Cancel open entry order after delay

The Cancel open entry order after delay setting defines a delay in seconds after which an open entry order is automatically canceled. If the entry order (buy to open a long, or sell to open a short) is still open after the specified number of seconds, TradersPost submits a cancel request.

The value is a positive number of seconds between 1 and 3600 (for example 30 means cancel after 30 seconds). Leave blank to disable automatic cancellation of entry orders.

This feature works by scheduling a delayed background job at the moment the entry order is placed. When the delay elapses, if the order is still open, it is canceled via the broker. This also applies to partially filled orders: if part of the requested quantity has filled, TradersPost submits a cancel request to the broker for the remaining open quantity. If the order was already fully filled by then, no action is taken.

The Cancel open exit order after delay setting is separate: setting one does not set the other, and this setting does not apply when planning an exit.

Webhook cancelAfter (entry)

Payloads may include cancelAfter to provide a per-signal cancel delay in seconds for the entry order.

The effective entry cancel delay comes from the webhook when either:

• Allow signal overrides is enabled on the subscription, or
• Allow signal override is enabled for Cancel open entry order after delay

If signal values are allowed for this field and the payload includes cancelAfter, that value is the entry cancel delay. If signal values are allowed but the payload omits cancelAfter, the configured Cancel open entry order after delay on the subscription is used.

If neither Allow signal overrides nor Allow signal override for Cancel open entry order after delay is enabled, cancelAfter in the webhook is ignored for entry planning and only the configured Cancel open entry order after delay applies.

Example webhook payloads

Entry using only the subscription's configured Cancel open entry order after delay value (no per-signal value):

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "orderType": "limit",
    "limitPrice": 150
}

Entry with a per-signal cancel delay (requires Allow signal overrides and/or Allow signal override for Cancel open entry order after delay as above):

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "orderType": "limit",
    "limitPrice": 150,
    "cancelAfter": 30
}