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Description
The Market Order Entry Window allows you to create a DMA order and send them to a broker on the market.
How to access
You can open the Market Order Entry Window by clicking 'Ctrl N' or by selecting the New Order action in the Trading menu.
It is also possible to select a symbol in the watch list and create a order from there.
New Order window
Fields in the Market Order Entry Window
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B/S | Buy or Sell order | |
Quantity | The Quantity being bought or sold | |
Instrument | The symbol/company | Autocomplete text box. Type in the first letters and the system will suggest from available instruments. |
Price | Price - used to specify a limit price for the order. For pegged orders, the price field can be used to specify a Cap Price. | |
Order Type | Order Type | Limit, Market, LOO, LOC, MOP, MOC, IOOC, IOOP |
Visible Quantity | Usually called iceberg order. The quantity that will be displayed on the market. | |
Hidden | Makes the order hidden. This only works for orders with large quantity. | |
TIF | Time In Force | Day: Valid untill the end of the trading day. FOK: Fill or kill. IOC: Immediate or cancel. GTC: Good till cancel. GTT: Good till time. |
Date | Used when GTT is used in the TIF | |
Broker | The broker that the order will be sent to | |
Handling | How the broker will handle the order. | DMA, Manual. |