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getPrice

The getPrice method returns the purchase price for position.

var getPrice();

This method returns a floating value representing original purchase price.

The following example demonstrates the use of getPrice() method. The code attempts to close all losing positions.

function start()

{

//close all losing positions first

closeAllLosingPositions();

//continue on...

}

function closeAllLosingPositions()

{

//retrieve all long positions for current symbol

var positions = getAccount().getPositions(getSymbol(), POSITIONTYPE_LONG);

//if no long positions exist for current symbol, return

if(positions.length == 0)

return;

//get current market price from the last bar in time series object

var timeSeries = getTimeSeries(getSymbol());

var lastPrice = timeSeries.getClose(timeSeries.getCount() - 1);

//loop through all positions, and close losing ones

for(var i = 0; i < positions.length; i++)

{

var position = positions[i];

//if lastPrice < position's purchase price, then this position is losing

if(lastPrice < position.getPrice())

{

//place sell order

account.placeMarketOrder(position.getSymbol(),

position.getQuantity(),

ACTIONTYPE_BUYTOCOVER,

TIFTYPE_GTC);

}