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MrPip · #**1113** (**permalink**) 09-17-2007, 07:13 PM

Thanks Nix,

This saves me some time.

Robert

Quote:

Originally Posted by nix

This modification of my previous AutoLot function should do the trick and takes the StopLoss value into consideration:

Code:

double AutoLots(int Risk, int StopLossInPips, double MIN_lots = 0.1, double MAX_lots = 5)
{
   int    Decimals = 0;
 
   double LotStep = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_LOTSTEP);
   double LotSize = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_LOTSIZE);
   double LotTickValue = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_TICKVALUE);

   if(LotStep == 0.01)
      Decimals = 2;
   if(LotStep == 0.1)
      Decimals = 1;

   double LotsToRisk = ((AccountFreeMargin()*Risk)/100)/StopLossInPips;
   double Lots = StrToDouble(DoubleToStr(LotsToRisk/LotTickValue,Decimals));
  
   if (Lots < MIN_lots)
      Lots = MIN_lots;
   if (Lots > MAX_lots)
      Lots = MAX_lots;

   return(Lots);    
}