Enter Orders using Rapid Order Entry

The Rapid Order Entry panel, which is visible by default at the top of each trading page, allows you to quickly transmit an order without having to open an order ticket or click in a market data line. You simply tab through the fields, enter your order parameters, and press Buy or Sell. You can also enter the local or root underlying symbol, just as you can on the trading screen.

NOTE: Rapid order entry can be used for EQUITY, EQUITY OPTION and COMBINATION orders for Individual traders and Advisors.

To use the Rapid Order Entry panel

1. If the panel is hidden, right-click in the tabset area. Otherwise right-click in the Rapid Order Entry panel.

2. Select Rapid Order Entry.

3. • In the first section, use Show orHide to display or remove the panel.
      

   • In the second section, select the instrument type/order type you want to trade.

You can use the Rapid Order Entry panel to submit only one type of order at a time. For example, if you are using the panel to submit stock orders, you must toggle to the Combos submenu selection if you want to enter spread orders or combination strategies.

1. • Select Configure to do all of the above, and set defaults, tab order and other parameters for the Rapid Order Entry panel.

Once you have transmitted an order using Rapid Order Entry, the details of the order appear in the Order Management panel of the trading page. Any modifications to your order must be made on this order management line.

Tab Order

The tab order allows you to enter order information by tabbing through the fields without removing your fingers from the keyboard. You can add/remove fields from the tab order using the Rapid Order Entry tab on the Layout Manager. The intelligent tab-order mechanism enhances the speed with which you can enter keyboard orders by moving you through only those fields necessary to complete your order.

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