Create an Order

There are many ways to create orders in TWS. This topic shows you how to send an order from the trading window.

To create and transmit an order from the trading window

1. Click the "Ask" or "Bid" price of an asset (or use your buy or sell hot key on the selected Market Data line) to create an Order Management line directly below the selected asset.

1. 1. • Click the Ask Price to create a Buy order.
      • Click the Bid Price to create a Sell order.

2. On the Order Management line, modify the order parameters Time in Force, Action, Quantity, Price, Order Type, or Destination, if needed.

NOTE: To trade more efficiently, set the Quantity, Order Type and other defaults using the Order Defaults window.

3. To transmit your order, click the "T" in the Status field.

A transmitted order displays a color to indicate the status of the order. With tooltips enabled, you will see the status description when you hold your mouse over the status field. If a checkmark is displayed in the status field, hold your mouse over the checkbox to see any order attributes. If you use the order ticket to apply order attributes they will not be visible from the trading window order line. To modify attributes, right-click the order line and select Modify then select Order Ticket.

All orders for a ticker will display on any page that has the ticker. If you only want the order to display on the page where it was created,  on the Page menu select Settings, and uncheck the Show all orders checkbox. This setting does not affect the Pending page. All orders are always displayed on the Pending page.

To enable tooltips

• Right click in the column headings along the top of the trading table, and select Enable Tooltips.

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