Orders Window

Description of the module

Orders Window is the main trading module in the VolFix platform. All orders in the platform are stored on servers, which helps the trader to avoid unnecessary risks associated with the loss of the Internet connection.

The Top Button Panel contains the following elements:

Statement - opens a statement (trade report). For more information on this window, you can find information in step 10 or this link.

Chart Type - opens a settings window for changing the displayed chart in the Orders Window. In the settings window, you can select the type of chart, the number of days to download to display, the timeframe and other settings.

View DOM - when activated, displays the trading DOM.

Add Brackets - provides an opportunity to set up additional orders for an open position, for example, create and attach a stop, take profit for an open position and other options.

Lines - transfer of lines from chart windows to Orders Window. You can read more about lines here.

Setup - Orders Window settings menu. A detailed description of all menu functions is available here.

Window - a button for quickly switching the active window to other open VolFix windows.

The Control Panel contains the following elements:

Ticker - ticker input field. When you click on the arrow icon, the list of previously entered tickers is loaded.

Ticker the second field is the field for selecting a contract for the specified instrument. When clicked, a list of all available contracts for selection opens. The most active contract at the moment is automatically loaded.

Account - a field for selecting a trading account. Clicking on the field opens a list of all available trading accounts. Click on the account you need to select it.

Lots - the number of lots of the position to be opened. To change, enter the required number of lots or use the arrow icon to open a previously entered number of lots. It is also possible to quickly change the number of lots using the buttons - or +.

TIF - Time In Force, order validity time - Day, this order is valid during the day; GTC - Good Til Canceled, the order is valid until it is executed or canceled.

The account data is listed below (example of the screenshot description above):

S011515503 TEST - account name.

SIM - designation that the account is simulated.

AVL: $ 100'000 200L - available funds on the account for trading, where 200L means the maximum number of lots that can be opened using all available funds.

Blocked: $ 0 - blocked funds on the account.

FEE: $ - displays the trading commission, indicated immediately after Blocked.

Closed P&L: $ 0 - displays the realized profit and loss for this instrument.

Brackets - enables (ON) or disables (OFF) additional conditions when opening orders, more details here.

The Footer Panel (bottom panel) contains the following items:

Working Orders - enables or disables the display of the window of placed orders for execution (Work orders) for the current instrument on the chart.

Trades - enables or disables the display of the Trades window for the current instrument on the chart.

Open Positions - enables or disables the display of the Open Positions window for all instruments on the chart.

Cancelled Orders - enables or disables the display of deals canceled by a broker or exchange.

Slave Accounts - a window for managing accounts that copy transactions.

Module capabilities

— sending market exchange orders with one click of the mouse

— placing / canceling exchange orders (limit, stop orders) directly on the chart in one or two mouse clicks

— placing / canceling complex exchange orders in a group (linking stop and - - profit of orders to the placed order) in one or two clicks of the mouse
— placing invisible in the trading DOM stop, limit and complex exchange orders in two clicks
— cancellation of all placed pending orders with one "click"

— closing the current position at the market price with one "click"

— the ability to select the type of chart for sending orders - Bar Chart, Tick Chart, Box Chart (visualization of the trading volume in real time)

dynamic interactive Depth of the Market (DOM) on the chart

— the ability to use a deal from another player or robot to open your own position , public rating of players and robots in real-time mode

Test account setup

To open the window of available accounts, do the following steps: Market Watch-> component-> Orders Window-> setup-> Account List.

In the Account List window that opens, select double-click the left mouse button on the account you need or click on the Edit button. In the Account Setup:

Public - the parameter whether the account is public. If the setting is ON, the account will be available in the Traders Rating window.

Alias - text name for the account. After saving the settings, the account name will be displayed instead of the account number.

Public Trade - when ON, other traders will be able to view the trades of the account by double-clicking on the account in the Traders Rating window.

Fee Rate - commissions for transactions, enter the desired value to set the commission for each transaction on the account.

Rights - setting up account management for copying trades from another account. If the Master state is selected, then transactions will be copied from this account to the accounts with the Slave state selected.

Init Amount - account balance. This parameter can be changed to reset the account balance or to change it.

Brief description of available order types

Orders are managed using the buttons located in the right part of the window or by right-clicking on the chart at the desired price level. 

Orders for liquidating positions:

Cancell All - cancellation of all pending orders on the currently selected instrument in the Orders Window.

Trade Out - closing the current active position and canceling all pending orders on the currently selected instrument in the Orders Window.

Please note: Trade Out does not liquidate positions and pending orders on all instruments; to liquidate positions and pending orders on all instruments, use the Trade Out All button.

Trade Out All - closing all current positions and canceling all pending orders on all instruments.

Use this button if you want to completely exit all open positions and cancel all pending orders, for example, when you have finished trading and you need to quickly liquidate all positions and pending orders.

Please note: Trade Out All liquidates positions and cancels all pending orders on all instruments.

Simple orders:

Select the required trading instrument by entering its ticker in the Ticker field, select the required contract in the field after the ticker, as well as the trading account in the Account field and the number of contracts in the Lots field.

Auto Sell - when this button is activated, the mode of sending a sell order is activated. When you click on the price axis with the left mouse button in the Orders Window, a limit or stop order will be automatically placed, depending on whether the order is above or below the current market price.

Auto Buy - when this button is activated, the mode of sending a buy order is activated. When you click on the price axis with the left mouse button in the Orders Window, a stop or limit order will be automatically placed, depending on whether the order is higher or lower than the current market price.

Sell Market - sending a sell order at the current market price.

Buy Market - sending a buy order at the current market price.