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Delphi ActiveX

ETrade v1 Place Order

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Submits an order after it has been successfully previewed. (Your application must first send the POST to preview the order. Then it can send this POST to place the order.)

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
xml: TChilkatXml;
xmlContent: WideString;
endpointUrl: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
statusCode: Integer;
tagPath: WideString;
orderType: WideString;
orderTerm: WideString;
priceType: WideString;
limitPrice: WideString;
stopPrice: Integer;
marketSession: WideString;
allOrNone: WideString;
symbol: WideString;
securityType: WideString;
symbolDescription: WideString;
orderAction: WideString;
quantityType: WideString;
quantity: Integer;
cancelQuantity: WideString;
reserveOrder: WideString;
reserveQuantity: WideString;
code: Integer;
description: WideString;
v_type: WideString;
egQual: WideString;
estimatedCommission: WideString;
estimatedTotalAmount: WideString;
netPrice: Integer;
netBid: Integer;
netAsk: Integer;
gcd: Integer;
dstFlag: WideString;
optionLevelCd: Integer;
marginLevelCd: WideString;
orderId: Integer;
placedTime: WideString;
accountId: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

http.OAuth1 := 1;
http.OAuthVerifier := '';
http.OAuthConsumerKey := 'ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY';
http.OAuthConsumerSecret := 'ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET';

// Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 3-Legged Authorization examples Step1 and Step2.
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := json.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/etrade.json');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load OAuth1 token');
    Exit;
  end;

http.OAuthToken := json.StringOf('oauth_token');
http.OAuthTokenSecret := json.StringOf('oauth_token_secret');

// See the ETrade v1 API documentation HERE.

// Sample XML Request
// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
// Generate Code to Create XML

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// <PlaceOrderRequest>
//    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
//    <clientOrderId>sd464333</clientOrderId>
//    <PreviewIds>
//       <previewId>730206520</previewId>
//    </PreviewIds>
//    <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>150</quantity>
//       </Instrument>
//    </Order>
// </PlaceOrderRequest>

xml := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);
xml.Tag := 'PlaceOrderRequest';
xml.UpdateChildContent('orderType','EQ');
xml.UpdateChildContent('clientOrderId','sd464333');
xml.UpdateChildContent('PreviewIds|previewId','730206520');
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','150');

xmlContent := xml.GetXml();
endpointUrl := 'https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{accountIdKey}/orders/place';

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpStr('POST',endpointUrl,xmlContent,'utf-8','application/xml',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// A 200 status code indicates success.
statusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('statusCode = ' + IntToStr(statusCode));

// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
// Generate Parsing Code from XML

// A sample XML response is shown below...

xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);

orderType := xml.GetChildContent('orderType');
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');
code := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|messages|Message|code');
description := xml.GetChildContent('Order|messages|Message|description');
v_type := xml.GetChildContent('Order|messages|Message|type');
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');
dstFlag := xml.GetChildContent('dstFlag');
optionLevelCd := xml.GetChildIntValue('optionLevelCd');
marginLevelCd := xml.GetChildContent('marginLevelCd');
orderId := xml.GetChildIntValue('OrderIds|orderId');
placedTime := xml.GetChildContent('placedTime');
accountId := xml.GetChildIntValue('accountId');

// Sample XML Response

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// <PlaceOrderResponse>
//    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
//    <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>150</quantity>
//          <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
//          <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
//          <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
//       </Instrument>
//       <messages>
//          <Message>
//             <code>1027</code>
//             <description>200|The market was closed when we received your order. It has been entered into our system and will be reviewed prior to market open on the next regular trading day. After market open, please check to make sure your order was accepted.</description>
//             <type>WARNING</type>
//          </Message>
//       </messages>
//       <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
//       <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
//       <estimatedTotalAmount>28283.45</estimatedTotalAmount>
//       <netPrice>0</netPrice>
//       <netBid>0</netBid>
//       <netAsk>0</netAsk>
//       <gcd>0</gcd>
//       <ratio />
//    </Order>
//    <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
//    <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
//    <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
//    <OrderIds>
//       <orderId>5</orderId>
//    </OrderIds>
//    <placedTime>1528764717641</placedTime>
//    <accountId>84312767</accountId>
// </PlaceOrderResponse
end;