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Positions account changes for IB

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[2013-07-02 16:54:31]
imdtrader - Posts: 26
Hello,
I have two accounts at Interactive Brokers and use one for daytrading using SierraChart.
I trade futures and after upgrading to version 991 I started to have problem that SierraChart “looses” track of opened positions. I see P/L = 0P at trading panel, although I have opened position in the market. This happens about 10 seconds after I get into position (so first 10 seconds I see P/L in trading panel)
After it happed several times today I started to investigate more and found out that my account number in field “Positions Account” changes (under Data/Trade Settings)! When I start Sierra I have the same account number inserted in Orders Account and Positions Account. However after trading (when Sierra stops tracking open positions) I have my second account number in the field “Positions Account”. Simply while trading the Positions Account number under Data/Trade services changes and it could be the reason that Sierra doesn’t see the open positions.
When I used the older version I did not have this problem (I do not however know what version it was).
Can you please check this issue?

[2013-07-02 17:11:25]
imdtrader - Posts: 26
Update: I found out, that the account number in my "Positions Account" changes every time I connect SierraChart to IB.
Thus I save Sierra with Positions Account XXXXX
After I open Sierra, click connect to datasource, I see Positions Account YYYYY

Date Time Of Last Edit: 2013-07-02 17:11:57
[2013-07-03 03:37:28]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
This will be resolved in the next release. We should have a new release out tomorrow.

We did not consider a case were there are 2 accounts aside from Financial Advisor accounts.
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