Prior to placing the order
1. Select an account. To change accounts, right-click the account name on the title bar or press F11 to open Account Picker.
2. Set the size. Click the size field and either type a new value or use the mouse wheel to move to a new value. You can also click a most recent size button.
3. Set the duration and order type.
4. Set the price. In market mode, you’re trading the best bid or best ask. To choose a different price,.
If the price is below the current best bid, the buy side is a limit order and the sell side is a stop order. If the price is above the current best offer, the buy side is a stop order and the sell side is a limit order.
See Split DOMTrader Components for details about these components.
You can place orders using:
•Buy and Sell buttons
Click the buy or sell button. The button display depends on the mode.
•Buy and Sell columns
Click the buy limit column to place buy limit orders, and click the sell limit column to place sell limit orders.
Click the sell stop column to place sell stop orders, and click the buy stop column to place buy stop orders.
Click the DOM bid column to place buy limit orders
Click the DOM ask column to place sell limit orders.