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Trade Bar

The Trade Bar is a standard order entry method that’s been around since beginning of electronic trading. It’s simple and precise – type in the exact price, choose the order type, and buy or sell. The Trade bar has tabs, one for each broker profile created. A key benefit is that you can trade through many brokers at the same time. For technical information on this feature look at the related Wiki page.


Easily create broker connections

Trade through multiple brokers and accounts at the same time. It’s easy to use - simply create separate connections for each account.

Creating Broker Connections
All information about a particular broker is stored in a profile (we call them connections). Make as many connections as needed for a particular broker, or for different brokers. Separate connections can be used when managing or trading someone else’s account.

Precise order entry

Simply pick which order to submit, enter the symbol, and type in the price – or use a convenient Price Locator to save time. You can also select the order type and how long the order will be active.

Choosing Order Type
Pick from market, limit, stop, and stop limit orders by simply choosing one from the drop-down menu. Only relevant controls for that order type appear, which makes the screen cleaner and easier to navigate.

Setting Order Quantity
Enter the number of contracts by hand or use a convenient calculator tool. The calculator automatically stores the last amounts used and allows quickly picking them from a menu. It is also easy to add a certain number of contracts to the amount already owned. Every time the calculator is opened the quantity goes up by +1, this is because the program assumes the calculator was opened to change the quantity of contracts by at least one.

Price Locator
Even though the price can be entered by hand, price also can be narrowed down quickly using the intuitive Price Locator. It continuously streams last price along with current ask and bid prices. It shows the current price over a green background; click the current price to see an interactive menu with prices close to the current price. This tool is very convenient when selecting prices a couple of pips around the current price without having to calculate them beforehand.

Account Selector
All available accounts are automatically listed in the Accounts drop-down list. Simply click on it and choose the account to trade.

Time in Force
How long is an order to remain active? There are several options - DAY (good for the rest of the day), GTC (good till cancelled), GTD (good till date), IOC (instant or cancel). Please note that these options are not always enabled, it depends on the order being placed. Please note that not all brokers support all of these “time in force” settings.

Intuitive order controls

Different order types have different options – see only the ones that make sense.

Quickly switch between brokers

Connect and trade through more than one broker at the same time and easily switch between them. Just click through the tabs – it’s that simple.

Accessible from anywhere

The Trade Bar is accessible from anywhere in the platform, and it is never obscured by other windows or charts. Orders can be entered quickly at any time and from any point.