# Need help with a Simple TP + SL-\> OSO + OCO **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 26, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/need-help-with-a-simple-tp-sl-oso-oco/11370 "2025-02-26T14:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Edwin\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Edwin\_B](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Edwin_B)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/need-help-with-a-simple-tp-sl-oso-oco/11370/1 "2025-02-26T14:38:15Z")
I am really running up a wall…all I want at this moment is a “simple” order that includes a stop loss and a take profit. I know I could create seperate orders but I rather have it combined where I know for sure that if the main order is indeed filled only then my stop and take profit is added to the system I have the following code which nicely places all 3 orders but it rejects right away the bracket orders. I feel I am overlooking something simple but could really use a helping hand ```auto def place_market_buy_with_tp_sl_oso(instrument_symbol, quantity, take_profit_points, stop_loss_points, current_price): """ Places a market buy order with a take-profit and stop-loss using the `placeOSO` operation. Args: instrument_symbol (str): The instrument symbol (e.g., "MESM1"). quantity (int): The quantity to trade. take_profit_points (float): The take-profit distance in points from the entry price. stop_loss_points (float): The stop-loss distance in points from the entry price. data_bento_price (float): The current market price from DataBento. Returns: tuple: (success, message, order_ids) - success is a boolean, message is a string, order_ids is a dictionary (or None) """ # Calculate take profit and stop loss prices take_profit_price = current_price + take_profit_points stop_loss_price = current_price - stop_loss_points # Payload for the placeOSO operation oso_payload = { "accountSpec": USERNAME, # Replace with your account username "accountId": account_id, # Replace with your account ID "action": "Buy", #Buy or Sell "symbol": instrument_symbol, "orderQty": int(quantity), # Ensure quantity is an integer "orderType": "Market", # Initial market buy or sell order "isAutomated": True, # Required for non-manual orders "bracket1": { # Take-profit order "action": "Sell", "orderType": "Stop", "stopPrice": take_profit_price #Using Stop order requires setting the Stop price to be used instead of Limit }, "bracket2": { # Stop-loss order "action": "Sell", "orderType": "Stop", "stopPrice": stop_loss_price } } try: # Place the OSO order response = requests.post(ORDER_ENDPOINT, headers={ 'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, json=oso_payload) response.raise_for_status() #Raise exception for bad status codes oso_data = response.json() if "orderId" in oso_data and "bracket1Id" in oso_data and "bracket2Id" in oso_data: order_ids = { "market_order_id": oso_data['orderId'], "take_profit_order_id": oso_data['bracket1Id'], "stop_loss_order_id": oso_data['bracket2Id'] } message = f"Market buy, take-profit, and stop-loss placed successfully. IDs: {order_ids}" print(message) return True, message, order_ids else: print(f"Error: Failed to place OSO order. Response: {oso_data}") #Log the full response for debugging return False, f"Failed to place OSO order. Response: {oso_data}", None except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"Request failed: {e}") #Log the exception return False, f"Request failed: {e}", None except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred: {e}") #Log the exception return False, f"An error occurred: {e}", None ``` ---
**Author:** ![Edwin\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Edwin\_B](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Edwin_B)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/need-help-with-a-simple-tp-sl-oso-oco/11370/2 "2025-02-26T15:19:50Z")
I found my mistake…I had both bracktes set at stop sell and it should have been for the take profit part (in thise case for a long) a limit sell order at the tp level` # Payload for the placeOSO operation ``` oso_payload = { "accountSpec": USERNAME, # Replace with your account username "accountId": account_id, # Replace with your account ID "action": "Buy", #Buy or Sell "symbol": instrument_symbol, "orderQty": int(quantity), # Ensure quantity is an integer "orderType": "Market", # Initial market buy or sell order "isAutomated": True, # Required for non-manual orders "bracket1": { # Take-profit order "action": "Sell", "orderType": "Stop", "stopPrice": take_profit_price #Using Stop order requires setting the Stop price to be used instead of Limit }, "bracket2": { # Stop-loss order "action": "Sell", "orderType": "Stop", "stopPrice": stop_loss_price } } ``` ` Should have been ```auto oso_payload = { "accountSpec": USERNAME, # Replace with your account username "accountId": account_id, # Replace with your account ID "action": "Buy", #Buy or Sell "symbol": instrument_symbol, "orderQty": int(quantity), # Ensure quantity is an integer "orderType": "Market", # Initial market buy or sell order "isAutomated": True, # Required for non-manual orders "bracket1": { # Take-profit order "action": "Sell", "orderType": "Limit", "price": take_profit_price #Using Stop order requires setting the Stop price to be used instead of Limit }, "bracket2": { # Stop-loss order "action": "Sell", "orderType": "Stop", "stopPrice": stop_loss_price } } ``` ---
**Author:** ![Amrita\_Chandarana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Amrita\_Chandarana](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Amrita_Chandarana)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/need-help-with-a-simple-tp-sl-oso-oco/11370/3 "2025-08-22T18:48:36Z")
Hi @Edwin_B Is this working for you ? We need to define exact Price or we can provide reference price like 50 PT SL and 50 Pt TP -the way we define in Tradovate Web application for the ATM. Is this possible using Tradovate API > [@How to Place Market Order with 50pt Stop Loss and 50pt Take Profit via API](https://community.tradovate.com/t/how-to-place-market-order-with-50pt-stop-loss-and-50pt-take-profit-via-api/12282): > > I am using the Tradovate API and would like to place a market order with both a 50-point stop loss and a 50-point take profit attached (bracket order) in a single API call. Could you please provide the recommended way to achieve this using your API? Specifically: What is the correct endpoint and payload structure for placing a market order with both stop loss and take profit? Is it possible to submit the market entry and both brackets in one request, or do I need to place the market order fi…