Column Name

Description

Shown Columns (mandatory columns that cannot be removed)

Action

The order action. BUY or SELL.

Type

The order type.

Quantity

The number of units in your order.

Lmt. Price

The limit price for order types to which this price applies, including Limit, Stop Limit, and Relative orders.

Aux. Price

This field reflects the Election price for Stop and Stop Limit orders, and the Offset Amount for Relative and Trailing Stop orders. You can set these auxiliary amounts in the Default Order Settings box.

Basis Points

Used with futures EFPs. The basis point value is equal to the implied interest rate x 100.

Status

The order status. See Guide to System Colors for details.

Contract Description

Underlying

Shows the underlying symbol. Note that if you want a single Underlying field on the trading window with no order field below it, check the Underlying field for both market data and order management.

Symbol

The exchange symbol for the contract.

Exchange

The market data exchange. If no other exchange is specified in the Destination field, this is also the destination to which the contract will be routed. Select SMART order routing to route directly to the best available market.

Description

Identifies the instrument type and other descriptive contract information.

Time in Force

Time in Force

The time span over which your order remains active. By default, the time in force is day, which means any part of your order that has not executed by the time the market closes will be cancelled by the system.

Good After Time

Activates the order after the specified time has elapsed.

Exp. Date

For GTD orders. Keeps the order active until the close of market on the date you enter. Date format is YYYY/MM/DD.

Exp. Time

For GTD orders. Keeps the order active until the time on the date you enter in the Exp. Date field.

RTH Only

Check to ensure your order is only eligible to execute during regular trading hours.

Quantity

Quantity Type

Used in conjunction with Quantity Value field to automatically calculate order quantity based on your instructions.

Quantity Value

Used in conjunction with Quantity Type field to automatically calculate order quantity based on your instructions.

Disp Size

Enter a display size to create an iceberg order.

Min Quantity

Enter the minimum acceptable quantity that must be available for the order to execute.

Num Components*

Divides a scale order by the number of components. For example, if your order quantity is 10,000 and the Num Component value = 5, TWS will scale the order into 10 components of 1000 shares each.

Component Size*

Divides a scale order by component size. For example, if your order quantity is 10,000 and the Component Size value = 200, TWS will scale the order into 50 components of 200 shares each.

*Note that the Num Components and Component Size fields are mutually exclusive. You enter a value in either one field or the other.

Prices

Stop Price

The Election price for Stop and Stop Limit orders, and the initial stop price for trailing stop and trailing stop limit orders.

Pct. Offset

Creates an offset price based on a percentage off the best bid or ask. Use a decimal value between 0 - 1.

Discretionary Amt

Enter a discretionary amount with a limit order to create a discretionary order.

Actions

Transmit

Click to send the order to the order destination.

Cancel

Click to cancel the order.

Adjustable Stop

Trigger Price

The price that triggers the one-time adjustment of a stop, stop limit, trailing stop or trailing stop limit order.

Adj Order Type

The order price submitted when the trigger price is hit on a stop, stop limit, trailing stop or trailing stop limit order.

Adj Stop Price

The new stop price for the adjusted order.

Adj Stop Lmt Price

The initial limit price for the adjusted stop limit or trailing stop limit order.

Adj Trailing Amnt

The new trailing amount for a trailing stop or trailing stop limit order.

Volatility

Volatility

Displays volatility for the option at a specific strike price.

Continuous Update

If checked, the option limit price is automatically updated based on significant movement in the price of the underlying. Also used for EFPs.

Volatility Type

Select either Annual or Daily implied volatility calculation for VOL orders.

Reference Price Type

For dynamic volatility orders. Choose the average of the NBBO, or the bid or ask price to be used as the reference price.

Hedge Delta Order Type

Define an order type for a delta neutral trade. This will be submitted in conjunction with dynamic management of your volatility orders.

Hedge Delta Aux Price

If needed, enter the auxiliary price for a delta neutral order type that requires another price field.

Stock Range (Low)

The optional low-end value of a stock range for Volatility orders. If the price of the underlying falls below this value, the order is cancelled.

Stock Range (High)

The optional high-end value of a stock range for Volatility orders. If the price of the underlying rises above this value, the order is cancelled.

EFP

Continuous Update

For EFPs. If checked, the limit price is automatically recalculated based on movement in the basis points.

Pegged-to-Stock

Stock Ref Price

An optional value used for Pegged to Stock option orders. If left blank, the NBBO midpoint is used. This value is subtracted from the current NBBO midpoint to determine a change in the stock price.

Delta

Used for pegged to stock orders. This value is used as a percent, and is multiplied by the change in the underlying price. this value is added to the starting price to determine the price for a call option.

Stock Range (Low)

The optional low-end value of a stock range for Pegged to Stock orders. If the price of the underlying falls below this value, the order is cancelled.

Stock Range (High)

The optional high-end value of a stock range for Pegged to Stock orders. If the price of the underlying rises above this value, the order is cancelled.

Order Attributes

Trigger Method

Displays a dropdown field with a list of all available Trigger Methods. This allows you to select a new method on a per-order basis.

OCA Group

Allows you to create a one-cancels-all advanced order group without opening the Order Ticket window.

Sweep to Fill

Check to create a sweep-to-fill order.

Hidden

Check to create a hidden order.

Origin

The customer type from which the order originated. Mainly used for institutional accounts.

All or None

Marks the order as AON, to ensure the order will not execute unless/until the entire quantity is available.

Block Order

Mark your high-volume limit order as a block order.

Non-Guaranteed

Check to indicate that you will take all the risk for partially executed smart-routed spread orders.

Shareholder

A tag used by large shareholders who trade Canadian products.

Preserve Time Priority

Check to keep your order in the queue regardless of incurred exchange fees.

ISE MPM

For Midpoint Match orders on the ISE Stock Exchange, select from two order types. A Standard order is entered as a market or limit order but is not displayed to the trading community. Standard orders support the Immediate or Cancel (IOC) order attribute.

An SOI (Solicitation of Interest) order broadcasts the symbol to ISE MPM users. These orders have a minimum order quantity of 2000.

Hide Pennies

For US Options orders in pennies, hides the pennies from the market.

Status

Trailing Key

System-created key to identify bundled limit, bracket and trailing stop orders.

Destination

The order destination.

Execution Price

The price for filled and partially-filled orders.