Include the calculator in the buy order

[manuelmazzuola]

Hi,
would be useful to include a calc in the buy order, for example i would like to buy using the 95% of my total equity, for example

buy MSFT (/ 95% MSFT) MKT

[mattsta]

Thanks for the note!

The next version does have calculator-in-buy-command (for price fields though, not the quantity field). I just haven't packaged all the new changes up into a clean release yet.

Here's an example of setting a limit price 5 under the current live quote with an automatic 3% take profit exit. Currently the percentage doesn't work in the calculator itself yet (percentages only work in the profit/loss bracket math), but it could probably be added.

live> buy /RTYH5 1 LIM @ (- live 5) + 3% preview
2025-02-24 13:10:25.015 | INFO     | icli.lang:run:2562 - [/RTYH5 1 LIM @ (- live 5) + 3% preview] Requesting: OrderIntent(symbol='/RTYH5', algo='LIM', exchange=None, spread=None, qty=DecimalLongShares('1'), bracketProfitAlgo='LMT', bracketLossAlgo='STP', limit='(- live 5)', bracketProfit=DecimalPercent('3'), bracketLoss=None, preview=True, config={}, scaleDesc=None)
2025-02-24 13:10:25.016 | INFO     | icli.lang:resolveCalculation:2607 - Resolving calculation request: (- live 5)
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.lang:currentBidAsk:2444 - FUT :: RTYH5:    bid 2,200.20 x 2.0    mid 2,200.20    ask 2,200.30 x 1.0    last 2,200.40 x 3.0    last trade 1.72 s    updated 0.58 s
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.lang:resolveCalculation:2654 - Replaced live placeholder with current midpoint: 2200.3
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.lang:resolveCalculation:2661 - Calculating: (- 2200.3 5)
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.lang:run:2910 - [LMT] Live calculation result: 2195.3
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.cli:placeOrderForContract:1714 - [RTY :: RTYH5] Using exchange: CME
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.cli:placeOrderForContract:1738 - [RTYH5] Request to order at dynamic qty 1.00 @ price 2,195.30
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.cli:placeOrderForContract:1974 - [LMT :: BUY] 1.00 @ $2,195.30 x 50 ($109,765.00) ALL_HOURS=False TIF=GTC
2025-02-24 13:10:25.017 | INFO     | icli.cli:whatIfPrepare:2248 - [RTYH5 :: QTY 1 :: PROFIT :: 36204] For preview query, converting: [transmit True] to False; [parentId 36203] to None
2025-02-24 13:10:25.018 | INFO     | icli.cli:whatIfPrepare:2248 - [RTYH5 :: QTY 1 ::  TRADE :: 36203] For preview query, converting: [transmit False] to False; [parentId 0] to None
2025-02-24 13:10:25.154 | INFO     | icli.cli:generatePreviewReport:2306 - [RTYH5 :: QTY 1 :: PROFIT] PREVIEW REQUEST Future(conId=672387509, symbol='RTY', lastTradeDateOrContractMonth='20250321', multiplier='50', exchange='CME', currency='USD', localSymbol='RTYH5', tradingClass='RTY') via ib_async.order.Order(
    orderId=36204,
    action='SELL',
    totalQuantity=1.0,
    orderType='LMT',
    lmtPrice=Decimal('2261.2'),
    tif='GTC',
    parentId=None
)
2025-02-24 13:10:25.155 | INFO     | icli.cli:generatePreviewReport:2306 - [RTYH5 :: QTY 1 :: TRADE] PREVIEW REQUEST Future(conId=672387509, symbol='RTY', lastTradeDateOrContractMonth='20250321', multiplier='50', exchange='CME', currency='USD', localSymbol='RTYH5', tradingClass='RTY') via ib_async.order.Order(
    orderId=36203,
    action='BUY',
    totalQuantity=1,
    orderType='LMT',
    lmtPrice=Decimal('2195.3'),
    tif='GTC',
    parentId=None

[manuelmazzuola]

Great, maybe I’ll try to craft a PR for the quantity field after you pushed the changes.