The Order Ticket is an order entry application that combines an order ticket with elements of the DOMTrader and Orders and Positions window.

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1 Order Ticket The Order Ticket is an order entry application that combines an order ticket with elements of the DOMTrader and Orders and Positions window. The DOM area contains buy, volume, price, and sell columns. You can also add several types of depth-of-market columns. Instead of entering orders by dragging and dropping from the price column as on the DOMTrader, you use buy and sell buttons to place orders using the Order Ticket. At the bottom of the order ticket is the Orders and Positions area, which operates much like the standalone Orders and Positions window. Opening an Order Ticket Click the Order button on the toolbar to open the Order Ticket. If the button is not displayed, click the More button, and then click Order. To add the Order button to the toolbar: 1. Click the Setup button. 2. Select Customize Toolbar. This displays the Toolbar Manager window. 3. Click the >>> button in the Add/Remove column in the Chart, Quote, News row. 4. Click Order in the button column. 5. Click the Close buttons on the Customize Application Toolbar and Toolbar Manager windows. 1

2 Order Ticket Components Some of the Order Ticket components are optional and are displayed based on the preferences you have set up. To check or change those preferences, click the Setup button, and then click Trading Preferences. Title bar (Order Ticket) The Order Ticket title bar displays the selected contract and account information. The title bar tool tip displays symbol, account, OTE, and connection information: 2

3 Symbol tabs (Order Ticket) The DOM area has four tabs, so that you can monitor and trade more than one symbol on a single Order Ticket. The tabs are color-coded: Red (burgundy) tab = short Green tab = long Black tab = working order with no position A thermometer representing the current market standing of the symbol as well as the symbol are displayed on each tab. The thermometer gives a graphic indicator of the current market standing relative to its opening, high and low prices. It shows the High to Last (Red), Low to Last (green), and Open (yellow triangle) for that symbol for the current day. The close or last price is indicated by the change of color from red to green. If the thermometer displays all yellow, the data is not available, and you cannot trade the symbol. The number on the right is net change. For options, the current strike price is also displayed. To see all of the tabs, then click and drag the dotted splitter line: Current working orders, position, and OTE (Order Ticket) The Order Ticket displays the current position and Open Trade Equity (OTE) or OTE +PL (closed profits and losses for the day) for the selected symbol and account just below the tabs. If there is no position for this account, the display states, "No position." Right-click the position details to reverse or liquidate the position. This field is optional. To the left of the position is the number of working buy orders. On the right of the OTE is the number of working sell orders. 1 working buy order, long 1, up $600, and 1 working sell order: If related instruments are part of a strategy's position, an N is displayed near the position to indicate the combined net position. 3

4 DOM area This area resembles the DOMTrader. On the Order Ticket, however, you must use the buy and sell buttons to place orders; you cannot drag and drop a price. Columns are selected in preferences. 4

5 Buy and Sell buttons (Order Ticket) Place orders using the Order Ticket by clicking the buy and sell buttons. In Order Ticket, there are 8-10 buttons displayed based on what is selected on the DOM. The larger button (here, the Sell button) is displayed when the price you select is above or below the current market. If you have selected trailing limit orders, then there are 14 buttons on the Order Ticket, with the addition of four LMT buttons: 5