Commission Rules

Commission Rules allow to configure flexible commission settings templates.

Selecting Commission Rules

To access Commission Rules settings:

1. Open the Strategy Properties window.
   
   To open the Strategy Properties window:
   1. Open the Format Objects window.
      
      
      To open the Format Objects window, right-click on an empty area of the chart and then click Format Signals.
      
      The Format Objects window can also be opened by one of the following methods:
        - Select Format in the main menu and click Signal.
        - Double-click any one of the signal's labels on the chart.
        - Position the mouse pointer over any one of the signal's labels on the chart; once the Pointer changes into a Hand , right-click the label and then click Format Signals.
      
      
   2. Select the Signals tab.
   3. Click Properties to open the Strategy Properties window.
2. Select the Properties tab.

In the Costs/Capitalization section, in the Commission Rule list, select the Commission Rule.

The default rule is No Commission. Other prebuilt Commission Rules are:

• 0.01$ per Contract
• 0.01% per Contract
• 1$ per Trade
• Tiered per Month

Commission Rules Manager

Click Manage Rules to open Commission Rules Manager.

To create a new rule:

1. Click New Rule....
2. Enter the rule name in the Rule Name.
3. Select volume measurement unit from the Volume in list.
4. Select the accumulation period from the Reset Volume Counter list.
5. Select real-time or after every trade mode of calculation from the Calculate Commission list.
6. Click Add... to add new Fixed Commission Rule
   1. Enter the volume value into the Volume field.
   2. Enter the commission value into the Commission Value field.
   3. Select commission measurement unit from the list.
   4. Check the Commission Limitscheck box to enable commission maximum and minimum values.
      1. Check the Min Value check box, setup the minimum commission value and select per Contract / per Trade calculation mode.
      2. Check the Max Value check box, setup the maximum commission value and select per Contract / per Trade calculation mode.
   5. Click OK to save the Fixed Commission Rule or Cancel to cancel the operation.
7. To edit an existing Fixed Commission Rule select a rule with the mouse and click Edit...'.
8. To delete a Fixed Commission Rule select a rule with the mouse and click Delete'.
9. Click OK to save the rule or Cancel to cancel the operation.

Note: Trade means a filled order

To modify an existing rule, select the rule by clicking it with the mouse and click Edit.

To clone an existing rule, select the rule by clicking it with the mouse click Clone....

To delete a rule, select the rule by clicking it with the mouse click Delete.

To save the changes and close Commission Rules Manager click OK

To exit Commission Rules Manager without saving any changes to the rules click Cancel.