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Orders

Submission

Limit, stop and market orders can be created and submitted directly from the price axis. Order quantities can be configured in Order Presets. Keyboard modifiers (Ctrl and Shift) may be configured to place different order types from the price axis.

Create/Submit Order – Select the action to create and submit an order in a single action.

Create Order (No Submit) – Select the action to create an order which will not submit unless you click the (T) Transmit button on the order label.

Default (No Key) – Default chart order type.

Shift Key – Select the order type when pressing the Shift key.

Ctrl Key – Select the order type when pressing the Ctrl key.

Ctrl + Shift Key – Select the order type when pressing the Ctrl + Shift keys.

Show Order Ticket – Displays the order ticket window.

Confirm Close/Reverse Position – Display a pop-up dialog confirming a close/reverse of your position.

Show Client OCO Warning – Display a warning when OCO orders are held on the client (locally) and not server side.

Show Client Attach Warning – Display a warning when attached orders are held on the client (locally) and not server side.

Show Client MIT Warning – Display a warning when MIT orders are held on the client (locally) and not server side.

Send Email On Filled Order – Send an email on orders filled. Please see the Preferences -> Email section for set up.

Send Email On Rejected Order – Send an email on rejected orders. Please see the Preferences -> Email section for set up.

Display

Configure chart order styles here. Hint: reducing font size will also reduce the label size.

Align – Align chart orders to the right or left side.

Filled Align – Align filled orders to the right or left side.

Line Style – Select the line style for chart orders.

Extend Order Line Left – Extend chart order lines all the way to the left side of the chart.

Label Offset – Offset the chart order label from the edge of the chart (min 5 pixels).

Font – Select the font for the chart orders. Note: The chart label will scale in size relative to the font.

Show Buttons – Show orders buttons such as cancel and transmit.

Show Filled – Show filled order lines/labels on the chart.

Show Price In Label – Show the order price in the order label.

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