Placing Orders on Order Ticket

There are two ways to place an order from Order Ticket window: using the Buy/Sell buttons and using the HeadsUp Display.

You can also place orders on Order Ticket when your focus is on another window. For example, suppose you have an Order Ticket open, but you are currently working with a chart, so that the chart is the active window. Hover the mouse over a buy or sell button on Order Ticket, use the mouse wheel to scroll to the desired price, and click. The order is placed, and Order Ticket becomes the active window.

To enter an order with the buy and sell buttons

Place orders at the market, with a limit price, or for best bid or offer.

1.  Select your order type and quantity.

2.  Click your desired price to populate the buttons with that price. You can also use your keyboard to select a price.

3.  Click the Buy or Sell button for the type of order you want to place. For market orders, click a Buy @ MKT button.

If the price is below the market, Order Ticket displays one standard buy limit button and stop and limit sell buttons.

If the price is above the market, Order Ticket displays one standard sell limit button and stop and limit buy buttons, as seen in the example above.

Format and allowed values

Non-FIT orders should be entered in this format:

[FCM account number] [side] [size] [instrument] [price] [order type] [duration] [speculation type]

Abbreviated versions (add space at end of entry to activate Submit button):

[FCM account number] [side] [size] [instrument] = market order

[FCM account number] [side] [size] [instrument] [price] = limit order

[FCM account number] [side] [size] [instrument] [price] [order type] = day order

Order elements are separated by a space. Entries are not case-sensitive.

Allowed values:

•      FCM account number = type the account number or type # to use the current account.

•      Side = B or S.

•      Instrument = Short or full name.

•      Price = M for market or @[price] or [price] for limit.

•      Type = LMT, STOP, STL, TSTP, or TSTL. If STL/TSTL, then follow it with the price.

•      Duration = DAY, GTC, or GTD. If GTD, then follow it with the date in mm/dd/yyyy format.

•      Speculation type = speculation, arbitrage, or hedge

If you enter a FIT instrument, then the format is:

[FCM account number] [side] [size] [instrument] [@price] [lmt] [aggressive flag] [duration]

Allowed values:

•      Aggressive flag = AGGR or PASS.

•      Duration = DAY, GTC, GTD, FAK, or FOK. If GTD, then follow it with the date in mm/dd/yyyy format.