You can use Search or Market Explorer to add instruments to a new or existing Market Grid widget. Using Search to launch a Market Grid To use search to launch a Market Grid: Enter an exchange, product type, product, symbol, or instrument name in the Search box in the workspace title bar. Tip: You can […]
You can configure the display of instruments and market data in the Market Grid by doing the following: Changing and reordering columns Adding label rows Customizing the font and colors for rows Coloring rows by year Highlighting price updates Renaming instrument names Enabling Live Only mode Changing and reordering columns You can configure the Market […]
Price alerts can be created by a right-click menu item of “Create price alert” that appears on individually selected instrument rows in Market Grid. When the menu item is selected, the Alert Manager launches seeded with that instrument as a price alert ready to type in the price for the alert.
The following styles of widgets that can be launched from the Market Grid: Independent widget Linked widget Launching an independent widget To open an independent widget pre-populated with the selected instrument: Right-click on an instrument row and highlight Open. Select the desired widget and move it to the desired location. The new widget opens with […]
Using a Floating Order Book, you can modify the price and quantity of a working order in the Market Grid. The action (e.g., middle-click, left-click, hover) for opening the Floating Order Book is defined on the Orders tab in Preferences. To modify working orders with a Floating Order Book: Middle-click on a quantity in the […]
In the Market Grid, you can right-click any single instrument row to open all expiries in the Spread Matrix. You can also highlight specific rows to select speific contracts to appear within the Spread Matrix. This includes the ability to select any user-declared contracts and have them appear in a single Spread Matrix widget. Opening […]
In the Market Grid, you can open a widget as one of the following: a stand-alone widget a linked widget Using a stand-alone widget A stand-alone widget is populated with market data for an instrument selected in the Market Grid. To use a stand-alone widget: Right-click on an instrument row and select Open to show […]
Note: Ensure that you have selected an account for the specific exchange where you’ll be submitting the RFQ. Account selection for RFQs is set up in Preferences | Accounts. For exchanges and products that support request for quote (RFQ) functionality, you can right-click the contract name in the Market Grid to submit an RFQ. Instruments […]
You can create a tab that includes all available instruments for a specific product. This method allows the expired contracts to automatically roll into the next contract and will automatically add new instruments to the tab as they come available. Creating a Product Subscription To subscribe to a product: Add a new tab to the […]
You can submit orders in the Market Grid by opening a floating order entry window (e.g., MD Trader®) or linked widget (e.g., Order Ticket). You can also trade from the Market Grid by grouping it with an order entry widget and creating a widget group. Trading with a Floating Order Entry Order Ticket To trade […]
You can use tabs to organize your instruments by doing the following: Adding tabs Managing tabs Moving or copying instruments to a new tab Adding tabs You can add tabs to the Market Grid to allow you to monitor and trade different products within the same widget. To add a tab: Click the + icon. […]