7. User Setting

To change your default User Settings, go to the Menu Bar, Application -> Setting. The following window (Figure 7.1) will pop up to the screen.

Figure 7.1

Order Entry Default 

The information shown here indicates your default order entry preference including default trading account, order type, time in force, listed route, NASDAQ route, and fill options. In addition, it contains the price increment per each spin buttons or up/down arrow key adjustment; default trading volume, volume increment per each spin buttons or up/down arrow key adjustment. Whenever a user performs point and click trading, the information here will be used as default information to populate the order entry form. For example, the correct interpretation of Figure 7.1 goes as the following: default trading account is OPX1; default order type is Limit Day order with Partial Fills accepted; listed orders will be routed to ISI and NASDAQ orders to Island unless otherwise specified; the minimal scale of price increment or decrement when adjusted is $0.01; default trading volume is 100 shares per trade with a 100-share scale for spin button or up/down arrow key adjustment.

Order Entry Preference

You may select one of the two floating order entry forms: the Traditional form (Figure 7.2) or the Point&Click form (Figure 7.3).

Figure 7.2

Figure 7.3

To change the default setting, please type in your value or select your preference, and then click on Set for your change to take effect. Click on Close to close the window.