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===Manual Trading Options=== | ===Manual Trading Options=== | ||
==== Confirmations settings ==== | |||
Select to '''require confirmation''' for | |||
:* '''Orders (not applied to Trade Bar)''' to prompt for a confirmation when an order is placed manually on charts, in DOM and Forex Board. Doesn’t apply to orders placed from Trade Bar. | :* '''Orders (not applied to Trade Bar)''' to prompt for a confirmation when an order is placed manually on charts, in DOM and Forex Board. Doesn’t apply to orders placed from Trade Bar. | ||
:* '''Close position command''' to prompt for a confirmation when a Close position command is used in the [[Order and Position Tracker]]. | :* '''Close position command''' to prompt for a confirmation when a Close position command is used in the [[Order and Position Tracker]]. | ||
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:* '''Orders placed/cancelled by the keyboard shortcuts''' to prompt for a confirmation when an order is placed/cancelled using keyboard shortcuts; clear the box to avoid confirmation. | :* '''Orders placed/cancelled by the keyboard shortcuts''' to prompt for a confirmation when an order is placed/cancelled using keyboard shortcuts; clear the box to avoid confirmation. | ||
==== Exit Strategies Average Open Position Price ==== | |||
Select the source of the average entry price for manual exit strategies: | |||
:* received from broker; | :* received from broker; | ||
:* calculated based on order(s) execution price. | :* calculated based on order(s) execution price. | ||
==== Exit Strategies Mode ==== | |||
:* '''First to Position, then to Orders''' - this is a combination of the 2 modes described below. The first exit strategy order works according to “[[Preferences#All to Positions|All to Positions]]” mode logic, all other exit orders work according to “[[Preferences#All to Orders|All to Orders]]” mode logic. | :* '''First to Position, then to Orders''' - this is a combination of the 2 modes described below. The first exit strategy order works according to “[[Preferences#All to Positions|All to Positions]]” mode logic, all other exit orders work according to “[[Preferences#All to Orders|All to Orders]]” mode logic. | ||
:* '''All to Position''' - whenever an exit strategy is used (whether it is an auto-attached exit strategy or it was manually dragged and dropped it onto an open position on the chart), the number of contracts of the exit strategy always depends on number of contracts of current open position and the exit strategy can be cancelled or vice versa, not placed at all, if an open position is closed or there is possibility of overfill (it can be cancelled manually). | :* '''All to Position''' - whenever an exit strategy is used (whether it is an auto-attached exit strategy or it was manually dragged and dropped it onto an open position on the chart), the number of contracts of the exit strategy always depends on number of contracts of current open position and the exit strategy can be cancelled or vice versa, not placed at all, if an open position is closed or there is possibility of overfill (it can be cancelled manually). | ||
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Similar to this case if you enter with an order + auto attached stop loss and then you place another order in opposite direction with attached profit target, the position will be closed, but both stop loss order and profit target orders will stay active, because they are not bound to open position in this mode. </div> | Similar to this case if you enter with an order + auto attached stop loss and then you place another order in opposite direction with attached profit target, the position will be closed, but both stop loss order and profit target orders will stay active, because they are not bound to open position in this mode. </div> | ||
==== Price Order Emulation ==== | |||
Since MultiCharts 12 it is possible to switch between native and emulated Stop, Limit and Stop-Limit orders in both auto trading and manual trading.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">This feature requires real-time data subscription on your broker account.</div> | Since MultiCharts 12 it is possible to switch between native and emulated Stop, Limit and Stop-Limit orders in both auto trading and manual trading.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">This feature requires real-time data subscription on your broker account.</div> | ||