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Restarting a contest-algo

Hi all,

I would like to know the right way to push new changes I just coded into an algo which was running on the contest.

My problem is, the initial version I coded was not equiped with instruction to close any open positions. I then add such instruction, but it seems the modified algo/code (listed among the 'Testing Algorithms') has nothing to do with the previously running version (Listed as of contest-type among the 'Live Trading' algorithms) - both are listed on the 'My Algorithms' page. I then tried two things but both failed:
1 - By clicking the 'Enter Contest' button next to the newly modified algo (This starts the algo with a newly fresh account with 100k balance and none of the open positions nowhere)
2 - By completely stopping then clicking again the initial algo listed as Live-contest (The modificaton have not been taken into account as it is still the same initial code). Moreover, as the algorithm is tagged as Stoped since..., I found no button nowhere which can re-start the algo again).

Please help and thanks,
T.