Inputs (Array of TradeOrders) inherits from EntityBase

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Available from version	Comment

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Available from version	Comment
BrickId	Guid	Not used.
TradeOrderDirectionKey	string	Should be "Buy" or "Sell"	True
Account	Guid	The BrickId of the account to be associated with the order	True
Instrument	Guid	The BrickId of the instrument to be associated with the order	True
Cash	Guid?	The BrickId of the Cash to be associated with the order. If this Id is not known, CashCurrencyCode can be used instead.	True		Deprecated, not used after 2.26. Currency of instrument will be defaulted. Property will be removed in later releases
CashCurrencyCode	string	The currency code, for example SEK, USD, EUR. If this is not supplied, Cash must be used instead.	True		Deprecated, not used after 2.26. Currency of instrument will be defaulted. Property will be removed in later releases
InstrumentAmount	Decimal?	The Amount in units. Negative amount is not allowed.	True
CashAmount	Decimal?	The Amount in units Cash. Negative amount is not allowed.	Only mandatory when IsUnitOrder = false
CommissionAmount	Decimal	The commission amount. Negative amount is not allowed.	True
OverrideCommissionAmount	bool	True if commission should override the existing fee configuration			Deprecated, is not used in the new way of handling fees. Fee Management
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.
BusinessEventId	Guid	Not used as an input. The reference to the business event associated with the created order.		2.40
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
CustomFields	Object[]	CustomFields is an array of CustomField objects. Each CustomField consists of two strings, FieldName and Value. There are no datatypes associated with these properties, they are just a way for api-users to add custimized data to the object.		2.09
DecisionMakers	Guid[]	TRS property. List of decision makers that should be associated with the order. Read more about TRS and decision makers here: TRS Manager		2.26
DecisionMakerWithinFirm	Guid	TRS property. The person within the investment firm who is responsible for the investment decision. Also called Investment decision within firm. Read more in our KB: TRS Manager This field should only be populated if the DecisionMaker (the firm making the decisions) is the same firm as is the ExecutingParty.		2.26
ShortSellingIndicator	Enum	TRS property. The short selling indicator is used in TRS reporting to define if a trade of the type Sell was a short sale or not. The allowed values are: SESH = Short sale with no exemption SELL = No short sale, selling a current position SSEX = Short sale with exemption UNDI = Information not available NotApplicable = This can be used if the order was a buy order and the short sale indicator is not applicable. This will be set by default by BFS for any Buy orders.		2.27
ExternalAccountDataForWithdrawal	ExternalAccountDataForWithdrawal	For Sell-orders, if this property is used, the sell-order will generate an exchangeorder (of tradeorder in other currency than SEK) and an external withdrawal order		2.33

Outputs

Name	Type	Description

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>
            <BusinessEventId>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</BusinessEventId>
          </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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Inputs (Array of TradeOrders) inherits from EntityBase

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