/** Get account id and minumal position size for the entry order. */
FXCore.TableAut table = (FXCore.TableAut)mDesk.FindMainTable("accounts");
string acct = (string)table.CellValue(1, "AccountID");
int size = (int)table.CellValue(1, "BaseUnitSize");
/** Calculate rates. */
table = (FXCore.TableAut)mDesk.FindMainTable("offers");
/** Instrument (must be EUR/USD. */
string instrument = (string)table.CellValue(1, "Instrument");
/** bid and ask prices. */
double ask = (double)table.CellValue(1, "Ask");
double bid = (double)table.CellValue(1, "Bid");
/** spread. */
double spread = ask - bid;
/** buy entry limit must be below the market. */
double rate = bid - spread * 5;
/** create the entry order. */
object order = null, di = null;
mDesk.CreateFixOrder(mDesk.FIX_ENTRYLIMIT, "", rate, 0, "", acct, instrument, true, size, "", out order, out di);
string order_id = (string)order;
/** And set the stop order below the open price. */
double stoprate = rate /** entry order rate. */ - 
                  spread /* expected close rate. */ - 
                  0.0002 /** 1 pip is COND_DIST on my account plus another pip to be below the limit. */
mDesk.ChangeEntryOrderStopLimit(order_id /* entry id. */, stoprate, true /** Change STOP, not LIMIT!. */, 0 /* No trailing. */);

//... code to get account and instrument ...

m_pTradeDesk->CreateFixOrder(m_pTradeDesk->FIX_ENTRYLIMIT, "", rate, 0, "", bAccount, bInstrument, true, nQty, "", &ordID, &psd);
//dStop is rate of the stop and dLimit is the rate of the limit
CString csOrdID(ordID.bstrVal);
if (dLimit > 0) // Order has attached limit, create it...
	CreateAttachedLimitStop(false, csOrdID, dLimit);
if (dStop > 0) //Order has attached stop, create it...
	CreateAttachedLimitStop(true, csOrdID, dStop);


bool CreateAttachedLimitStop(bool bStop, CString vTradeID, double dRate)
{
	CString sType;
	try
	{	
		VARIANT_BOOL side;
		if (bStop)
		{	//stop side of the order
			sType = "stop";
			side = VARIANT_TRUE;			
		}
		else
		{
			sType = "limit";
			side = VARIANT_FALSE;
		}
		m_pTradeDesk->ChangeEntryOrderStopLimit((LPCSTR)vTradeID,dRate,side,0);

		return true;
	}
	catch(_com_error e)
	{
//*********THIS IS THE CATCH THAT I AM HITTING!!!!!********
		// Unable to effect the requested change...
		// Inform the user what happened to make their order disappear
		CString csErr;
		BSTR bstr;
		e.ErrorInfo()->GetDescription(&bstr);
		csErr.Format("Could not add attached %s while placing FXCM "
					 "order. The FXCM error was:\n\n%s\n\nThe attached "
					 "%s has not been placed.",
					 sType, CString(bstr), sType);
		MessageBox(::AfxGetMainWnd()->GetSafeHwnd(), csErr, "Order could not be placed", MB_OK);
		return false;
	}
}