Account NLV Override

Setting key
account_nlv
Default
(auto, fetched from broker each cycle)

What it does

Net liquidation value used by the percentage-based circuit breakers and allocation caps. ACondor fetches the real NLV from tastytrade at the start of every cycle and caches it. This field lets you manually override the NLV if the broker fetch fails or if you want to run the bot against a hypothetical account size for testing. In normal operation, leave this blank: the bot keeps it current automatically.

When to change it

Only set manually if broker NLV fetching is consistently failing and you need the circuit breakers to function. Clear it once the broker connection is restored so the real value takes over again.

Safe range

Any positive dollar value representing your account's approximate net liquidation value. A value too low makes the allocation cap too tight; a value too high makes it too loose.

Example

$75,000 account. Bot fetches NLV automatically each cycle. If you set account_nlv=75000 manually, the bot uses that instead of the broker fetch. If the broker later fetches $74,800, the cached broker value wins again.

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