Defines a cascade of orders. It has a total quantity as an overall quantity to be traded for the contract. The user specifies a step and an "Initial quantity" both used to compute the quantity for the orders to be placed. An order is placed on the initial quantity. When the initial order is filled, immediately place an order for the lesser of ("Incremental quantity") or ("Total quantity" - quantity already filled).

For example: given the "Total quantity" of 10, the "Incremental quantity" of 2 and the "Initial quantity" of 4, the following sequence of quantities are generated: 4, 2, 2, 2. So, 4 orders are created using these quantities: first one placed immediately and the next 3 as unplaced.

Second example: given the "Total quantity" of 10, the "Incremental quantity" of 3 and the "Initial quantity" of 2, the following sequence of quantities are generated: 2, 3, 3, 2. The last element is 2, because 2+3+3=8 and 10-8=2, although the "Incremental quantity" is 3 you have just 2 at the end of the sequence.

All orders are placed at the same price. The user can Cancel/Replace/Cancel Replace MKT and the price or quantities for the active order and left unplaced orders are recomputed.

Timed Entry

Places a "Sell" or "Buy" order for the specified "Contract", "Quantity", "Order Type" and "Price" at the date and time which are indicated by the "Exchange Date" and the "Exchange Time" fields. The "Offset" is the number of the ticks between the last trade price and the contingency. The date can be selected by pressing the "Calendar" button .

By pressing the "Ok" button, the user validates his selections. By pressing the "Default" button, he causes the new settings to be the default settings in the future. By using the "Cancel" button, he interrupts this action and goes back to the initial frame, without any contingent order being placed.

Timed Exit

Market or Limit order at the specified time. The user can set the "Order Type", the "Price" or the "Offset" which specifies the number of the ticks between the market price and the contingency and, at last, the "Exchange Date" and the "Exchange Time" which are the date and the time when the specified order will be placed. The user can select the date from a calendar. The calendar can be accessed by pressing the Calendar button .

By pressing the "Ok" button, the user validates his selections. By pressing the "Default" button, he makes the new settings to be default in the following. By the "Cancel" button, he interrupts this action and goes back to the initial frame, without any contingent order placed.

Synthetic Stop Entry

Simulates a STOP order type. It can be used when the user needs to place a STOP order and the exchange does not support STOP orders. For "Buy" STOP orders, the order becomes a market order once there is a trade >= the STOP price. For "Sell" STOP orders, the order becomes a market order once there is a trade <= the STOP price.

In this dialog box the user selects the "Contract", the order type ("Buy" or "Sell") and the "Quantity" for this contingent order. After these he can set the "Price" or the "Offset" to specify the conditions for placing an order. The "Offset" is the number of the ticks between the market price and the contingency.

By pressing the "Ok" button, the user validates his selections. By pressing the "Default" button, he causes the new settings to be the default settings in the future. By using the "Cancel" button, he interrupts this action and goes back to the initial frame, without any contingent order being placed.

Synthetic MIT (Market If Touched) Entry

Simulates an MIT order. It can be used when the user needs to place a MIT order and the exchange does not support MIT orders. For "Buy" MIT orders, when Last trade price <= price, fill the order at the Last trade price. For "Sell" MIT orders, when Last trade price >= price, fill the order at the Last trade price.

In this dialog box the user selects the "Contract", the order type ("Buy" or "Sell") and the "Quantity" for this contingenct order. After these he can set the "Price" or the "Offset" to specify the conditions for placing an order. The "Offset" is the number of the ticks between the last trade price and the contingency.

By pressing the "Ok" button, the user validates his selections. By pressing the "Default" button, he causes the new settings to be the default settings in the future. By using the "Cancel" button, he interrupts this action and goes back to the initial frame, without any contingent order being placed.

Contingency Templates allow a user to preset the profit exit and stop loss parameters automatically at the time an entry trade is placed. This toolbar appears in the Order Entry toolbar when there are placed contingent orders in the application and it can be modified by the user. He can add new buttons in this toolbar if he clicks on the first button ("Create Contingency Templates"). So, the structure represented in the figure at the right is just an example. The maximum number of the templates which can be created is 9.