J-Trader Quick Start Demo

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1 J-Trader Quick Start Demo Step #1: INSTALLATION Type in your browser or click here to enter the J-Trader demo: The first time you load this java application you will see a security warning screen similar to this. Click Yes to continue loading J-Trader. (You can select Always trust content to bypass this message in the future ) Please Note: This is a "canned" demo. Market prices do not reflect real-time conditions. Not all available contracts and markets may be visible under this demo login. Also, J-Trader connects to more than just the markets that are in the demo. Click here to see all the tradable markets. Step #2: J-Trader Banner Screen

2 No user ID or password is required to use this J-Trader demo, therefore you can just click Login to proceed. Step #3: HOT QUOTE SCREEN Once successfully logging on to J-Trader, you can begin by setting up your Hot Quotes screen for trading by selecting the 'New' icon at the bottom of the J-Trader banner screen (located to the right of the Tools menu. Windows can be aligned by selecting 'Tile Horizontal/Tile Vertical' icons once a screen has been created. The 'Hot Quotes' screen is one of the many screens that you can trade directly off of. You can use the relevant buttons at the bottom of the screen to add, remove, or move up or down any contracts that are added. You Add contracts by selecting the and expanding the list of available symbols/contracts under each exchange by clicking the + next to each. When there are no more '+' symbols you can either select individual contract maturities or press the spacebar to include all those that are highlighted. Step #4: The next step is to select your settings button from the J-Trader banner screen. The 'Settings' button enables you to change display attributes such as font size, font type and colors to your liking. Step #5:. PLACING A LIMIT ORDER You are now ready to trade any contract that is listed in your Hot Quotes Screen. Begin by verifying the Lot Size at the bottom right of the screen (it can be changed using the keyboard or by using the up/down arrows with a mouse). Place the mouse over the contract's bid or ask price and you will see a market depth view similar to this.

3 Click on the desired price to initiate a Limit order. This will display an order acknowledgement screen similar to this one: PLACING A MARKET ORDER The fastest way to initiate a market order is by double clicking the Bid Volume (to sell) or Offer Volume (to buy) the desired commodity. A similar order confirmation will display similar to the one below. OTHER ORDER TYPES Alternatively, for non-market or limit order, the green 'Trade' button at the bottom right side of the screen

4 can be used to generate a trade ticket to submit all other valid order types accepted by Vision. (Note: Price history, in the form of a Last Trade spreadsheet and chart are available doubleclicking the Last price of the desired contract.) If you desire to trade inter-commodity spreads, J-Trader excels in its capacity to handle these more complex orders through the use of a Matrix Screen. By clicking on the 'Commodity' button at the bottom of the screen you will be able to define the commodities spreads that you want to track. The 'Contracts' button displays a list of all the tradable months within that commodity. Clicking on any of these months will auto-generate your spread matrix. You can trade from the resulting matrix in the same ways you can from the 'Hot Quotes' screen. One additional benefit of using this matrix view is the ability to see simultaneous Bid/Ask depth by clicking on the Month/Year value of the commodity. Here we have clicked Dec01 for the Euro and we see all bids and offers on our desired instrument.

5 Again, a limit order is just a single click away. Step #6: STATUS SCREEN At this point we have seen how robust J-Trader order entry can be. Yet such advanced order entry capabilities become useless without the ability to quickly check status on an order.

6 The J-Trader 'Status' screen displays all the working, filled and completed orders that you presently have in your trade book. You can get additional information by double clicking on the order or by using the order filter in the top right of the screen. Orders can be changed while they maintain a Working status by selecting the order and clicking Amend. Additionally, a working order may be cancelled ( pulled ) by selecting the appropriate order and clicking the button entitled Pull. Step #7: REVIEWING POSITION STATUS The position screen shows your overall position held by commodity, including a view of accrued profit or loss, as well as a summary of closed profit/loss by instrument. By initially setting up the appropriate commission schedule charged to your account, you can precisely track your trading results through this position tracking area. Further detail on any trade open or closed can be obtained by clicking on any of the contracts displayed.

7 Step #8: REPORTS You can view your last five trading days of activity via the 'Reports' screen. This area will display a rolling five-day list of all orders that you have submitted and the results of each during the previous five day period.

8 Step #9: MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS The 'Accounts' screen shows you what accounts are assigned to your secure login and what types of account they are. You can toggle on/off the ability to utilize these accounts for trade entry or reporting. This feature protects a trader from initiating positions into an account that they would otherwise not have intended to:

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