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ETrade Place Order

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The Place Order API is used to submit an order after it has been successfully previewed.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJsonToken
LOCAL lcSandboxUrl
LOCAL lcLiveUrl
LOCAL loXml
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL lcOrderType
LOCAL lcOrderTerm
LOCAL lcPriceType
LOCAL lcLimitPrice
LOCAL lnStopPrice
LOCAL lcMarketSession
LOCAL lcAllOrNone
LOCAL lcSymbol
LOCAL lcSecurityType
LOCAL lcSymbolDescription
LOCAL lcOrderAction
LOCAL lcQuantityType
LOCAL lnQuantity
LOCAL lcCancelQuantity
LOCAL lcReserveOrder
LOCAL lcReserveQuantity
LOCAL lnCode
LOCAL lcDescription
LOCAL lcV_type
LOCAL lcEgQual
LOCAL lcEstimatedCommission
LOCAL lcEstimatedTotalAmount
LOCAL lnNetPrice
LOCAL lnNetBid
LOCAL lnNetAsk
LOCAL lnGcd
LOCAL lcDstFlag
LOCAL lnOptionLevelCd
LOCAL lcMarginLevelCd
LOCAL lnOrderId
LOCAL lcPlacedTime
LOCAL lnAccountId

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

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

* Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
loJsonToken = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
lnSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/etrade.json")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? "Failed to load OAuth1 token"
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJsonToken
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loHttp.OAuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token")
loHttp.OAuthTokenSecret = loJsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token_secret")

lcSandboxUrl = "https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/place"
lcLiveUrl = "https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/place"

loHttp.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

* <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>

loXml = CreateObject('Chilkat.Xml')
loXml.Tag = "PlaceOrderRequest"
loXml.UpdateChildContent("orderType","EQ")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("clientOrderId","sd464333")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("PreviewIds|previewId","730206520")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|allOrNone","false")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|priceType","LIMIT")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|orderTerm","GOOD_FOR_DAY")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|marketSession","REGULAR")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|stopPrice","")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|limitPrice","188.51")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType","EQ")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol","FB")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction","BUY")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType","QUANTITY")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantity","150")
loXml.EmitCompact = 1

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpStr("POST",lcSandboxUrl,loXml.GetXml(),"utf-8","application/xml",loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJsonToken
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Make sure a successful response was received.
IF (loResp.StatusCode > 200) THEN
    ? loResp.StatusLine
    ? loResp.Header
    ? loResp.BodyStr
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJsonToken
    RELEASE loXml
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Sample XML response:

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

* <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>

loXml.LoadXml(loResp.BodyStr)
? loXml.GetXml()

lcOrderType = loXml.GetChildContent("orderType")
lcOrderTerm = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|orderTerm")
lcPriceType = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|priceType")
lcLimitPrice = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|limitPrice")
lnStopPrice = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|stopPrice")
lcMarketSession = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|marketSession")
lcAllOrNone = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|allOrNone")
lcSymbol = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol")
lcSecurityType = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType")
lcSymbolDescription = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|symbolDescription")
lcOrderAction = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction")
lcQuantityType = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType")
lnQuantity = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|Instrument|quantity")
lcCancelQuantity = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity")
lcReserveOrder = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveOrder")
lcReserveQuantity = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity")
lnCode = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|messages|Message|code")
lcDescription = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message|description")
lcV_type = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message|type")
lcEgQual = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|egQual")
lcEstimatedCommission = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedCommission")
lcEstimatedTotalAmount = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedTotalAmount")
lnNetPrice = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netPrice")
lnNetBid = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netBid")
lnNetAsk = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netAsk")
lnGcd = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|gcd")
lcDstFlag = loXml.GetChildContent("dstFlag")
lnOptionLevelCd = loXml.GetChildIntValue("optionLevelCd")
lcMarginLevelCd = loXml.GetChildContent("marginLevelCd")
lnOrderId = loXml.GetChildIntValue("OrderIds|orderId")
lcPlacedTime = loXml.GetChildContent("placedTime")
lnAccountId = loXml.GetChildIntValue("accountId")

? "Success."

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJsonToken
RELEASE loXml
RELEASE loResp