Order Ticket |
The "Order Ticket" is the main Order Entry module where you can place your Buy or Sell order on a instrument. In order to open up an "Order Ticket", first go to the "Quote Detail" page, then press the "Trade" button. An "Order Ticket" will also be opened when you cancel/replace an order from "Orders and Positions" and you can also access it from the "Price Ladder" or "Options Chain" modules.
In the upper right corner of the screen, you can see the "Last Tick" price for the selected instrument and in the left corner, your current Order Entry "Account" name.
If you are already connected to Order Entry, the application offers you the possibility to switch between accounts. In order to use this functionality, tap the "Switch Account" button next to your Order Entry "Account" name. This functionality is not available for Paper Trading, just for live trading. |
This will bring up a dialog, which contains all the valid Order Entry accounts you used before. In order to switch your Order Entry account tap an item from the account list or press "Cancel" to go back to the previous screen. If you want to read more about this functionality, go to the Order Entry Login section of this help.
Select the "Side" of the order by tapping the "Buy" or "Sell" button in the middle of the screen. |
Below those buttons you should find the "Quantity" field. You can enter the quantity of the order manually or tap the plus and minus buttons on the sides to adjust the value.
The "Instrument" field is automatically filled with the currently selected instrument, but you can change it by tapping the text field. You can also use the Symbol Search tool in order to search for another symbol by tapping the blue magnifying glass icon. If you want to read more about it, go to the Symbol Search section of this help. |
Except for the "MKT" orders, you can also fill in the "Price" of the order.
For "STWL" orders you will see a field for the "Limit" price.
In the center of the screen, you can select the order type:
After you selected the order type, tap the "Lifetime" button and the order type list will be changed, allowing you to select the "Lifetime" of the order from the following list:
After you found the option you need, tap "Done" to save your selection.
At the bottom of the screen, above the "Place Order" button, the following values are displayed:
In the upper right corner of the ticket, you can tap the settings button. This will bring up a dialog where you have three options for where to go after placing an order:
and two options that can be used at Offset or Reverse:
After making the selection, press the Ok button. This will save your selection and bring you back to the Order Ticket screen. You can also go back to this screen, without saving any changes by pressing the Cancel button.
In the upper right corner of the screen, next to the settings button, you can find the Clean All button. If you tap that, it will erase the content of all text and price fields.
When you are finished setting up your order, tap the "Place Order" button at the bottom of the page. A confirmation window will pop up, allowing you to go back to make changes if necessary (by tapping "No"). Otherwise, tap "Yes" to finish placing your order.
Anytime, if you need to go back to the "Quote Detail" page, tap the "Back" button on your device.