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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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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJsonToken
LOCAL lcSandboxUrl
LOCAL lcLiveUrl
LOCAL loXml
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL lcOrderType
LOCAL lcTotalOrderValue
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 i
LOCAL lnCount_i
LOCAL lnCode
LOCAL lcDescription
LOCAL lcV_type
LOCAL lcEgQual
LOCAL lcEstimatedCommission
LOCAL lcEstimatedTotalAmount
LOCAL lnNetPrice
LOCAL lnNetBid
LOCAL lnNetAsk
LOCAL lnGcd
LOCAL lnPreviewId
LOCAL lcPreviewTime
LOCAL lcDstFlag
LOCAL lnAccountId
LOCAL lnOptionLevelCd
LOCAL lcMarginLevelCd
LOCAL lcAhDisclosureFlag
LOCAL lcAoDisclosureFlag
LOCAL lcConditionalDisclosureFlag
LOCAL lcEhDisclosureFlag
LOCAL lcCurrentBp
LOCAL lcCurrentNetBp
LOCAL lcCurrentOor
LOCAL lcCurrentOrderImpact
LOCAL lcNetBp

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

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

* <?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>

loXml = CreateObject('Chilkat.Xml')
loXml.Tag = "PreviewOrderRequest"
loXml.UpdateChildContent("orderType","EQ")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("clientOrderId","sdfer333")
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","10")
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

* <?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>

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

lcOrderType = loXml.GetChildContent("orderType")
lcTotalOrderValue = loXml.GetChildContent("totalOrderValue")
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")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loXml.NumChildrenHavingTag("Order|messages|Message")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loXml.I = i
    lnCode = loXml.GetChildIntValue("Order|messages|Message[i]|code")
    lcDescription = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|description")
    lcV_type = loXml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|type")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
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")
lnPreviewId = loXml.GetChildIntValue("PreviewIds|previewId")
lcPreviewTime = loXml.GetChildContent("previewTime")
lcDstFlag = loXml.GetChildContent("dstFlag")
lnAccountId = loXml.GetChildIntValue("accountId")
lnOptionLevelCd = loXml.GetChildIntValue("optionLevelCd")
lcMarginLevelCd = loXml.GetChildContent("marginLevelCd")
lcAhDisclosureFlag = loXml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|ahDisclosureFlag")
lcAoDisclosureFlag = loXml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|aoDisclosureFlag")
lcConditionalDisclosureFlag = loXml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|conditionalDisclosureFlag")
lcEhDisclosureFlag = loXml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|ehDisclosureFlag")
lcCurrentBp = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentBp")
lcCurrentNetBp = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentNetBp")
lcCurrentOor = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOor")
lcCurrentOrderImpact = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOrderImpact")
lcNetBp = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|netBp")
lcCurrentBp = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentBp")
lcCurrentNetBp = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentNetBp")
lcCurrentOor = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOor")
lcCurrentOrderImpact = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOrderImpact")
lcNetBp = loXml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|netBp")

? "Success."

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJsonToken
RELEASE loXml
RELEASE loResp