Tick

Outright Futures, Futures Spreads, and Options. Limit order.

 

Method: Basic “with a tick” logic, monitors opposite inside size and pays up if it recedes below a threshold or if the market moves away. Optionally reprice or cancel the order if the market moves toward the order.

 

Algo parameters in addition to [Side, Size, Price]

          Opposite Size Ratio [Default – 1.5]

o    Ratio of this order size to opposite inside size, below which the algo triggers

          Opposite Size Raw [Default – 0 (disabled)]

o    Raw opposite size threshold, below which the algo triggers.

          Max Chase Ticks [Default – 2]

o    Maximum number of ticks to pay up

          Trade Toward Behavior [Default – NO_CHANGE]

o    What happens if the market moves towards us.

o    NO_CHANGE – Continue to lean on the original opposite inside price

o    CANCEL – Cancel the order

o    REPRICE – Lean on the new opposite inside price

          Imbalance Ratio [Default – 0.0]

o    Trigger threshold:

o    (SameSize–OppositeSize) / (SameSize– OppositeSize)

          Enable Imbalance [Default – False]

o    Look for order imbalance