SATURN Trader SATURN TRADER USER GUIDE: CFD

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1 SATURN Trader SATURN TRADER USER GUIDE: CFD Spread Co Ltd, Argyle House, Joel Street, Northwood Hills, London, HA6 1NW, United Kingdom Tel: (44) (0) Fax: (44) (0) Registered Office Address: Spread Co Limited, 22 Bruton Street, London, W1J 6QE, United Kingdom SPREAD CO Limited. All Rights Reserved Registered in England and Wales. Registered No Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. FCA Register No

2 SATURN Trader Contents 1. Introduction 2. Downloading the Software 3. Logging in 4. Client End User Licence Agreement 5. The Trading Platform 6. The Menu Toolbar 7. Market Browser & Watchlist 8. Placing Trades 9. Placing Orders 10. Order Types 11. Charts 12. News 13. Monitoring Your Account 14. Managing Your Positions 15. Order Management 16. Account History 17. Statement 18. Layout 19. Print / Export 20. Change Your Password 21. Platform Settings 22.Adding Funds Online

3 1. Introduction Saturn Trader is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use trading platform, which provides functions such as order management, position monitoring, news, charting and a real-time account summary. This quick start guide shows you how to log into Saturn Trader and start trading based on equities, indices, currencies and commodities. If you have any questions or queries regarding Saturn Trader, please visit our website or contact our Client Services Team. 2. Downloading the software This section is applicable for Saturn Trader only. You do not need to download software for Saturn Web. 1. To download Saturn Trader, click on the hyperlink in your account activation . Alternatively, please visit the Saturn Trader page on our website, where you can also download the software. 2. Click on Save File to download the set up file. 3. Click on Run to begin the installation. 4. Click on Next to continue. 5. Next choose the folder in which you wish Saturn Trader to be installed. 1

4 2. Downloading the Software (contiinued) 6. Click Install to begin the installation process. 7. Finally, click on Finish to complete the installation. 3. Logging in 1. Click on the Start button, select All Programs, click Saturn Trader to launch the software. 2. Alternatively, double click on the Saturn Trader short cut on your desktop to launch the software. 3. Enter your Username and Password then select you account type and click on the Logon button. 2

5 4. You can use the same Username and Password to log into Saturn Web. 5. If you enter your Username and Password correctly, Saturn Trader will launch. 6. If you enter your Username or Password incorrectly, Saturn Trader will not launch. Try re-entering your login details and follow step 4 above. 7. If you have problems launching Saturn Trader, please contact our Client Services Team. 4. Client End User Agreement When you log in to Saturn Trader for the first time, the Client End User Licence Agreement (EULA) will be displayed. By agreeing to the EULA, you are granted the right to use Saturn Trader for personal use on the terms and conditions set out in the EULA. If you wish to accept the EULA, click on ACCEPT. You will then be permitted to access Saturn Trader. The EULA displays on your first login only, and if accepted will not be shown on your subsequent logins. 5. The Trading Platform Please note that the screenshots for the following sections are taken from Saturn Trader. If you have any queries regarding Saturn Web, please feel free to contact our Client Services Team. This screen contains the following information: 1. Menu Toolbar Toolbar with links to launch the Market Navigation window, Open Positions window, Trade/Order history and News. See Chapter 6 for further details. 2. Market Browser The Market Browser displays the list of markets available for trading. See Chapter 7 for further details. 3. Main Screen This is the section where your Market Browser window, Open Positions window etc will be displayed. The picture above displays the default layout setting when you first log onto Saturn Trader. 3

6 6. The Menu Toolbar The Menu Toolbar contains the following functions and tools: 1. Standard The Standard button contains functions such as Market Navigation, Watchlist, Trade/Order tickets, Charting and News. 2. Account The Account button contains functions such as Account Summary, Open Positions, Working Orders, Trade, Order and Transaction History, Add and Withdraw Funds (Live account only), Statements and Change Password. 3. Layout The Layout button contains functions such as Show/Hide Toolbar, Load/Save Layout, Current Window options and Layout Options. 4. Print / Export The Print / Export button contains print and export functionality. 4. Tools The Tools button provides options for you to set the price window according to your own preferences. 4. Help The Help button contains hyperlinks to our Platform User Guides, FAQs, Online Tutorials and Contact Details. 4

7 7. Market Browser & Watchlist Click on Navigation to launch the Market Browser window from the main menu 1. Search Type any market in the search box and the Search Result window will be immediately activated and all the relevant words that match the search will be displayed. E.g if, MSFT is typed in all relevant markets which refer to Microsoft will appear. 2. Browser By selecting the arrow within the tree, you can browse through all the markets available please let us know if you are unable to find an instrument you want to trade and we will do our best to provide the market. By right clicking a specific group you may open a group price window with all the markets within the specific group. My Watch Lists Click on Create Watch list button to create a new watch list from the standard tool bar. Enter a name for your watch list and click on OK. You may create as many watch lists as you like. To delete a watch list, select the watch list and click on the Remove Watchlist button. To add a market to a watch list please find the market in the browser and right click and add to the selected watch list. 5

8 8. Placing Trades The example below shows you how to place a trade for GBPUSD. 1. Type GBPUSD in the Search box, right click on GBPUSD and click on the Trade button. 2. To buy GBPUSD, enter 10,000 into the Trade ticket and click the Buy button ( in the below example). 3. Select your account by using the Account drop down menu (if you have more than 1 trading account). 4. If your trade is successfully executed, the Confirm Trade Ticket will display the message Trade success as well as the action price trade reference number and time of your trade. An confirmation will be sent to your registered address. 5. If your trade is unsuccessful because you have insufficient funds in your account, the Confirm Trade ticket will display the message In sufficient Funds. You may either place a trade for a quantity that your margin requirement allows or increase the amount of funds in your account. 9. Placing Orders Once you have selected the market required from the Navigation browser or your watch list, please right click and select order to open an order ticket. 6

9 10. Order Types An order is a request that allows Saturn Trader to execute a trade on your behalf should market prices reach your defined level. Orders vary in complexity and, if used properly, are a means to assist you to manage risk. Primary Order This is an opening order to create a new position or to place an order against an open position. Contingent Stop and Limit By checking the Stop and/or Limit box you can enable an OCO from your opening primary order. The stop order will allow you to protect your downside risk. The limit order allows you to take profit from your primary opening order. The attached stop and limit orders will act as contingent OCO. In this case once the primary has been executed the stop and limit will operate as an OCO. OCO (One Cancels Other) OCO orders operate as one cancels the other orders, so in the case above, assuming a primary order has been executed only one of the contingent orders will execute and the other will be cancelled. In the case of placing an OCO as an opening or closing order against an existing open position, you must first enter the primary order details and then select the OCO tab next to the Primary tab. You can then enter the other half of the OCO. The primary can be the stop order or limit order and the other half of the OCO will be the other leg of the order. OCO s can only be placed in one direction. Where OCO orders are used to open a position, you are able to select either limit and/or stop against the opening legs of your OCO order, by checking the stop or limit boxes in the order ticket. 11. Charts Charts may be launched from a variety of panels within the platform, by right clicking on the market name or price, you can open charts from: Single Price Window Position Panel Orders Panel Market Browser Trade History Order History The right hand corner of the chart displays the markets current Bid and Offer quotes. Dates can be found on the charts horizontal axis and prices on the Vertical Axis. 7

10 1. Time Span Setting Click on Time Span Setting to modify the time interval of the chart. Ranges are between 1 hour and 1 year. You may use the roller ball on your mouse to zoom in and out and left click on the mouse to move the chart around. 2. Frequency Setting Click on Frequency Setting to modify the time interval of the chart. Ranges are between 1 minute and 1 day. 3. Chart Setting Click on Chart Setting to modify the chart type and colouring of the chart. The default chart style is set as a Candle Stick Chart; other options are stock and line charts. 4. Scroll Bar Click on the scroll bar and pull to expand the chart. You can also click and drag left or right anywhere on the chart in order to view beyond your selected Time Span. You can also use the roller ball on your mouse to zoom in and out within the requested span parameters. The chart will default to the bid price, by selecting the price option you can offer. 5. Price Setting Click on Prices to modify the price selections of the bar within the chart. The default price bar will show Current Mid price, you can add the Day High price and Day Low price by clicking on the tick boxes beside the options. In this example current mid price is selected. You may remove any of them by unticking in the box. 6. Setting System Technical Analysis Click on the arrow next to System Studies to expand the selection. A list of available technical analysis tools will appear in the market browser. To select the study/studies you would like to conduct, simply click on the check box next to the name of the study. The number of studies you can select from the options given is unlimited. In the bottom left hand corner of the chart there is a description of each study which appears when you check the check box of your chosen study. 7. Managing Studies MY STUDY GROUPS With this tool you can group together different related studies and choose to use these studies on different types of markets, which you select; e.g. you can choose to use a study on all your FX charts. ADDING/DELETING A STUDY GROUP Right Click on My Study Group and hover your mouse and click on New Study Group. 12. News To launch the news for a selected market, you may: Identify the market in the Market Browser window. Right click on the market and select RSS News option to open the News window OR Select the market and click on the RSS News button on the Setting Toolbar. The News window will automatically filter and display all news related to the selected market or searchable text, you can also use the advanced options to filter your search results further. 8

11 13. Monitoring your account The Account Summary window allows real-time monitoring of your account balance. The fields that comprise the Account Summary window are: 1. Cash Balance This displays the cash balance of your account +/- Day s realised finance charges. 2. Open P&L This is the Marked-to-Market value of the profit/losses on open positions. 3. Unmatched P&L Accumulated Marked-to-Market P&L for unmatched open positions. 4. Account Valuation This is the aggregate of Cash Balance + Open P&L + Unmatched P&L. 5. Margin Requirement This is the total margin requirement to support your open positions. 6. Trading Resources This shows your funds available for entering into new additional positions. The amount is calculated by Account Valuation minus Margin Requirement. NB. Where you have a consolidated CFD account, the P&L for closed positions on the trading day will be shown in closed P&L. 14. Managing your positions A Single Position Account gives you the ability to open simultaneous long and short positions in the same market. The Open Positions window reflects your real-time outstanding positions and their marked-to-market value. When you place trades, they are shown in the Open Positions window as a net position. Viewing these trades as single positions is explained later in this chapter. 1. Market The name of the instrument for the relevant trade. 2. Quantity The NET quantity of the market for all of your open single positions. 3. Average This is the absolute volume-weighted average of the price at which you accumulated your open single position in a market. 4. Initial All positions are marked to market on a daily basis and the initial price is the previous day close price. 5. Current This is the current price to close your position, for an accurate P&L calculation. 9

12 6. Plus Box Where you have traded on one market a number of times, you can accumulate multiple single positions within that market. With Vodafone in the example on the previous page, the net position is short 7 CFDs, over 7 individual trades. You may close each position individually or simply place a trade to buy 7 Vodafone to net the position off to zero. You may add an order to each single position you hold to close also. Where you use one trade to close your position, you can match them off, which automatically takes place when you manually close a single position of have an order working against it, please see point PnL Day This displays the real-time unrealised profit/loss of your open trades based on the Initial Price expressed in your account currency. 8. PnL Total The real-time unrealised profit/loss of your open trades based on the average trade price expressed in your account currency. 9. Margin The margin requirement of the position(s) held expressed in your account currency. 10. Match Clicking the Match button will load a list of your single positions in a particular market. This window gives you the ability to match you single positions. In the example, assuming we bought 7 Vodafone, our net position equates to zero. By selecting the scales on the collapsed view of the position the matching box will appear. Match Box Select the single positions which you would like to match together. Once the selected single positions are matched, they are considered closed and will not reflect on the Open Position panel. You may choose multiple positions of the same market to be matched. Full and partial matches are both allowed. In this example the buy 7 in the top half has been matched to the sell 7 trades in the bottom half of the window. Shortcuts exist within certain panels to open others quickly, e.g. from the positions panel you may open the account summary and orders and vice versa. NB: Where a consolidated account is held the position opening and closing are treated on a FIFO (first in, first out) basis and you will not have the flexibility of managing individual positions through matching and orders useless the open position was opened with a linked order. 10

13 15. Order management Outstanding orders which you have placed, but which have not yet become executed trades, are reflected within the Working Orders window. The fields that comprise the Working Orders window are: 1. Market The name of the market to which the relevant order relates 2. Order Ref The order reference number for the relevant order 3. Buy/Sell Buy denotes a Buy Order and Sell denotes a Sell Order. 4. Type The type of the order is displayed here. New denotes that a primary order has been placed. Limit denotes that this is a Limit Profit order. Stop denotes that this is a Stop Loss order. 5. Quantity The quantity of the market to which the relevant order relates. 6. Trade The price at which the order will be executed, if the current price reaches this level, the order is executed automatically. 7. Current The market s real-time market price, on a Buy order, it reflects the real-time Buy price and on a Sell order, it reflects the real-time Sell price. 8. Diff Indicates the difference between current market price and order price. 9. Good Until The order expiry set for the order (e.g. cancelled, end of day, date/time). 10. OCO Whether or not the order is part of an OCO (One Cancels the other) order. 11. Contingent Whether or not the order has contingent orders linked to it. 12. Position Ref Displays the trade reference number of the position which the order is attached to it. 13. Amend Click on the Amend button to change the terms of an existing order. You can amend your working order at any time prior to the execution of the order. 14. Positions Short-cut to Open Positions window. 15. Summary Short-cut to Account Summary window. 16. Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel the working order. 11

14 16. Account history Trade History You can select the period for which you require your trade history or you can just select search to bring up the most recent 100 results. You can also search for a specific trade reference. Order History You can view all your orders: working, cancelled and executed orders and by selecting a specific order, this will show you all details related to that order, e.g. time, amount, price. By selecting amendments you can see and make changes made to an order once placed. Transaction History This will allow you to review any cash movements on your account, including all of your deposits and withdrawals, charges/payments, dividend charges/payments. Match History This details all matching activity on your account, you can track which trades were matched and how much was credited or debited from your cash balance. 17. Statement You can select statements to view your account history. Please see point 19 below to extract the statement into PDF or Excel format. 18. Layout You can save multiple layouts for your trading needs, from the main menu bar, select layout then save new. Please label your preferred layout and select ok to save. 19. Print / Export You have the ability to print or export your activity/history from Orders History, Trade History, Statement and Transactions History. Once you have the selected information, on the bottom right is a print button, which will automatically revert to the print/export menu at the top of the platform. You can select print or quick print to open the printing menu, where you can select the orientation and margins. To export the information select export to and select the method you would like the information exported in. 12

15 20. Change your password Click on Change Password on your Setting toolbar (under the Account tab) if you would like to change your login password. Enter your current login password into the Current Password box and your desired new password into the New Password box and confirm the new password by entering the same into the Confirm Password box. Clicking on the Ok button will change your login password. 21. Platform settings You can configure how some prices are viewed and the information contained in price windows by selecting tools and options within the main menu at the top of the platform. Price Window A selection of views for prices. Price Colours Selection for price tick colours etc, red for green and blue for up. Clock You may select clocks for different time zones which will be displayed in the bottom bar of the platform, alongside information about your connection to our servers, platform version and username. Chart Default settings for your charts, colours and view. My Studies You can create studies to work using a variety of configuration settings for charts and save them here. My Study Groups These are study groups you have created to default across charts, which can be edited here. 13

16 22. Adding funds online 1. If you have a live account, click on the Add Funds button. 2. This window will then appear 3. Enter the amount you wish to deposit and click on ADD FUNDS 4. Enter your card and address details and click on the Pay button 14

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