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Trade Bar

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Select the account number in the Account Selector box http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/tradebar/3.png
 
== Selecting Instrument ==
To select the instrument you want to trade with:
* Type in the symbol name into the Instrument Selector field http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/tradebar/4.png and press Enter; or:
* Click on the Lookup button http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/tradebar/5.png to select the necessary symbol from your database.  Note:To be able to trade the instrument from Trade Bar, you should add it to the Quote Manager (see [[Operating Symbol List]]). == Setting Order Quantity == Set order quantity by one of the following methods:* Type in order quantity in Order Quantity box http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/tradebar/6.png on Trade Bar; or:* Click the Trading Calculator button http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/tradebar/7.png .  Calculator automatically increments the current trade size setting by one, e.g. if you had 1 in order quantity field, calculator would automatically make it 2.  You can adjust the number of contracts by pressing +1, +2, +5 etc. buttons. Zero button resets the number of contracts to zero.  Buttons on the left side of the calculator contain 6 last values.  You may set this number of contracts by pressing those buttons. To apply the modifications click OK, to cancel the modifications click Cancel.
[[Category:Manual Trading]]

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