TOS Ubuntu - Conditional/OCO failing to execute properly, crashes saving lists/templates
Two issues, one clearly a bug that the application seems to have about a 50% chance of crashing any time I go to save an order template or watchlist and start typing in a name to save it, and 100% chance of crashing if I try to overwrite an existing template/list by saving with the same name... kind of annoying but I figure I might be stuck dealing with it unless someone here knows of a fix. I had to install and run it as root in /opt/thinkorswim/ to get it to launch correctly.
The other issue I'm not sure if it's something I'm doing just not using the software right or what, but I keep running into these situations where I set up a conditional OCO bracket to close out a position automatically, only to have it either:
a) somehow buy more shares than it closes with the conditionals, after they've all executed, leaving an open position after the trade should have closed.
b) somehow execute both orders from an OCO pair, or execute sell orders too many times, leaving me with a short position.
I've been playing with the application using paper money while I try and get a handle on how to use it and figure out why it's doing things like this before doing any real trading... I guess the question is, can I even trust it to not sink me with an improperly executed order? The last thing I want is a short position left open on a stock I didn't even know I had overnight.
P.S. the documentation on this application is atrocious or out of date (maybe just the ubuntu one?) and I'm having a really hard time following guides for how to perform certain actions in the interface. The docs seem to describe a lot of buttons and tabs that just aren't there on my application.