This message indicates that the stopLoss.limitPrice provided in the request is invalid. TradersPost requires that the stopLoss.limitPrice be a valid positive number, representing the price at which the stop loss order will be filled.
For example, if a stopLoss.limitPrice such as "-50" or "xyz" is provided, the request will not be processed.
This error can occur due to several reasons, such as:
stopLoss.limitPrice is a negative number.stopLoss.limitPrice is not a number (e.g., it contains letters or special characters).stopLoss.limitPrice is zero or improperly formatted according to the required parameters.stopLoss.limitPrice in your request is a positive number and correctly formatted to avoid this error.Invalid stopLoss.limitPrice example:
{
"ticker": "AAPL",
"action": "buy",
"orderType": "limit",
"limitPrice": 100,
"stopLoss": {
"type": "stop_limit",
"stopPrice": "90",
"limitPrice": "invalid"
},
}
Valid stopLoss.limitPrice example:
{
"ticker": "AAPL",
"action": "buy",
"orderType": "limit",
"limitPrice": 100,
"stopLoss": {
"type": "stop_limit",
"stopPrice": "90",
"limitPrice": "89"
},
}