
'       <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
'       <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
'       <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
'       </settledUnsettled>
'    </cashBpDetails>
' </PreviewOrderResponse>

success = xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr)
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( xml.GetXml()) & "</pre>"

orderType = xml.GetChildContent("orderType")
totalOrderValue = xml.GetChildContent("totalOrderValue")
orderTerm = xml.GetChildContent("Order|orderTerm")
priceType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|priceType")
limitPrice = xml.GetChildContent("Order|limitPrice")
stopPrice = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|stopPrice")
marketSession = xml.GetChildContent("Order|marketSession")
allOrNone = xml.GetChildContent("Order|allOrNone")
symbol = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol")
securityType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType")
symbolDescription = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|symbolDescription")
orderAction = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction")
quantityType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType")
quantity = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|Instrument|quantity")
cancelQuantity = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity")
reserveOrder = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveOrder")
reserveQuantity = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity")
i = 0
count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("Order|messages|Message")
Do While i < count_i
    xml.I = i
    code = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|messages|Message[i]|code")
    description = xml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|description")
    v_type = xml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|type")
    i = i + 1
Loop
egQual = xml.GetChildContent("Order|egQual")
estimatedCommission = xml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedCommission")
estimatedTotalAmount = xml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedTotalAmount")
netPrice = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netPrice")
netBid = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netBid")
netAsk = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netAsk")
gcd = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|gcd")
previewId = xml.GetChildIntValue("PreviewIds|previewId")
previewTime = xml.GetChildContent("previewTime")
dstFlag = xml.GetChildContent("dstFlag")
accountId = xml.GetChildIntValue("accountId")
optionLevelCd = xml.GetChildIntValue("optionLevelCd")
marginLevelCd = xml.GetChildContent("marginLevelCd")
ahDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|ahDisclosureFlag")
aoDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|aoDisclosureFlag")
conditionalDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|conditionalDisclosureFlag")
ehDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|ehDisclosureFlag")
currentBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentBp")
currentNetBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentNetBp")
currentOor = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOor")
currentOrderImpact = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOrderImpact")
netBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|netBp")
currentBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentBp")
currentNetBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentNetBp")
currentOor = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOor")
currentOrderImpact = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOrderImpact")
netBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|netBp")

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Success.") & "</pre>"

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