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“Orders” window

The “Orders” window allows a user to set and modify pending orders and manage position orders attached to pending orders. To open the window, do one of the following:

  • Press “Set order” in the “Main windows” toolbar.
  • Right-click the corresponding line in the following windows: “Market watch”, “Sum open positions”, “Account History Report”, “Orders History Report” and press “Set order”. You may also right-click an instrument name inside the “Instruments” folder in the “Navigator” window.
  • Right-click in a chart window and press “Set order”.
  • Right-click in the following windows: “Open positions”, “Orders”, “Margin analysis”. Press “Set order”. A user is supposed to choose the necessary instrument further on.
  • Go to “Trade –> Set order” in the menu bar. A user is supposed to choose the necessary instrument further on.

The “Orders” window has 3 tabs: “Pending”, “OCO” and “Activation” that correspond to an order type. OCO and activation orders cannot be attached to a PCI (if a PCI is chosen, these tabs will be inactive).

“Pending” tab

The tab allows a user to place a pending order. If it triggers, a trade position will be opened with Stop loss and Take profit orders attached.

The “Pending” tab contains the following elements:

  1. A drop-down list for choosing a trading instrument.
  2. The “Instrument Browser” button .
  3. Current Ask and Bid prices.
  4. A drop-down list for choosing order time duration.
  5. Pending order activation price.
  6. Volume field.
  7. Price direction.
  8. Locking checkbox . The mode is unavailable for PCI.
  9. Stop loss checkbox and Stop loss value field.
  10. Take profit checkbox and Take profit value field.
  11. Trailing stop checkbox and Trailing stop value field. Trailing stop is unavailable for PCI.
  12. Order information area. In case of PCI, the field will contain information on base positions.
  13. The “OK” button placing the pending order.
  14. The “Cancel” button.

“OCO” tab

The “OCO” tab allows placing two pending orders: as soon as one of them triggers, the other one is automatically cancelled.

The “OCO” tab contains the following elements:

  1. A drop-down list for choosing a trading instrument.
  2. The “Instrument Browser” button.
  3. Current Ask and Bid prices.
  4. A drop-down list for choosing order time duration.
  5. Group of elements corresponding to Order 1.
    • 5.1. Order 1 activation price.
    • 5.2. Volume field.
    • 5.3. Price direction.
    • 5.4. Locking checkbox.
  6. Group of elements corresponding to Order 2.
    • 6.1. Order 2 activation price.
    • 6.2. Volume field.
    • 6.3. Price direction.
    • 6.4. Locking checkbox.
  7. Order information area.
  8. The “OK” button placing the OCO order.
  9. The “Cancel” button

“Activation” tab

The “Activation” tab implies placing one or two inactive orders that are activated as price reaches a specific level set by user. If two orders are placed they can be transformed into OCO orders.

The “Activation” tab contains the following elements:

  1. A drop-down list for choosing a trading instrument.
  2. The “Instrument Browser” button.
  3. Current Ask and Bid prices.
  4. Order activation price.
  5. A drop-down list for choosing order time duration.
  6. OCO checkbox. (With the “OCO” mode on two position orders will be considered as OCO orders. If 2 position orders are not placed, the checkbox will be inactive).
  7. Group of elements corresponding to Order 1.
    • 7.1. Order 1 activation price.
    • 7.2. Volume field.
    • 7.3. Price direction.
    • 7.4. Locking checkbox.
  8. Group of elements corresponding to Order 2. (Parameters are active when a tick is put in the Order 2 checkbox).
    • 8.1. Order 2 activation price.
    • 8.2. Volume field.
    • 8.3. Price direction.
    • 8.4. Locking checkbox.
  9. Order information area.
  10. The “OK” button placing an Activation order.
  11. The “Cancel” button.