RCG Onyx Plus Quickstart. Quickstart Guide.

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1 RCG Onyx Plus Quickstart Quickstart Guide

2 Step #1 System Requirements Step #2 Installation Instructions Step #3 Platform Overview Additional Resources

3 System Requirements Microsoft System Setups (one of the below) Windows XP (32-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) 3.00GHz CPU 2 Gigabyte of Memory.Net 3.5 Service Pack 1 15 Megabytes of free disk space 1024 x 736 Screen resolution High speed internet connection

4 Getting Started Within the welcome you receive you will notice your Username and a link to set your password. Click on this link to set your password. Enter your password information and click Change Password. The login screen will appear and prompt you to enter your Username and Password. Click the download button located on the bottom left corner of the screen. Follow the on-screen prompts to install RCG Onyx Plus.

5 Logging In Once you have installed RCG Onyx Plus an icon will be added to your desktop. Double click the icon to start the application. Selecting between Live and Demo environments Free trial users, select Demo Live trading clients, select Live

6 Overview Default Layout Understanding the Toolbar Selecting and Using Contracts 2 ways to place a trade Ticket Window ABV Window Placing a Trade in the ABV ABV Display Data ABV Functionality Other Windows

7 Default View The Default Layout will appear upon first login Quotes Window Toolbar Positions Window Orders Window ABV Window Contracts Window

8 The Toolbar Open any window on the platform from the Toolbar. Connection Status is displayed on the Host and Price buttons, if either turns orange or red you are no longer connected. Flip the Toolbar horizontally by clicking Flip. Minimize and Maximize the platform by clicking Min and Max on the Toolbar

9 The Contracts Window Using the Contracts Window Use the exchange drop-down menu to filter by exchange OR to locate custom spreads *Only users who subscribe to the auto-spreader can see custom spreads* Easily switch tabs to view Futures or Options contract dates Type a contract code or part of a contract name in the Filter to narrow your search Use these drop-down menus to search for a particular month or year Click New Spread to use the auto-spreader to create a spread. *Only users who subscribe to the Auto-Spreader will see this button*

10 Using the Contracts The windows within RCG Onyx Plus allow you to drag and drop contracts from the Contracts window into the Ticket, ABV and Quotes windows

11 The Ticket The Ticket can be opened from the Toolbar by clicking Ticket, which will open a default ticket. Clicking trade on the Quotes window will also open a ticket, which will be autopopulated with the contract in the quotes window. The trade ticket will allow you to define your trade parameters, such as exchange, order type and price. Click Submit to place a trade.

12 The ABV Window Clicking the ABV button will open a blank ABV window and allow you to drag a contract from the Contracts, Quotes, Positions, Orders or Fills windows into the ABV.

13 The ABV Window The ABV window displays market depth provided by the exchange and allows users to place market, limit, stop and synthetic orders Buy Stops Place buy stops above the market by right-clicking in the BID column (this must be enabled in the Settings on the Toolbar) Sell Limit Place sell limit orders by clicking in the ASK column at the limit price of your choice Buy Limit Place buy limit orders by clicking in the BID column at the limit price of your choice Sell Stops Place sell stops below the market by right-clicking in the ASK column (this must be enabled in the Settings on the Toolbar)

14 The ABV Window High of the Day The high of the day is displayed in red at the top of the price column and is also highlighted by a red bar at that price within the screen High Low of the Day The low high of of the the day day is displayed in in blue red at the top bottom of the of price the price column column and is and also is also highlighted by a by red a blue bar bar at that that price price within the screen Net Position This number displays your net position for the displayed contract Last Price This number displays the last traded price Volume/Quantity The number to the left is the total volume traded at that price since it began trading at that price and the number within the parenthesis is the last quantity traded at that price Thermometer Displays market direction in ticks from the time you placed the contract into the ABV Green= upward movement Red= downward movement Yellow= no change Net Change Displays the net change for the current trading session

15 The ABV Window Clone Clone the settings and layout of your ABV window to open multiple windows with similar properties Main Switch accounts and contracts and place Time in Force orders Actions Place market orders, cancel working orders, center the thermometer and more Pad Select a quantity for trading Settings Set settings for each ABV window Drop-down Select synthetic orders and exchange icebergs or use the default for limit and stop orders

16 Additional Windows The Quotes, Positions and Orders windows are displayed in the default layout From here you can view live-streaming market data, monitor your positions and P&L, manage your orders and amend or cancel working orders.

17 Reports Reports View account information such as Balance, Positions, Transactions, Statements, Prelims and Reports. Access orders and fills within RCG Onyx Plus. Use the Risk Management button to view your accounts risk parameters Reports are accessible via the main toolbar or by logging into RCG Onyx Plus Web at

18 The WebTrader The WebTrader is a browser based version of the trading platform that can be accessed anywhere that you have internet access, including on an ipad or Mac. Place trades, monitor positions and view market data on the go.

19 Disclaimer An investment in futures contracts is speculative, involves a high degree of risk and is suitable only for persons who can assume the risk of loss in excess of their margin deposits. You should carefully consider whether futures trading is appropriate for you in light of your investment experience, trading objectives, financial resources, and other relevant circumstances. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. RISKS OF ELECTRONIC TRADING Account access, trade executions and system response and performance may be adversely affected, including delays and failures, as a result of: market volatility, trading volumes, illiquidity, quote delays, system and software errors, data or server outages, Internet traffic and capacity and other market conditions or factors. One or more of these factors may occur before or after you place a trade, resulting in a delayed or failed order placement, order cancellation, trade execution and/or acknowledgement of any of those actions. You are solely responsible for such risks.

20 Thank you for your interest in RCG Onyx Plus For more information please contact your broker or us at