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ETrade Preview Order

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The Preview Order API is used to submit an order request for preview before placing it.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.OAuth1 = true;
    http.OAuthVerifier = "";
    http.OAuthConsumerKey = "ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY";
    http.OAuthConsumerSecret = "ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET";

    // Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/etrade.json");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Failed to load OAuth1 token");
        return;
    }

    http.OAuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token");
    http.OAuthTokenSecret = jsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token_secret");

    var sandboxUrl = "https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview";
    var liveUrl = "https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/preview";

    http.SetUrlVar("accountIdKey","6_Dpy0rmuQ9cu9IbTfvF2A");

    // Send a POST with the following XML body

    // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    // <PreviewOrderRequest>
    //    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
    //    <clientOrderId>sdfer333</clientOrderId>
    //    <Order>
    //       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
    //       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
    //       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
    //       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
    //       <stopPrice />
    //       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
    //       <Instrument>
    //          <Product>
    //             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
    //             <symbol>FB</symbol>
    //          </Product>
    //          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
    //          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
    //          <quantity>10</quantity>
    //       </Instrument>
    //    </Order>
    // </PreviewOrderRequest>

    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.Tag = "PreviewOrderRequest";
    xml.UpdateChildContent("orderType","EQ");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("clientOrderId","sdfer333");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|allOrNone","false");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|priceType","LIMIT");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|orderTerm","GOOD_FOR_DAY");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|marketSession","REGULAR");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|stopPrice","");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|limitPrice","188.51");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType","EQ");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol","FB");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction","BUY");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType","QUANTITY");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantity","10");
    xml.EmitCompact = true;

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",sandboxUrl,xml.GetXml(),"utf-8","application/xml",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Make sure a successful response was received.
    if (resp.StatusCode > 200) {
        console.log(resp.StatusLine);
        console.log(resp.Header);
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        return;
    }

    // Sample XML response:

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from XML

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    // <PreviewOrderResponse>
    //    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
    //    <totalOrderValue>1892.05</totalOrderValue>
    //    <Order>
    //       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
    //       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
    //       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
    //       <stopPrice>0</stopPrice>
    //       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
    //       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
    //       <Instrument>
    //          <Product>
    //             <symbol>FB</symbol>
    //             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
    //          </Product>
    //          <symbolDescription>FACEBOOK INC CL A</symbolDescription>
    //          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
    //          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
    //          <quantity>10</quantity>
    //          <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
    //          <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
    //          <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
    //       </Instrument>
    //       <messages>
    //          <Message>
    //             <code>1042</code>
    //             <description>200|You have an existing open order for this security on the same side of the market. If you did not intend to place a second order for this security, please modify your order now.</description>
    //             <type>WARNING</type>
    //          </Message>
    //          <Message>
    //             <code>3093</code>
    //             <description>Position Concentrated.</description>
    //             <type>WARNING</type>
    //          </Message>
    //       </messages>
    //       <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
    //       <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
    //       <estimatedTotalAmount>1892.05</estimatedTotalAmount>
    //       <netPrice>0</netPrice>
    //       <netBid>0</netBid>
    //       <netAsk>0</netAsk>
    //       <gcd>0</gcd>
    //       <ratio />
    //    </Order>
    //    <PreviewIds>
    //       <previewId>1020563279</previewId>
    //    </PreviewIds>
    //    <previewTime>1529018458516</previewTime>
    //    <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
    //    <accountId>84246841</accountId>
    //    <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
    //    <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
    //    <Disclosure>
    //       <ahDisclosureFlag>false</ahDisclosureFlag>
    //       <aoDisclosureFlag>false</aoDisclosureFlag>
    //       <conditionalDisclosureFlag>true</conditionalDisclosureFlag>
    //       <ehDisclosureFlag>false</ehDisclosureFlag>
    //    </Disclosure>
    //    <cashBpDetails>
    //      <settled>
    //        <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
    //        <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
    //        <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
    //        <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
    //        <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
    //     </settled>
    //     <settledUnsettled>
    //       <currentBp>5000.00</currentBp>
    //       <currentNetBp>5000.00</currentNetBp>
    //       <currentOor>0.00</currentOor>
    //       <currentOrderImpact>64.95</currentOrderImpact>
    //       <netBp>4935.05</netBp>
    //       </settledUnsettled>
    //    </cashBpDetails>
    // </PreviewOrderResponse>

    xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    var orderType;
    var totalOrderValue;
    var orderTerm;
    var priceType;
    var limitPrice;
    var stopPrice;
    var marketSession;
    var allOrNone;
    var symbol;
    var securityType;
    var symbolDescription;
    var orderAction;
    var quantityType;
    var quantity;
    var cancelQuantity;
    var reserveOrder;
    var reserveQuantity;
    var i;
    var count_i;
    var code;
    var description;
    var v_type;
    var egQual;
    var estimatedCommission;
    var estimatedTotalAmount;
    var netPrice;
    var netBid;
    var netAsk;
    var gcd;
    var previewId;
    var previewTime;
    var dstFlag;
    var accountId;
    var optionLevelCd;
    var marginLevelCd;
    var ahDisclosureFlag;
    var aoDisclosureFlag;
    var conditionalDisclosureFlag;
    var ehDisclosureFlag;
    var currentBp;
    var currentNetBp;
    var currentOor;
    var currentOrderImpact;
    var netBp;

    orderType = xml.GetChildContent("orderType");
    totalOrderValue = xml.GetChildContent("totalOrderValue");
    orderTerm = xml.GetChildContent("Order|orderTerm");
    priceType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|priceType");
    limitPrice = xml.GetChildContent("Order|limitPrice");
    stopPrice = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|stopPrice");
    marketSession = xml.GetChildContent("Order|marketSession");
    allOrNone = xml.GetChildContent("Order|allOrNone");
    symbol = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol");
    securityType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType");
    symbolDescription = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|symbolDescription");
    orderAction = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction");
    quantityType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType");
    quantity = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|Instrument|quantity");
    cancelQuantity = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity");
    reserveOrder = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveOrder");
    reserveQuantity = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity");
    i = 0;
    count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("Order|messages|Message");
    while (i < count_i) {
        xml.I = i;
        code = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|messages|Message[i]|code");
        description = xml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|description");
        v_type = xml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message[i]|type");
        i = i+1;
    }

    egQual = xml.GetChildContent("Order|egQual");
    estimatedCommission = xml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedCommission");
    estimatedTotalAmount = xml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedTotalAmount");
    netPrice = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netPrice");
    netBid = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netBid");
    netAsk = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netAsk");
    gcd = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|gcd");
    previewId = xml.GetChildIntValue("PreviewIds|previewId");
    previewTime = xml.GetChildContent("previewTime");
    dstFlag = xml.GetChildContent("dstFlag");
    accountId = xml.GetChildIntValue("accountId");
    optionLevelCd = xml.GetChildIntValue("optionLevelCd");
    marginLevelCd = xml.GetChildContent("marginLevelCd");
    ahDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|ahDisclosureFlag");
    aoDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|aoDisclosureFlag");
    conditionalDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|conditionalDisclosureFlag");
    ehDisclosureFlag = xml.GetChildContent("Disclosure|ehDisclosureFlag");
    currentBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentBp");
    currentNetBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentNetBp");
    currentOor = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOor");
    currentOrderImpact = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|currentOrderImpact");
    netBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settled|netBp");
    currentBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentBp");
    currentNetBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentNetBp");
    currentOor = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOor");
    currentOrderImpact = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|currentOrderImpact");
    netBp = xml.GetChildContent("cashBpDetails|settledUnsettled|netBp");

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();