Are credits charged per order or per trailing stop step?

When Credits Are Charged

Credits are consumed only when an order reaches the Submitted state and is transmitted over the internet. This happens once during the NinjaTrader order lifecycle. In certain situations, an order may be submitted simultaneously with another state (such as Working or Filled), in which case credits are also charged for that transmission.

When Credits Are NOT Charged

Credits are not consumed in the following situations:

• Trailing stop steps: Credits are not charged for each trailing stop step update. Only the initial Submitted order state consumes credits.
• Order modifications: Changes to existing orders do not consume additional credits.
• Order cancellations: Canceling an order will not consume credits.
• Working and Filled states: These order states do not consume credits unless the order was originally submitted with those states.

Key Points to Remember

• Only the Submitted order state triggers credit consumption
• One Submitted order = one credit charged
• Trailing stop steps do not consume additional credits
• Order changes and cancellations are free