Category Other  Published on 07/08/2015

Margin Required

Description

With this indicator, you can specify the number of Lots you are interested in trading, and it will display the amount of Free Margin required to execute the position.

You can view the topic about it at http://forums.babypips.com/forextown/75285-margin-required-indicator.html


// --------------------------------------
// MARGIN REQUIRED
//---------------------------------------

// Copyright:   Copyright 2015, Forex Vitals
// Link:        http://www.ForexVitals.com
// Date:        08/07/2015
// Version:     1.0

using System;
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
using cAlgo.Indicators;

namespace cAlgo
{
    [Indicator(IsOverlay = true, TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class MarginRequired : Indicator
    {
        [Parameter("Lots", DefaultValue = 0.01)]
        public double lots { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Text Color", DefaultValue = "White")]
        public string text_color { get; set; }

        protected override void Initialize()
        {

        }

        public override void Calculate(int index)
        {
            int error_code = 0;
            Colors font_color;

            // are the color input strings valid?    
            try
            {
                font_color = (Colors)Enum.Parse(typeof(Colors), text_color, true);
            } catch
            {
                error_code = 1;
                font_color = Colors.Red;
            }

            string home_currency = Account.Currency;
            string symbol = Symbol.Code;
            string base_currency = symbol.Substring(0, 3);
            string quote_currency = symbol.Substring(3, 3);
            double home_rate;
            int margin_ratio;
            double units;
            double margin_required;

            if (home_currency == base_currency || home_currency == quote_currency)
            {
                home_rate = MarketData.GetSymbol(symbol).Bid;
            }
            else
            {
                home_rate = GetHomeRate(home_currency, base_currency);
            }

            if (error_code == 0)
            {
                margin_ratio = Account.Leverage;
                units = (double)Symbol.LotSize * lots;

                margin_required = RoundUp(((home_rate) * units) / margin_ratio, 2);

                ChartObjects.DrawText("marginRequired", "Margin required for " + lots + " lots is " + margin_required, StaticPosition.TopCenter, font_color);
            }
            else
            {
                if (error_code == 1)
                {
                    ChartObjects.DrawText("marginRequired", "Error Code 1: Specified Text Color is not a valid option", StaticPosition.TopCenter, font_color);
                }
            }
        }

        public static double RoundUp(double input, int places)
        {
            double multiplier = Math.Pow(10, Convert.ToDouble(places));
            return Math.Ceiling(input * multiplier) / multiplier;
        }

        private double GetHomeRate(string fromCurrency, string toCurrency)
        {
            Symbol symbol = TryGetSymbol(fromCurrency + toCurrency);

            if (symbol != null)
            {
                return symbol.Bid;
            }

            symbol = TryGetSymbol(toCurrency + fromCurrency);
            return symbol.Bid;
        }

        private Symbol TryGetSymbol(string symbolCode)
        {
            try
            {
                Symbol symbol = MarketData.GetSymbol(symbolCode);
                if (symbol.Bid == 0.0)
                    return null;
                return symbol;
            } catch
            {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }
}


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Joined on 06.08.2015

  • Distribution: Free
  • Language: C#
  • Trading platform: cTrader Automate
  • File name: Margin Required.algo
  • Rating: 5
  • Installs: 3067
  • Modified: 13/10/2021 09:55
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