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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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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

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

// Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/etrade.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed to load OAuth1 token")
    Return
End If

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

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

Dim xml As New 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 = True

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpStr("POST",sandboxUrl,xml.GetXml(),"utf-8","application/xml",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Make sure a successful response was received.
If (resp.StatusCode > 200) Then
    System.DebugLog(resp.StatusLine)
    System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
    System.DebugLog(resp.BodyStr)
    Return
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)
System.DebugLog(xml.GetXml())

Dim orderType As String
Dim totalOrderValue As String
Dim orderTerm As String
Dim priceType As String
Dim limitPrice As String
Dim stopPrice As Int32
Dim marketSession As String
Dim allOrNone As String
Dim symbol As String
Dim securityType As String
Dim symbolDescription As String
Dim orderAction As String
Dim quantityType As String
Dim quantity As Int32
Dim cancelQuantity As String
Dim reserveOrder As String
Dim reserveQuantity As String
Dim i As Int32
Dim count_i As Int32
Dim code As Int32
Dim description As String
Dim v_type As String
Dim egQual As String
Dim estimatedCommission As String
Dim estimatedTotalAmount As String
Dim netPrice As Int32
Dim netBid As Int32
Dim netAsk As Int32
Dim gcd As Int32
Dim previewId As Int32
Dim previewTime As String
Dim dstFlag As String
Dim accountId As Int32
Dim optionLevelCd As Int32
Dim marginLevelCd As String
Dim ahDisclosureFlag As String
Dim aoDisclosureFlag As String
Dim conditionalDisclosureFlag As String
Dim ehDisclosureFlag As String
Dim currentBp As String
Dim currentNetBp As String
Dim currentOor As String
Dim currentOrderImpact As String
Dim netBp As String

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")
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
Wend
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")

System.DebugLog("Success.")