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Logging into the web trading platform

Log into the web trading platform with a suitable set of (demo) credentials.

Figure 1 – The web platform login page

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Layouts

To work with the widgets in Web Trader, you need to open them in a workspace (a separate tab). A workspace can contain one or more widgets, and several workspaces can be opened at the same time. The way multiple widgets are organized in a single workspace is called a layout.

Duplicating and Saving Layouts. Layouts can be renamed and saved for future use. The layout tabs that were active during the last logoff will be opened at the next login. If you wish to copy a layout to make minor adjustments and save it under a different name, click the hamburger menu button next to the layout name and click Duplicate.

Figure 2 – Layout duplication

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You can save and manage layouts using the layout button next to the hamburger menu. To save a layout, click the layout button, select Save Layout As…  and type the desired layout name in the dialog window.

Figure 3 – Saving a layout

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To access saved and public layouts, click the layout button and select the desired layout from My Layouts or Public Layouts.

Figure 4 – Saved and Public Layouts

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Top panel navigation

You can use the top panel to access widgets, view account metrics, save layouts, change your password, generate account statements, top up demo trading accounts, and log out. The top panel consists of three sections: a widget section grouped into three drop-down lists, account metrics, and the 'hamburger' menu.

You can access the widget section from the top left corner of the screen. All widgets are grouped into two drop-down lists: Account and Market. For more information about the widget section, go to Widgets.XXXXX

Figure 5 – Widget section

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You can find essential account metrics in the center of the top panel. The basic metrics displayed here include:

Figure 6 – Basic account metrics

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  • Account: Account name, currency, type (e.g., EQO – Equities & Options), and DEMO/LIVE flag.
  • Balance: Current account balance.
  • Equity: Portfolio equity.
  • Net Liquidation: Net liquidation value, or portfolio value if realized at mid-price.
  • Available Funds: Funds available for immediate use.
  • UPL (Unrealized Profit & Loss): the result realized if all positions were closed at the moment.
  • Day RPL: Total day realized profit & loss across all positions.

Left-click on the metrics section to view more detailed metrics.

Figure 7 – Detailed account metrics

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  • Stock Buying Power: Total funds available for buying stock.
  • Option Buying Power: Total funds available for buying options.
  • Market value long: Long market value of the portfolio.
  • Stock value long: Total value of long stock positions.
  • Stock value short: Total value of short stock positions.
  • Option value long: Total value of long option positions.
  • Option value short: Total value of short option positions.
  • Market value short: Total value of all short positions at the end of the day.
  • Maintenance Excess: The amount of excess cash and equity outside the maintenance requirement (for margin trading).
  • Reg-T Excess: The amount of excess cash and equity outside Reg-T requirements.
  • Initial Margin: Total initial margin for active positions.
  • Maintenance Margin: Total maintenance margin for active positions.
  • Equity Level: Equity level in percentage.
  • Special Memorandum Account: Excess margin held on a dedicated SMA account.
  • Day Trading Buying Power: Buying power available for day trading.
  • Day trades in 5 Days: Number of day trades performed over 5 days.
  • Unrealized PL: Unrealized profit & loss, or the profit or loss that could be realized if all positions were closed at the moment.
  • Day Realized PL: Total day realized profit & loss across all positions.
  • Day Unrealized PL: Total day unrealized profit & loss across all positions.
  • Day Total PL: Total day profit & loss across all positions.

Some essential tasks related to the Web Trader user account can be accessed from the hamburger menu (≡) in the top right corner. You can change your account password, generate an account statement, top up demo trading accounts and log out from the hamburger menu. This is how it works:

To change your password, click the hamburger menu icon and select Change password. In the Change password dialog window, type your old password, specify the desired new password, and retype the new password to confirm it.

Figure 8 – Hamburger menu: Change Password button

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Figure 9 – Hamburger menu: Change Password dialog

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To generate an account statement, click the hamburger menu icon and select Account Statement. In the Account Statement dialog window, select the period for the account statement from the available pre-sets (Today, Last Week, Last Month) or specify a custom period using the From/To calendar buttons. Click Generate Statement. The statement will open in a new browser tab. To close the Account Statement window and exit, click Cancel.

Figure 10 – Hamburger menu: Account Statement

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To top up demo trading accounts, click the hamburger menu icon and select SIM Account Deposit. In the SIM Account Deposit dialog window, select the simulated trading account from the drop-down menu (current account is selected by default). Type the required deposit amount in Deposit, USD and click Add Deposit. The deposit will be added to the account balance. If you are trying to top up a live account, a Deposit Failed message will appear in the top right corner of the screen. To close the SIM Account Deposit window and exit, click Cancel.

Figure 11 – Hamburger menu: Add Money to your Demo Account

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To log out from the web platform, click the hamburger menu icon and select Log Out. You will be automatically logged out, and the Web Trader login screen will appear.

 

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Widgets

The web platform comprises a number of widgets that facilitate trading and technical analysis. This section focuses on time & sales, account, order entry, positions, messages and trades. All widgets can be freely moved around the workspace, resized, duplicated, and linked to each other. Here are general guidelines on how to work with widgets:

To open a widget just click on its name in one of the three drop-down lists or drag&drop it into place. You can open multiple widgets inside the same workspace and use drag&drop to move them around. To open a widget in a new browser window, click the Detach button. To close a widget, click X in its top right corner.

Figure 12 – Using drag&drop to open a second widget in the workspace

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You can link widgets. Two or more widgets in a workspace can be linked together to work with the same instrument and data. To do so, click on the Link widget button of the first widget and select a color from the drop-down list (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, or Pink). Following that, click on the Link widget button of the second widget and select the same color as for the first widget. The widgets will then display the information pertaining to the same instrument.

Figure 13 – Selecting a color to link widgets

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Figure 14 – Linked widgets

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Time and Sales is a widget that allows you to view detailed information on each transaction including price, date, time, exchange name and volume. The table comprises the following columns, all of which can also be used as filters:

  • Time and Date: Transaction time and date.
  • Exchange Name: Name of the exchange where the transaction was completed.
  • Price: Transaction price.
  • Size: Transaction size.

To use the Time and Sales widget:

  • Start typing a symbol in the text field in the top left corner. A table with matching symbols will appear as you type.
  • Choose the desired symbol. The list with all transactions with that symbol will appear. The transactions are sorted from the latest to the earliest.
  • Transactions are color-coded in real time. Entries with sell transactions are colored red, and entries with buy transactions are colored green.

Figure 15 – Time and Sales

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Account is a widget that displays detailed account metrics as a table. These metrics are the same as shown in the top panel on left-click and include:

  • Balance: Current account balance.
  • Available Funds: Funds available for immediate use.
  • Stock Buying Power: Total funds available for buying stock.
  • Equity: Portfolio equity.
  • Net Liquidation: Net liquidation value, or portfolio value if realized at mid-price.
  • Market Value Long: Long market value of the portfolio.
  • Market Value Short: Total value of all short positions at the end of the day.
  • Stock Value Long: Total value of long stock positions.
  • Stock Value Short: Total value of short stock positions.
  • Maintenance Excess: The amount of excess cash and equity outside the maintenance requirement (for margin trading).
  • Reg-T Excess: The amount of excess cash and equity outside Reg-T requirements.
  • Initial Margin: Total initial margin for active positions.
  • Maintenance Margin: Total maintenance margin for active positions.
  • Equity Level: Equity level in percentage.
  • Special Memorandum Account: Excess margin held on a dedicated SMA account.
  • Day Trading Buying Power: Buying power available for day trading.
  • Day trades in 5 Days: Number of day trades performed over 5 days.
  • Unrealized PL: Unrealized profit & loss, or the profit or loss that could be realized if all positions were closed at the moment.
  • Day Realized PL: Total day realized profit & loss across all positions.
  • Day Unrealized PL: Total day unrealized profit & loss across all positions.
  • Day Total PL: Total day profit & loss across all positions

Figure 16 – Account widget

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Orders is a widget that allows you to view all working, filled, and canceled orders on the account over a specific period. The table view comprises the following columns, each of which can be filtered or sorted:

  • Instrument: Instrument name (or symbol).
  • Symbol: Instrument symbol.
  • Status: Order status (Cancelled, Cancelling, Expired, Filled, Inactive, Placed, Rejected, Replacing, Sending, Waiting activation, Waiting limit, Waiting stop, Working).
  • Side: Order side (Buy, Buy To Close, Buy To Cover, Buy To Open, Sell, Sell
    Short, Sell To Close, Sell To Open).
  • Order Type: Order type (LOC, Limit, MOC, Market, Stop Limit, Stop Market, Trailing Stop, Trailing Stop Limit).
  • Limit Price: Limit price for orders with a Limit condition.
  • Stop Price: Stop price for orders with a Stop condition.
  • Quantity: Order quantity.
  • Filled Qty: Filled quantity for orders with Filled status.
  • Left Qty: Quantity left to be filled.
  • Duration: Order duration (ATC, DAY, DAY+, FOK, GTC, GTD, IOK).
  • Account: Account that issued the order.
  • Days Till Last Trade: Days left till last trade.
  • Activation Rule: Order activation rule (if specified).
  • Time: Order issue time (in MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS format).

Figure 17 – Orders widget

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This is how you can work with the Orders widget:

If you wish to display all orders over a specific period, click on the link next to Time Range in the top panel of the widget. You can select the period from four presets: Today (all orders issued during the current day), Last Week (all orders issued during the previous 7 days), Last Month (all orders issued during the previous calendar month), All History (all orders issued during the lifetime of the account). You can set a custom time range using the From/To date selector.

Figure 18 – Time Range selector

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If you wish to collapse or expand all orders in the table, click Collapse or Expand buttons in the top right corner of the widget.

To view detailed information on a specific order or order group, left-click on the desired line in the table. The detailed information will be displayed in the Order History sub-widget in the bottom part of the Orders widget.

Figure 19 – Viewing order details in Order History

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You can also work with the Orders widget using the right-click menu. To display it, right-click on the desired order or order group and select one of the actions:

To copy an order, select Duplicate. The Order Entry form will appear on the bottom of the screen with all the details of the duplicated order filled in. Click Confirm and Send to issue a duplicated order.

Figure 21 – Order duplication

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Select Order History to view detailed information on the lifetime of the desired order or order group.

To issue an opposite order (e.g., a Sell order with the same details as the Buy order), select Opposite Order. The Order Entry form will appear on the bottom of the screen with all the details of the opposite order filled in. Click Confirm and Send to issue the opposite order.

To change the side of the order with the same details, select Buy or Sell. The selected side will be displayed in the Order Entry form. Click Confirm and Send to send a new order.

To add a watchlist to the orders table, select Add Watchlist. You are free to add multiple watchlists.

To create an alert for an instrument from the table, select Create Alert. Specify the alert details in the popup window. You can use +Add Condition to add multiple conditions and ask the platform to alert you if at least one condition or all conditions are triggered. You can also set up an expiration period for your alert with exact date and time. If you wish to be notified by email in addition to an in-platform message, activate the checkbox next to Notify By Email.

Figure 22 – Create alerts

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Order entry is a permanent order entry form that remains hidden at the bottom of the screen and activates when the order details are to be specified. The top panel of the Order Entry window includes the following elements:

  • Show/Hide Order Entry: Button that shows or hides the Order Entry window.
  • Pin button
  • Analyse toggle
  • Chart toggle
  • Settings button

The bottom panel of the Order Entry window includes the following elements:

  • Activation Rule
  • Clear Data
  • Confirm and Send

In the Order Entry window, you can modify order parameters before confirming and sending. Here is how you can do it:

  • If you are issuing an order for Options, select the spread strategy type from the drop-down list in Spread.
  • If you wish to change the symbol for which you are issuing an order, type the desired symbol in the text field under Symbol.
  • In the Side drop-down list, select the desired order side (Buy or Sell).
  • Specify the desired order quantity using the plus-minus selector in Quantity.
  • Specify the desired order type using the designated drop-down list. The following order types are supported: Market, Limit, Stop Market, Stop Limit, Trailing Stop, Trailing Stop Limit, MOC, and LOC.
  • For a limit order, specify the limit price using the plus-minus selector in Limit Price. The limit price can be locked for editing. To do so, click on the lock icon in Limit Price.
  • For a stop order, specify the stop price using plus-minus selector in Stop Price. The limit price can be locked for editing. To do so, click on the lock icon in Stop Price.
  • To change the duration of the order, select the desired value from the drop-down list in Duration. The following values are available: DAY, GTC, IOC, GTD, FOK, and DAY+.

In the Order Entry window, you can add one or more order activation rules to your order. To do so, click Activation Rule – Add. The Add Activation Rule window will appear.

  • You can choose to activate the order on: At least one condition or All conditions.
  • From the Field drop-down list, select a condition. The conditions include Last Trade, Bid, or Ask.
  • From the Comparison operator drop-down list, select a comparison operator. They include: At or Above, Above, Below, At or Below.
  • Adjust value using the plus-minus selector.
  • Click + Add Condition button to add the conditions to the activation rule. You can add up to five conditions.
  • To apply the conditions so adjusted, click Add.

Figure 23 – Add activation rules

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These order types are available on the web platform:

  • Market orders: order to buy or sell at the next available market price without Limit or Stop conditions attached.
  • Limit orders: an order to buy or sell at a certain limit price in future. The order will only be executed at the specified limit price or better.
  • Stop orders: an order that is executed when an instrument moves past a specific price point.
  • Trailing Stop orders: an order that locks in the profit and limits the loss at the same time. It is executed only when the price moves in a favourable direction. Trailing offset can be configured in Distance Offset or Percentage.
  • Trailing Stop Limit orders: an order that limits maximum loss but does not limit maximum profit. It is executed only when the price has moved past the stop value.
  • MOC (Market-on-Close) orders: a market order scheduled for execution at the latest trading price.
  • LOC (Limit-on-Close) orders: a limit order scheduled for execution at the closing price if it is within the price limit of the order.

Positions is a widget that allows you to view all long and short positions on the account over a specific period. The table view comprises the following columns, each of which can be filtered or sorted:

  • Instrument: Instrument name (or symbol).
  • Side: Position side (Long or Short).
  • Position Qty: Position quantity.
  • Avg Fill Price: Average price at which orders in a position are filled.
  • Last: Last market price.
  • Ask: Ask price.
  • Bid: Bid price.
  • Day Quantity: Position quantity for day duration.
  • Expiration Date: Expiration date (if specified).
  • Instrument Type: Instrument type (Stock).
  • Underlying: Instrument underlying (symbol).
  • Strike: Strike or set price range for executing a derivative (From/To selector).
  • Contract Size: Contract size.
  • Description: Instrument description (issuer and instrument details).

Figure 24 – Positions widget

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Working with positions is also done via the positions widget:

If you wish to change the settings for displaying aggregate positions, click the Aggregate button in the top left corner of the widget. In the Aggregate dialog window, you can drag&drop the column names into place in Aggregated Columns to see how the aggregated positions will be displayed. Click Save to confirm the changes you’ve made or Cancel to exit the dialog window without saving.

Figure 25 – Aggregate columns selector

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If you wish to issue a new order with the same details as the selected position, left-click on an entry. The Order Entry form will appear on the bottom of the screen with all the details of a new order filled in. Click Confirm and Send to issue the new order.

Figure 26 – Order entry on left-click in Positions

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You can also work with the Positions widget using the right-click menu. To display it, right-click on the desired position and select one of the actions:

To close the position with a single order, select Close with Single order.  The Order Entry form will appear on the bottom of the screen with all the details of the closing single order filled in. Click Confirm and Send to issue the closing single order.

Figure 27 – Closing with Single order

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To close the position with OCO order, select Close with OCO order. The Order Entry form will appear on the bottom of the screen with all the details of the OCO order group filled in. Click Confirm and Send to issue the OCO order.

Figure 28 – Closing with OCO order

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To change the side of the order in a position with the same details, select Buy or Sell. The selected side will be displayed in the Order Entry form. Click Confirm and Send to send a new order.

To add a watchlist to the positions table, select Add Watchlist. You are free to add multiple watchlists.

To create an alert for an instrument from the table, select Create Alert. Specify the alert details in the popup window. You can use +Add Condition to add multiple conditions and ask the platform to alert you if at least one condition or all conditions are triggered. You can also set up an expiration period for your alert with exact date and time. If you wish to be notified by email in addition to an in- platform message, activate the checkbox next to Notify By / Email.

Messages is a widget that displays all system messages sent to the account.

Trades is a widget that allows you to view all executed trades on the account over a specific period. The table view comprises the following columns, each of which can be filtered or sorted:

  • Time and Date: Trade time and date (in MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS format).
  • Instrument: Instrument name (or symbol).
  • Order ID: Order identifier.
  • Trade Code: Numerical code of the trade.
  • Side: Trade side (Buy or Sell).
  • Trade Quantity: Trade quantity.
  • Trade Price: Price at which the trade was executed.
  • Trade Cost: Trade cost against the balance.
  • Commission: Commission paid for the trade.
  • Realized PL: Realized profit or loss on the trade.

Figure 29 – Trades widget

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Time range selection. If you wish to display all trades over a specific period, click on the link next to Time Range in the top panel of the widget. You can select the period from four pre-sets: Today (all trades during the current day), Last Week (all trades during the previous 7 days), Last Month (all trades during the previous calendar month), All History (all trades during the lifetime of the account). You can set a custom time range using the From/To date selector.

Figure 30 – Time Range selector

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