Right-click on an Order Management Line

To see a right-click menu, select an order management line and then click the right mouse button. Select an item from a right-click menu using your mouse. The right-click menu on an Order Management line contains the following menu commands:

Menu Command

Description

Transmit

Transmits the selected order to the order destination.

Cancel

For non-working orders, cancels the order and deletes it from the order management line.

For working orders, sends a cancellation request to the order destination. A working order is not confirmed cancelled until the Status field turns red.

Deactivate

Cancels a transmitted order at the exchange, but leaves it on the trading page for later re-submission.

Check Margin

Opens the What-if Scenario box which describes your margin requirements for the order.

Restore

Lets you undo changes to a working order on an order management line BEFORE YOU RE-TRANSMIT THE ORDER.

Attach

  • Auto Stop - Attach a stop order to the limit order.

  • Auto Trailing Stop - Attach a trailing stop order to the limit order.

  • Bracket Orders - Attach a set of opposite-side orders that "bracket" the current order in an attempt to limit loss.

  • Auto Combo Limit - Flips the parent combination order and submits an opposite side limit order. You must enter a limit price. For example, if you have a BUY calendar spread, the parent order looks like this:

Buy 1 XYZ OPT NOV06 80.0 CALL
Sell 1 XYZ OPT OCT06 80.0 CALL

When you attach an auto combo limit, TWS flips the combo and create a SELL calendar spread order like this:

Sell 1 XYZ OPT NOV06 80.0 CALL
Buy 1 XYZ OPT OCT06 80.0 CALL

And you have to enter a limit price. Since the attached order is dependent on the parent order, it will not be transmitted until the parent order executes.

  • Auto Combo Market - Flips the parent combination order and submits an opposite side market order. See above.

Create

  • Duplicate - Creates another order management line with the same order parameters directly below the selected line.

  • Scale Orders - Create a series of orders at incrementally decreasing/increasing price intervals.

Modify

  • Order Ticket - Opens the Order Ticket window where you can modify parameters before you transmit the order.

  • Trigger Method - Select a stop trigger method for simulated stop, simulated stop limit, and trailing stop order types. This option lets you reset the trigger method for a single order. To change the trigger method for all orders, on the Configure menu select Order. then select Stop Trigger Method.

    To allow stop-limit and eligible simulated stop orders to trigger after hours, select the "Allow triggering outside of regular trading hours" checkbox. Note that the trigger method for cash contracts must always be the default double bid/ask method.

  • Condition - Opens the Conditional tab on the Order Ticket where you can create or modify a conditional order, which is an order that will automatically be submitted or cancelled ONLY IF specified criteria for one or more defined contracts are met.

Volatility

  • Convert to price-based - Converts the market data display from Volatility to price-based display. The values in the Bid Price and Ask Price fields change from volatility to price.

  • Convert to volatility-based - Converts the market data display from price-based to Volatility display. The values in the Bid Price and Ask Price fields change from price to volatility.