CustomSymbol.UpdateQuote

method · CustomSymbol · cAlgo.API Since 5.3

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Updates current symbol quotes.

Environment behaviour

CLI — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.

Cloud — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

Definition

C#Python

void UpdateQuote(double? bid, double? ask)

customSymbol.UpdateQuote(bid: float | None, ask: float | None) -> None

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`bid`	`double?`	`float \| None`	Bid price if changed otherwise null.
`ask`	`double?`	`float \| None`	Ask price if changed otherwise null.

Examples

C#Python

private CustomSymbol _customSymbol;

protected override void OnStart()
{
    _customSymbol = CustomSymbols.Add("MYEURUSD", Symbols.GetSymbol("EURUSD"));
    var eurUsd = Symbols.GetSymbol("EURUSD");
    eurUsd.Tick += args => _customSymbol.UpdateQuote(args.Bid, args.Ask);
    _customSymbol.UpdateQuote(null, 1.08530);
}

def on_start(self):
    self.customSymbol = api.CustomSymbols.Add("MYEURUSD", api.Symbols.GetSymbol("EURUSD"))
    eurUsd = api.Symbols.GetSymbol("EURUSD")
    eurUsd.Tick += lambda args: self.customSymbol.UpdateQuote(args.Bid, args.Ask)
    self.customSymbol.UpdateQuote(None, 1.08530)