Inputs (Array of TradeOrders) inherits from EntityBase

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Available from version
BrickId	Guid	Not used.
TradeOrderDirectionKey	string	Should be "Buy" or "Sell"	True
Account	Guid	The account to be associated with the order	True
Instrument	Guid	The instrument to be associated with the order	True
Cash	Guid?	The Cash to be associated with the order. If this Id is not known, CashCurrencyCode can be used instead.	True
CashCurrencyCode	string	The currency code, for example SEK, USD, EUR
InstrumentAmount	Decimal?	The Amount in units. Negative amount is not allowed.	True
CashAmount	Decimal?	The Amount in units Cash. Negative amount is not allowed.	True
CommissionAmount	Decimal	The commission amount. Negative amount is not allowed.	True
OverrideCommissionAmount	bool	True if commission should override the existing fee configuration
IsUnitOrder	bool	True if order is in units
ReserveAssets	bool	True if asset (cash or instrument) should be reserved
LimitPrice	decimal	Limit price. Negative amount is not allowed.
OrderNo	string	Not used as an input. The created order will receive an order number that is returned in the output.
ExternalReference	string	An external reference that will be stored on the order
OrderSettlementType	Enum	Order settlement type is only applicable for orders with the Internal execution interface. PAYMENT CONFIRMATION PRICE (Not supported)		2.02
ExecutionInterfaceKey	String	The key of the Execution Interface that should be used for the order. The key can be found in the GUI depending on which interfaces are created for the BFS instance. This information can be found by navigating to SystemData->ExecutionInterfaces	True	2.02
OrderDateAndTime	DateTime	The date representing when the order was placed. This is not the system CreationDate which is set by BFS when the order is inputted via this method. Saved as OrderDate in BFS		2.02

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
Entities	Array	All trade orders is returned along with each trade order's BrickId, OrderNo and array of Errors per trade order

XML request example

<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <CreateTradeOrders xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <req>
        <Credentials>
          <UserName>yourusername</UserName>
          <Password>yourpassword</Password>
        </Credentials>
        <identify>youridentifier</identify>
        <Entities>
          <TradeOrder>
            <BrickId>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</BrickId>
            <TradeOrderDirectionKey>Buy</TradeOrderDirectionKey>
            <Account>9b07cfc6-7374-4e34-95e8-1d50d091cf67</Account>
            <Instrument>e9044d53-778a-4522-a0b5-399eb01429ac</Instrument>
            <Cash xsi:nil="true" />
            <CashCurrencyCode>SEK</CashCurrencyCode>
            <InstrumentAmount>10</InstrumentAmount>
            <CashAmount xsi:nil="true" />
            <CommissionAmount>0</CommissionAmount>
            <OverrideCommissionAmount>false</OverrideCommissionAmount>
            <IsUnitOrder>true</IsUnitOrder>
            <LimitPrice>0</LimitPrice>
            <ExternalReference>Testing2</ExternalReference>
			<OrderSettlementType>PAYMENT</OrderSettlementType>
          </TradeOrder>
        </Entities>
      </req>
    </CreateTradeOrders>
  </s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

C# - CreateTradeOrders

//Create an order using the CreateTradeOrders method
var client = new BFSServiceReference.bfsapiSoapClient();

var credentials = new BFSServiceReference.Credentials()
{
    UserName = bfsusername, //Username of administrative user in your instance of BFS
    Password = bfspassword, //Password of the administrative user in your instance of BFS
};

var response = client.CreateTradeOrders(new BFSServiceReference.CreateTradeOrderRequest()
{
    Credentials = credentials,

    identify = bfsidentifier, //Identifier is a unique token for your instance of BFS        

    Entities = new[]
    {
        new TradeOrder()
        {
            TradeOrderDirectionKey = "Buy",
            Account = new Guid("cbfe4a0d-bf05-4a7e-bdc8-1ee809817bee"),
            Instrument = new Guid("138e92a5-f1d6-4473-9ca4-45f511881676"),
            CashCurrencyCode = "EUR",
            CashAmount = 100M,
            CommissionAmount = 0M,
            ReserveAssets = true,
            ExternalReference = "MyTestOrder",
            OrderSettlementType = OrderSettlementType.PAYMENT,
            ExecutionInterfaceKey = "Manual"
        }        
    }

});

//Show information about the created orders
Console.WriteLine("Orders:");
foreach (var c in response.Entities)
{
    Console.WriteLine(c.BrickId + ", " + c.OrderNo);
}

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