Trades Window

The Trades window displays reports for daily executions including those completed during after-hours trading. To view executions, click the Trades icon on the trading toolbar.

 

Column Name

Description

Other Available Columns - To add other columns use the View menu and select Layout. Check the column you want in your report.

VWAP Time

For VWAP orders, the time at which the order executed.

Comment

Displays comments relative to the order.

Account

Identifies the beneficial account number.

Confirm

Valid only for Linkage customers.

Submitter

Identifies the order submitter.

Yield

The yield-to-worst. This is the lower of yield to maturity and yields to all calls. The yield is only shown if it is offered on the exchange.

The text along the bottom of the window shows the sort order of fields on the Executions tab.

 

Menu Name

Description

File menu

  • Export Today's Reports - Click to save your execution reports to an outside file for use in another application such as MS Excel.

  • Export Previous Day's Reports -  Click to save execution reports from a previous day to an outside file for use in another application such as MS Excel.

  • Print - prints the current page.

  • Close - closes the Executions window.

Trades menu

  • Sort - opens the Sort dialog box where you can elect to sort reports by field.

  • Show Avg Price - select two or more execution reports. The average price and total number of shares for the selected reports is calculated.

  • Expand/Collapse - if applicable, the selected rows are expanded/truncated.

  • Show Legs - this will expand any spread and combination executions to also display the individual legs.

View menu

  • Trade History - brings you to the Trade Confirmations page of the Report Management section of Account Management.

Settings menu

  • Layout - opens the Table Column Settings window where you can choose to display or hide columns (by checking/un-checking the column titles), and change their position relative to other columns.

  • Avg. Price Precision - lets you determine the decimal point precision for the average price calculation by entering the decimal point placement.

  • Font Size - Change the font style and font size for the Executions window data.

  • Opens the Highlight Executions dialog box. Enter the number of seconds for new execution reports to remain highlighted (for easy viewing). Check Auto expand after partial fill to have execution reports for partially filled orders automatically expand to display other portions of the order as it is  filled.

  • Show Leg Executions Only - if checked, spreads and combination executions will be shown in individual legs. If unchecked, the entire combination will be displayed, and you can click to expand the line and show the individual leg executions.

  • Symbol Mode - display the contract description in symbol mode.

  • Group executions by price - if checked, partial fills for an order are grouped by price under the order. The aggregate fills for a price level can be further expanded to see the individual fills by clicking the "+" sign. Price levels with only a single fill at that price are not expandable.

  • Blink always on new trade - if checked, the Trades icon on the trading toolbar will blink to notify you that an order has executed.

  • Blink if Trade window is closed - if checked, the Trades icon on the trading toolbar will blink to notify you that an order has executed ONLY if the Trades window is closed.

  • Never blink - if checked, you will not receive any blinking notifications of executed orders.