Quote SpreadSheet. You can also trade directly from the QSS.

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1 Quote SpreadSheet Quote Spreadsheets (QSS) enable you to display market data, options data, fixed income data, contract specs, and orders and positions information for a custom list of symbols. It s similar to the Custom Quote Board, but data is listed across a row instead of being listed in an individual cell. You can also trade directly from the QSS. 1

2 QSS Toolbar The Quote SpreadSheet toolbar includes the Quote Board toolbar buttons as well as: Trade button Logs you on to trade. Cancel All button Click this button to cancel all working orders. Right-click this button to open a window that allows you to select the account, side, and symbol to cancel. Setting QSS Preferences You can change the QSS settings to customize the QSS display and behavior. To open the QSS preferences window, click the Setup button, and then click Quote SpreadSheet Preferences. 2

3 Showing headers To show or hide the title bar, select or unselect the Show Title Bar check box. To show or hide the row numbers, select or unselect the Show Row Numbers check box. To show or hide the column headers, select or unselect the Show Column Headers check box. 3

4 Showing gridlines To show or hide the horizontal grid lines, select or unselect the Horizontal check box. To show or hide the vertical grid lines, select or unselect the Vertical check box. The spacing setting indicates how many lines to count before placing a horizontal grid line on the QSS. The grid color setting allows you to change the color of grid lines. Setting automatic actions Selecting the Automatically Refresh List check box tells the system to refresh the data in the QSS automatically. If you select the Automatically Size to Fit check box, the system will automatically size the QSS when you remove or add columns. If this check box is not selected, the QSS remain the same size even after you add or remove columns. 4

5 Showing net change (NC) histogram Select this check box to display the net change histogram bars. Histograms display for futures and options only. They display if there are two or more futures of the same commodity in the QSS window. They display if there are two or more options of the same commodity, expiration, and side in the QSS window. If NetChangeLastTrade is 0 or empty for the contract, the histogram will not be displayed. 5

6 Working with a QSS To begin, type a symbol and press ENTER. The quote data for that symbol will be displayed. Pressing CTRL+ENTER displays all the contracts associated with that commodity. If you have entered a multi-symbol formula, press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ENTER to list the outrights of that formula also. For example, typing EP-ENQ and pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ENTER results in: Many of the same quote window actions apply to the QSS. You can edit a quote cell, enter a comment, and add a portfolio just as you would on a Quote Board. Choosing the data to display on the QSS is the same as with a Custom Quote Board. Using offsets to view data in rows This example illustrates how offsets work. Let s say you want the Net Ask and Net Prior Ask one, two, and three ticks back. You can choose to display those columns, as in line 1. You can also enter the offsets with the symbol to display the information in one column. The NetA column displays the Net Ask for each tick. Notice that NPA1 in line 1 is equal to NetA in line 2. NPA2 in line 1 is equal to NetA in line 3 because of the [-2] offset. As long as the data is available, you can use the offset entry for any symbol and any value. Sorting rows Right-click the QSS and click Sort the Block. Symbols will be listed in alphabetical order. 6

7 Importing and Exporting with Excel CQG offers users the ability to import lists of stocks and commodities into a QSS. Your Excel spreadsheet must be one column only. When you enter symbols in lower case, the inverse value, 1/the value, will be displayed. 1. In Excel, select the column you wish to import. 2. On your keyboard, select Ctrl-C. 3. In CQG, open a Quote SpreadSheet. 4. Maximize the window, as only the visible fields will be populated. 5. Click in the first field on the QSS. 6. On your keyboard, select Ctrl-V. The QSS is populated with the symbols from your Excel spreadsheet. Your QSS will look similar to this window (which has been condensed): To facilitate additional evaluation of Quote Spreadsheet data, you may wish to copy the information into an Excel spreadsheet. 1. In the QSS, select the data you want to export. 2. Right-click on the selected data and click Copy to Excel. 3. In Excel, right-click a cell. 4. Click Paste. 7