Placing Simple Orders

The process of preparing Buy order tickets and Sell order tickets is identical. Follow the exact same steps for Buy order tickets and Sell order tickets.

1. Click the  button or the  button from the toolbar,
   OR
   from the Trade menu, click Buy or Sell.
   The Order Ticket dialog box appears.
2. In the Type area, click the radio button for the desired order type.
3. In the Details area, select values according to the type of order, as explained in the following table:

Table 4.2: Order Details

Order Type	Select the following values
Market	-Lots
Limit	-Lots -Limit price
MIT	-Lots -Price
Stop	-Lots -Stop price
Stop Limit	-Lots -Stop price -Stop Limit price

 

4. To place the order, click the Buy (or Sell) button on the bottom of the screen. A Confirm dialog box appears. (If you do not want to show this dialog box, see Confirming Trades).
5. In the Confirm dialog box, click Yes to place order. The order appears in the Working Orders table and on the chart.

WARNING: if you wish to place a single simple order, make sure the Exit Strategies pane is closed, or None is chosen as an Exit Style, or Detach checkbox in the Exit Strategies pane is checked!

 

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