Setting Trading Preferences

Trading preferences include:

Preference

Description

Display

Choose display settings, such as theme and component selection, for a single trading application (DOMTrader or Order Desk, for example.)

Trading Display

Choose display settings, such as button style and buy/sell colors, that apply to all trading applications.

Price Display

Select the number of digits to display and highlight.

Confirmations

Choose events requiring a confirmation before continuing and situations that will open a warning message window.

Notifications

Identify when and how you should be notified of events relating to your orders.

Risk

Set size limits and configure order size parameters.

Limits & Stops

Define types and ranges for limits and stops.

Smart Orders

Enable and configure smart orders, such as Bracket or Iceberg orders.

Strategy Orders

Choose a default strategy order type, and select cancellation behavior for strategies.

Keyboard Keys

Manage keyboard shortcuts.

 

Price Display, Risk, Limits & Stops, and Smart Orders preferences define both default symbol behavior and exceptions for particular symbols:

 

Notifications, Risk, Limits & Stops, and Smart Orders preferences define behavior for all accounts and exceptions for particular accounts:

 

To open trading preferences, click the Setup button and then click Trading Preferences.

Related topic:

Setting Orders and Positions Display Preferences