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The information in Orders tab can be filtered by Profile, Account, Source, Instrument, State and Date (From… To). | The information in Orders tab can be filtered by Profile, Account, Source, Instrument, State and Date (From… To). | ||
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=== Order Modification === | === Order Modification === | ||
To cancel the order right-click | To cancel the order, right-click it -> Cancel Order. | ||
To cancel all active orders for all symbols right-click | To cancel all active orders for all symbols for all the broker profiles and accounts, right-click one of the orders -> Cancel All Orders. | ||
To cancel all active orders for the particular symbol right-click | To cancel all active orders for the particular symbol, right-click one of the orders -> Cancel All Orders for This Symbol. | ||
To cancel all active orders and close all open positions right-click | To cancel all active orders and close all open positions for all the broker profiles and accounts, right-click one of the orders -> Flatten Everything. | ||
To change the price of an active order right-click | To change the price of an active order, right-click it -> Change Stop Price /Change Limit Price. | ||
To change the size of an active order right-click on the order to | To change the size of an active order, right-click it -> Change Order Quantity. | ||
=== Showing Orders on Chart === | |||
To view the order on the corresponding chart, right-click it -> Show Order on Chart. | |||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' '''Show Order on Chart''' option only works if there is a chart open for this instrument in any of the open workspaces.</div> | |||
=== Viewing Order’s History === | |||
Since MultiCharts 14 it is possible to track an order’s life and understand what had effect on it. '''[[Viewing Order's History|See here]]''' for more information. | |||
== Open Positions Tab == | == Open Positions Tab == | ||
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* Last Update – shows date and time of the last update received for the open position. | * Last Update – shows date and time of the last update received for the open position. | ||
The information in Open Positions tab can be filtered by | The information in Open Positions tab can be filtered by Account and Instrument. | ||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note:''' It is possible to display open positions for several accounts from different broker profiles. Under Account -> select Multiple -> select the accounts you want to see open positions for.</div> | |||
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To close a particular position right-click on the position to see the shortcut menu and click Close this “Instrument” position at Account #. | To close a particular position right-click on the position to see the shortcut menu and click Close this “Instrument” position at Account #. | ||
To cancel all active orders and close all open positions right-click on one of the orders to see the shortcut menu and click Flatten Everything. | To cancel all active orders and close all open positions for all the broker profiles and accounts right-click on one of the orders to see the shortcut menu and click Flatten Everything. | ||
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* ** Requested every 5 minutes and calculated by MC in-between. | * ** Requested every 5 minutes and calculated by MC in-between. | ||
==Strategy Positions | ==Strategy Positions Tab== | ||
Strategy positions tab shows the positions that were opened by your strategy as a result of automated trading. | Strategy positions tab shows the positions that were opened by your strategy as a result of automated trading. | ||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Only positions that were opened by a strategy are | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Only positions that were opened by a strategy are shown in Strategy Positions tab. The positions that were opened manually or opened from another program are not shown. Number of lines displayed on this tab = number of auto trading charts.</div> | ||
After the position is closed the corresponding line in the Strategy Positions tab is removed. | After the position is closed the corresponding line in the Strategy Positions tab is removed. | ||
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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''':We display all updates coming to MultiCharts from your broker. Unfortunately the updates of avg entry price and current market position come asynchronously from your broker. MultiCharts doesn’t filter them, otherwise it can lose some information. Symbol Mapping can also affect number of the duplicated lines (depends on the number of lines with the same instrument in Symbol Mapping window) in Position History tab.</div> | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''':We display all updates coming to MultiCharts from your broker. Unfortunately the updates of avg entry price and current market position come asynchronously from your broker. MultiCharts doesn’t filter them, otherwise it can lose some information. Symbol Mapping can also affect number of the duplicated lines (depends on the number of lines with the same instrument in Symbol Mapping window) in Position History tab.</div> | ||
==Logs | ==Logs Tab== | ||
Logs tab shows the information on the trading events and messages received from broker. | Logs tab shows the information on the trading events and messages received from broker. | ||
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==Alerts Tab== | ==Alerts Tab== | ||
Alerts tab shows the alerts generated by | Alerts tab shows the alerts generated by signal and indicator scripts. | ||
The following information is available: | The following information is available: | ||
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* Source - name of the study that generated the alert; | * Source - name of the study that generated the alert; | ||
* Instrument - the symbol on which the study is applied; | * Instrument - the symbol on which the study is applied; | ||
* | * Resolution - the resolution selected for the instrument; | ||
* Price - price level at which the alert was triggered; | * Price - price level at which the alert was triggered; | ||
* Message - alert message. | * Message - alert message. | ||
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You can create performance report for the selected brokers and symbols. You can also select the Currency in which the report will be created, select start and end date, Initial Capital and Risk Free Rate (used to calculate Sharpe Ratio. The default value is 2%). | You can create performance report for the selected brokers and symbols. You can also select the Currency in which the report will be created, select start and end date, Initial Capital and Risk Free Rate (used to calculate Sharpe Ratio. The default value is 2%). | ||
==Managing | ==Managing Columns== | ||
To show/hide a column, right-click on the column heading and check/ uncheck the column name check boxes. | To show/hide a column, right-click on the column heading and check/ uncheck the column name check boxes. | ||
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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: In order to export data to excel make sure that Microsoft Office 2003 and higher is installed on your machine (Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) must be supported).</div> | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: In order to export data to excel make sure that Microsoft Office 2003 and higher is installed on your machine (Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) must be supported).</div> | ||
== | ==Themes== | ||
To change themes of Order and Position Tracker: click the View tab in the main menu of MultiCharts , point to Themes and choose one of the themes available in the list. | To change themes of Order and Position Tracker: click the View tab in the main menu of MultiCharts , point to Themes and choose one of the themes available in the list. | ||