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Commission Issue After Upgraded to 1991

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[2019-10-03 21:19:28] #1 [Go To First Post]
Tony - Posts: 459
After I upgraded from 1953 to 1991, Sim stopped deducting commissions from P/L (worked before upgrade). Then I noticed "Use Commission" in Trade Activity Log was unchecked after the upgrade, so, I checked it back, didn't help. I didn't notice anything else had been changed, nothing has been changed in Symbol Settings under Global Settings. Not sure what I missed? I had "Sierra3.cfg" backed up from my previous version, copied it to c:\SierraChart\, didn't work either. Thanks. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-10-03 21:25:48

[2019-10-03 21:41:51] #2 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Enable Global Settings >> Symbol Settings >> Use Custom Symbol Settings Values. And then go to the Trade Activity Log and press the Apply button. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2019-10-04 04:22:23] #3 [Go To First Post]
Tony - Posts: 459
Thanks for your reply, I tried (also set the correct commissions for the product I trade), it didn't work. The old version of SC on my other computer doesn't have "Use Custom Symbol Settings Value" enabled, just have the "Use Global Round Turn Commission" enabled and it works.

[2019-10-04 07:19:08] #4 [Go To First Post]
samual sprat - Posts: 343
i have same issue and have custom symbol settings checked too

[2019-10-04 08:06:19] #5 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
If you are still having an issue with the commission applying, then make sure you follow all of the instructions here: Trade Activity Log: Use Commission (Use Commission) Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-10-04 15:06:39

[2019-10-04 18:46:44] #6 [Go To First Post]
Tony - Posts: 459
I followed the instruction, no luck. It doesn't really bother me, I will leave it as-is. It's probably safe to say that version 1953 behaved differently with version 1991, with 1953, I didn't have "Use Custom Symbol Settings" nor "Use Commission" (in Trade Activity Log) enabled/checked, I just enabled "Use Global Round Turn Commission", and Sim deducted commission from P/L. Thanks all the same.

[2019-10-04 18:58:44] #7 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
What symbol pattern did you set the round turn commission on in the Symbol Settings? And what is the symbol in the Trade Activity Log which you are expecting to see the commission applied to? We also see you are using a sub instance. Do you want to see the commission applied directly within the chart itself? Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-10-04 18:59:22

[2019-10-04 20:02:05] #8 [Go To First Post]
Tony - Posts: 459
I am actually back to 1953 now. Everything works as I expect it to be. I would like to see commissions applied in Trade Window and "Trading: Profit/Loss Text" study on chart (Sim). I am trading ES, but I didn't set anything for ES-######-GLOBEX, (in Symbol Settings window) the "Round Turn Commission" for ES-######-GLOBEX is still 0, nor did I check "Use Custom Symbol Settings". What I did is checking "Use Global Round Turn Commission" under "Other Settings". I put number 4.1 in the box follows, which is the round turn commission I pay to my broker for 1 ES contract. The symbol in the Trade Activity Log right now is ES-201912-GLOBEX. I do run 1 sub instance quite often, Sims in both instances deduct commissions properly, and I didn't enable "Use Commission" in Trade Activity Log in both instances. Thanks, Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-10-07 00:34:49

[2019-10-04 21:08:37] #9 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
There definitively is no issue. There could not be. The commission functionality does work properly. The setting you are looking for is this one: Chart Settings: Use Symbol Commission Setting in Trade List and Statistics Calculations (Chart >> Chart Settings >> Trading menu) Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2019-10-04 21:55:16] #10 [Go To First Post]
Tony - Posts: 459
Bingo! When "Use Symbol Commission Setting in Trade List..." is checked (Chart Settings -> Advanced Settings 3), commissions are properly deducted from P/L. Sorry for confusing you guys, I should've looked it harder. Thanks very much!

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