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1. Keep in mind that the Add or Remove functions might be disabled for a particular record if it is already in the user s order watch list or if it is not in their order watch list 51 Print Settings The Print Settings window can be reached via by selecting Print Settings from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List QD Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings M GA Preferences Create Broker Alert Below you will see the Print Settings window Orders To Print EE Print Orders Copies Orders That Entered zu Adde For Dlfee Print Fils Copies i Ticket Printer rchiutl205R UHIFRN228 N Land Printer rchiutl2054F LHIFRN228 MW E OF See As you can see the window is divided into 2 sections The top half corresponds to automated printing functions while the bottom half corresponds to definition of what printer manual grid prints from Top Day Order Manager amp Trade History should be sent to 92 Research The top half of the screen s automated printing functions consist of the following e Whose orders should be printed e Only auto print orders that have personally entered e Print any order for the office s have security access to must have office level access to use this function e Which orders should be printed and how many of each e Prin2. Web Admin Change Password Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert This window provides the user with links to various industry related websites An authorized administrator can remove or add new links via Web Admin 29 Here is the Links page with the default Links shown Qunks 30 Markets Link CBOE Futures Numer Access Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Mercantile Exchange EURE Europe Eurex US W innepeg electranic Globes Hong Kang Futures Exchange IEE ELBT SD x Description CBOE Futures Homepage Nymex Access Homepage Chicago Board of Trade Homepage Chicago Mercantile Exchange Homepage EURE Europe Homepage Eurex US Homepage Wnnepeg electranic Homepage Globes Homepage Hong Kang Futures Exchange Homepage Intercontinental Exchange Homepage kansas City Board of Trade Homepage Euronext LIFFE Homepage Bursa Malaysia Homepage MATIF Homepage MEFF Spanish Exchange Homepage Minneapolis Gran Exchange Homepage Montreal Exchange Homepage Mew York Board of Trade New York Mercantile Exchange WYME GLOBES Homepage One Chicago 55F Homepage Osaka Exchange Homepage Sydney Futures Exchange Homepage Singapore Exchange Homepage Tokyo Grain Exchange Homepage Tokyo Commodity Exchange Homepage Tokio Stock Exchange Regulatory Agencies and Industry Information Link NFA EFTE Weather Federal Heserve Labor Statistics Department of the Treasury Us da
3. USD 1 DEC 07 CBT T BONDS 109 6563 12 24 08 PM 438 0 uso A DEC 07 10 YR T NOTES 104 5406 12 3743 PM 2516 0 USD A AUG 07 CME LEAN HOGS 74 125 12 43 22 PM 450 0 uso 1 AUG 07 CATTLE 90 75 12 45 37 PM 860 0 luso 1 AUG 07 GOLD COMEX 664 70 8 02 07 S t0 0 USD A SEP 07 LT CRUDE 70 10 12 46 09 PM 6 760 0 USD 1 OCT 07 NATURAL GAS 4201 12 46 09 PM 21 220 0 USD 4 SEP 07 US INDEX 8238 12 39 39 PM 1840 o USD 1 DEC 07 IMM EURO FX 13507 12 34 51 PM 3 100 H USD 1 JUN 08 IMM EURO DLRS 94 64 12 45 52 PM 1 163 0 USD 1 SEP 07 EMINI S amp P 500 1545 00 12 46 10 PM 3 538 0 USD 100 OCT 10 IMMRGRS TRKRS 2484 807 07 S 239 0 Currency Conversion Rates USD to USD 1 00000000 Account Balances Converted to USO F2 Balance 0 Gross P amp L Prem Cash Adj RD 0 Open Trade Equity 13 423 Liquidation Value 310 003 Open Trade Equity 15 based on neal time market picos For illiquid or settled markets the last trade price used may nol be representative of current market levels Please note that the statement you recono via U S Mai or via e mail ys your official statement This query was run on Thursday August 2 2007 12 46 23 PM COT ae e Account Watch List The Account Watch List shows a user the list of all offices sales codes accounts and sub accounts that they have security rights to interact with These permissions can be changed via Web Admin This mechanism is used to determine what accounts show up in a user s Active Account
4. Description Natonal Futures Association homepage Commodity Futures Trading Commission homepage Weather com homepage The Federal Reserve homepage U S Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of the Treasury homepage 0504 homepage Market Book Market Book Overview The Market Book window is used to view the activity of the selected active account and all watched accounts if desired for a particular contract at various prices From this view users can view order contract quantities placed for the active account and or all accounts that the user has defined in their account watch list Eee ee Rmus PORA Roca A a A Rn n sco RR BR uox mom d OR RR acu mod OR RR aca mou pb R nox ow RR R Roa on scd OR RR aon n POR R RR x s Symbol Mo r EG EMm S amp P 500 MOF el i Go doe Bid Du Price AskOW conus 4 154050 NENNEN 15 075 A OO LL 4e MEN 153975 DENEN S 1 159390 EE 005 en kl 15 900 2557 OO Li 153875 26840 Oo 31353950 i590 Lamm ma Y O A EST 152 E 6 i15 en 134 153750 E 15375 a Des 153700 LJ Lal 15375 Leni RE 153625 NEN i een 153575 bs AAA Account MIO 005 44 Quantity ww Cancel Buys CancelAll Cancel Sells Buy Bid Bun Mkt sell Mit j 31 The 9 button to the right of the grid will always take th
5. KJO Vantage System Manual RJ O Brien Table Of Contents S o M H 1 EE 2 ACCOUNT E te LIST M iaaa 3 AGUVE Account Drops DOWLDsssussismetime pati ea du Tau PEDIR TM MUNERE ME 4 Automated End of Day brocedures eee nenne 5 Changing YOURS WO iaa 6 A EE T Ghaning ENEE 7 Chatting Chat User List amp Chat WWmdow esse eeseeeaes 8 Contract Gelechon nennen nnne nnne nna sns asa n as 10 EVENT LO en ld 11 zi ciel i P ER 11 Event Log Preferences EE 12 General EE FEI S soii 14 FOD MCN EE 16 Vilele nu Ben 16 Update Default Ey io cM Im 17 Upload Log be 18 Check For e EE 19 SUPPO IMO mee m 20 e EE 21 Layouts SOV TEE 21 Eayouts SAVING a Layout e aiii eon aei eere b eee 23 Layouts s Opening s LaVOLlt s soa apn2 20223932 20022932 120 put SD LIP At QR asp a 24 Layouts Frloalrg a VVIDdOW scout a Du a Cut aa Eo oiu Dots tau Dcus aer 26 Layouts Preferences enne nne nsns a rna renis 2f LAK ER 29 El OOK ductu E 31 ME ala AO AAA E E E 31 Market Book Adding a Contrat 33 Market Book Placing an Order 34 Market Book Drag and Drop CGancel enlace 35 Market BOOK As A 36 Klee leie 38 A UU UU TM 41 Order Enty OVENVICW cc 41 Order Entry Entry FieldS occoocccoccconcccnoccncncnconoconocnononononcnnanocanonanononos 42 Order Enty The QuUOle OQ ME 44 Order Entry Saving an Order Template a annannannennannannnnnnnn
6. Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert 12 Help Menu The Preferences screen contains the following parameters configurable specifically for the Event Log window General Layouts D Display Appearance Market Bock Number OF Messages 2010 Order Entry Use Colors True Quick Order Entry Quote Page Sounds Top Day Order Manager Humber Of Messages Maximum number of messages to display in grid DF Cancel i Reset All SE E e ry mu us e Display Appearance e Number of Messages How many records should be displayed in the event log grid e Use Colors Should the screen use the colors defined for the Top Day Order Manager screen to denote different types of orders 13 General Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the Y button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings Create Broker Alert The application contains a few preferences that affect the overall functionality of the application These are as follows El Display Options Display Sumbol Before Moi True A Notifications Display E sit Warning False Display
7. Yes NYMEX Pit No NYMEX Globex Yes COMEX No SE No Yes Derivatives TSE NA NA NA NA No 66 Reports Tools Screens Window Help el Account Watch List Order Template Manager gt Chat User List Links Research RK Web Admin Change Passward Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert Users can use the Reports entry in the Tools menu to reach an integrated web page that contains a look up mechanism for archived reports Keep in mind that daily reports like Equity Runs amp Prelims can be retrieved via Report Grabber which your administrator can get you set up with Back IM 3 Refresh ko Address https wat rjobrien comfib CatReportsarchive php RESEARCH CENTER Reports Archive Please choose the name month and year for the report you are searching for in the drop down below Archived Reports Report Na me Month Year ES 67 Research Screens Window Help e Account Watch List Order Template Manager S Chat User List QD Links Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert Users can use the Research entry in the Tools menu to reach an integrated web page that contains links to various research materials If the user has an account with R J O Brien for research their login id oassword can be saved via Web Admin to allow the user to s
8. fea Sound Refresh Scale Seconds Top Day Order Manager A Notifications Se Confirm Order Submission Simple EI Trading Defaults Order Duration Day Luantity 1 Quantity Increment 1 Automatic Centering Automatically center the grid on a timer JUR Y Lance Reset All e Display Options e Hide Watched Lots Columns True False value indicating if the watched lots columns should be hidden or not e Grid Centering e Automatic Centering True False value to denote if the grid should automatically be centered on activity on the contract e Refresh Interval Numeric value for how often the centering refresh should occur e Refresh Scale Qualifies if the refresh Interval is in minutes or seconds e Notifications e Confirm Order Submission Determines if the user would like to be shown a simple or detailed order ticket after placing an order or if they would like no ticket at all e Trading Defaults e Order Duration Sets the default order type as Day or GTC good until cancelled e Quantity Sets the default quantity for orders placed via left amp right click actions e Quantity Increment How much should the quantity by incremented by when using the quantity control 3 Notifications The notification toolbar in the application will flash periodically to alert a user of different types of activity It will signal the following conditions Fill received Fill updated e Fill deleted i Clear T ab 3
9. of the application window itself allowing for many different possibilities in a multiple monitor configuration A user can create many different layouts to assist them in different types of trading activity Example of a Layout Aonar Mandar Aout ae penam Laag ELDCK Ja D n ch mv Lesch Bed Jiao Tm peta lath E J a PAT mos a paa a AA Sit e Notifications OQ Pun d Dipli Pages J gie or Om Qu A a T Sg Del Bien Pa DT w SCH ho a ph I D ona ds Toa ET il Lige pes im Og Ip vw o Jim E pimp Pak HI ian pp ff H Car Tai Lm cmm Ram ann sss V T 3 Tent y O r Manag Pea DP KT SA l Caral EF See QD Ae Dp C Dua Dudes O 10 Maat e O mie PEU Leo D i H MEO Ss D Dun O tee O fate 0 Ten IAS Leg DI li D i ang Dm TE me 30241884 OC OO Ke Ze CH i i b u Mario Tour iro Bona ud duni ed i De us T Ma 141507 IR ei A D I 1 1 IERCH De Tu Leg Tiaa niis ore ES Ae DI imir p 155050 De LU Leg Tur aC impacto ES ha 10 i d ISCH De MP Leg TE HE b Amo 1 1 ES De int Leg mpra i i f Bur an ie De Dm HEI LIES sl 4a M 21 le monitors Ip It izing mu Example of a Layout ut OOO O d Drrrrrrrrriig L i l 2nd Monitor e ILLI anf p kr bh o mam 1 st Monitor Mn np n roum Bas ER Ce PTE 7 C
10. submitted during off trading hours and will be processed when trading resumes Rejected The order has violated a validation or rule and cannot be processed Replaced The order has been replaced by another order Status Check An order whose status has been queried and duplicate ticket has been printed on the trading floor Unknown An order whose status is not known Working The order has been submitted to the exchange for processing and may be partially filled 76 Upgrade Notice Periodically it may be necessary for a new version of the application to be released to provide additional functionality or refinements to previously included functionality When an upgrade becomes available a user will be presented with the following screen after logging in Suggested Application Upgrade x 27 4 suggested application upgrade 1 0 1 4 1J exists and should be installed Do vau wish ka upgrade now IF you choose to wait you will be notified again in 1 hour Keep in mind that it is possible to select No and to proceed using the application as normal However instead if you wish to process the upgrade you can select Yes and you will be notified that the upgrade has taken place and that the application must be restarted I Virtual Desktops Virtual Desktops Overview Virtual desktops allow a user to create multiple screen configurations that they can toggle between easily A user can switch between their defin
11. user were to right click in the same location for a given price they would see choices of create stop at price only appears for prices below market for Ask Qty and for prices above market for Bid Qty create limit order and create market order ko Stop Order AE 153900 Create Limit Order Create Market Order If the user would like to buy or sell at the market or bid ask this can also be done via the buttons at the bottom of the window Additionally the user can request to cancel all buys or sells EE Sell Mkt Sell Ask 34 Order Entry Market Book Drag and Drop Cancel Replace A user may drag an order quantity from one price to another by left clicking on the quantity and dragging the mouse to the desired price 35 Market Book Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the Y button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings Create Broker Alert 36 Order Entry The Preferences screen contains the following parameters configurable specifically for the Market Book page C Event Lag Ge E C General m Display Options fy Market Book Hide watched Lots Columns True 3 Order Entry El Grid Centering J Quick Drder Entry Automatic Centering False Quote Page Refresh Interval 10
12. 8 Order Watch List Order rejected Lee NANA Gees TA ee SEN e Son BORE O SABO AOR A ARO ENEE ee A ee ee eee Se ee ee Se eee ee ee See a ee ee een ee See eee eis tee ee E rt B amp OM Nm 2 8 O3 AO Bo BOR GN 3 3 308 30A GN A 2 OA RON O3 R OA B 303 3 3 208 X5 XO NON 308 G8 30A 398 308 GOR B OG 328 8 8 XN 3 3 308 3 8 XoRO GXONCE ee ee BON 303 3 8 35 30 378 2 3 GG a 3o Gl b Pen 10441328 INIOU 005 Buy 1 ESMO at 10000 D Stop Orde ding Queued Order pended eee oe EE Notific r P gt i riim rr VE JL CN Dal ed 0604 07 13 46 18 10441330 11001 005 T Ki i E A Order queued 5 04 07 13 53 35 10441833 NIOO1 O05 39 e Order to be reviewed 40 Order Entry Order Entry Overview The Order Entry window is the most direct way for a user to enter an order It gives the user access to all parameters associated with orders so that they can specify exactly what they would like to submit and even line up multiple orders for simultaneous submission Account Number Account Name NIDOTOOS ANNE BLOCK o Future Option Action Juantity Symbol Ma rr Bu pel 1 mp Price Type Lap Limit Duration ES J De DI Giveup Frl DAT Value OB DAT He Ec IH RS ge HZH 41 Order Entry Entry Fields Account Mumber Account Hame NIDOTOOS ANNE BLOCK M Future Option Action Quanti
13. Documents f 1 Order Entry 2 Top Day Order Manager 3 Quote Page 4 Chart Analysis 1 E5206 From the window menu you can perform the following functions 1 Minimize all windows that are currently open Maximize all windows that are currently open Arrange all windows in a cascading fashion overlapping with each title bar shown Tile all currently open windows horizontally Tile all currently open windows vertically Close all currently open windows Bring any currently open window to the front if it is currently behind other windows that you do not wish to relocate for instance ON ST sob uns 85
14. Drop Down as well as to specify what account s transactions the user would like to see on their Top Day Order Manager The example below shows 1 office with multiple sales codes each of which have multiple accounts An office is the highest level of aggregation for accounts and represents an organization collectively An office is then broken down into 1 or more sales codes Sales codes can be used to group accounts represented by different personnel at the organization or to differentiate accounts used for different types of trading All offices will have at least 1 sales code as this is a required construct in the account model Below a sales code any number of accounts can exist Finally in some cases one or more sub accounts can exist for an account 9 Account Watch List ep Office INI Sales Code 001 41007 DUT PETER GIBBONS IMIOUT 0012 SAMIR CAPITAL INIQOT DICES MILTON WADDAMS 91007004 TOM Sh YEO WSE 1007005 ANNE BLOCK Sales Code 020 Sales Code 300 Sales Code 444 M Select DeselectAll Save Cancel zm m Gm Rm a T Sm mmm wmm Things to keep in mind about the Account Watch List e A user can select de select all entries in the Account Watch List via the checkbox at the bottom left of the screen e fa user only has access to some portions of a level e some accounts under a sales code they cannot select that entire level for their watch list ie the entire sales code Acti
15. Ge i H Oper Interest P order Entry eB P i i L VR E RH gt gt gt EE P Es 2C207 Move pua L 8 5 2007 82 2007 8 19 2007 8 26 2007 sein Se biss s W s Dees Crush e Mes Symbol Mert a Notifications O Meim TS Post Mindo en GID O Rea A Pending D Queue remp Desktop 3 MARKET EGOK TRADE HISTORY Bi Serv Gid St El Lus QUOTE PAGE F GTC Time Stamp Ho Slawi Account De pcnplon Dar X Close CtrhH 4 ro STRIKE MATREX EN IAS DAT Vales Core ge pp i sad Esk FIO ea Ad toed apad FI E Top Day Order Manager Pers Of Ke ga B Cancel Al Slut 4 Det g Wik c o A i o idi Action a G T D amp Denise i Leg U oy u oy H Pme Li Coples hi Duden O Tee Dese Li Exchange Mo di De Enters k cam i 1 Dag Market OFA Selecting one of the desktops in the menu will move the desired window to that desktop and then display that desktop should you want to re size or re position the window 83 Web Admin The Web Admin module can be reached by selecting Web Admin from the Tools menu This part of the application allows enabled users to administer various aspects of user login accounts security access messaging auditing and theme creation and maintenance 84 Window Menu The window menu contains functions that help you arrange amp view windows you currently have open Window Minimize Al Maximize All 2 Cascade 3 Tile Horizontal 4 Tile Vertical 5 Close All
16. H rat i d Wi E i inum Moca sa EEN AAA mm mt ui un 22 Market Book Layouts Saving a Layout Once a user configures the application windows the way they want it for a layout they can save that layout by clicking the Save button on the toolbar or by selecting Save or Save As from the File menu File Tools Screens Window Help Open Layout Chr Open Default Layout e Save Layout jgreen Ctrl 5 ri Exit The following window will be displayed if the layout is new Curent Layouts Mew Mame OF Cancel E A a _ nee The layout will be saved to the directory displayed in the Preferences for Layouts with the specified name You can also choose one of the existing layouts to be replaced by the new one 23 Layouts Opening a Layout A layout can be opened by clicking the Open Layout button on the toolbar D or by selecting Open Layout from the File menu Tools Screens Window Help 2 Open Layout h Ctro Open Default Layout xi Save Layout INT Layout Chris Save Layout As Exit The following window will be displayed to choose the layout to open the choices in the window are taken from the folder specified in the Preferences for Layouts LK Cancel J Ss In addition to the layouts that a user has saved the application s default layouts can also be easily reached from the Open Default Layout entry under the file men
17. O er eur OLG LE BEEN AAA Late AA CRUS d DEA DODGE d DOCE UT a DCK ai REEL Ca a CAN LENA EN ER EY KENE i 7 af m e Mars d Vers Mess ae EN NEAR hl BCEE eelere SCH CH GEN As E POCO Sp Mes EE pr eeu runc Ce EE Deg ZE Ee EE EH A Review an dE elease Sigel i 7v m T A ma mama m mam mamm ama m ama m ama mamama Message To Send With Orders Release Release All Beie J eko All 71 Once user 2 has released or rejected the order the order status would be updated and visible in Top Day Order Manager Below server order 10442463 was a Pending Review order that was released and subsequently filled whereas Server Order 10442464 was a Pending Review order that was rejected On that order you can also see the Message field which was relocated for this example which displays a reject reason for the transaction that was entered by the reviewer via the Review and Release screen FTOR BAY OTIST MANAGEN mm Filters OFF 5 x a B cel EE Cane Acci Cancel All Ord No D Account BEER 5 Status Contract Symbol v Morr ue Message O Strike 10442454 141001 001 E Buy 5U0 Rejected k 10442463 INIOO1001 Buy FLD ESMO7 ES Jun 07 Filled ww attt endl E Y a a Ceram 7 P TE T e 12 Server Connection Status This icon on the main application toolbar indicates if the BP E connected d Server Status tol Dd to the server or not A successful connection is denoted by Server
18. Queue Popup True Display Symbol Before Mos This property determines whether the symbol will be displayed before the ma vr during entry across the entire application UK Cancel i eset All ee Ce gl Dt Sieg vg Wii iL Layouts e Display Symbol Before Mo Yr The Order Entry Spread Order Entry Market Book Chart and Option Strike Matrix screens all utilize a component containing the attributes for specifying the contract to be added viewed on the screen By default the display order is symbol and then Mo Yr This can be altered via this preference Mo rr Symbol EN EO Euros Tyr Midcurve e Display Exit Warning The application can be set to ask you if you meant to exit it You have the choice to leave or cancel the exit command e Display Queue Popup This preference determines if the user would like to see the Queued button on the Notification toolbar and the Queued tab on the Notification window Queued orders are those placed during off hours for a given contract which will be auto submitted when the market opens Help Menu Month Codes A user can view a listing of the month codes used when specifying month year combinations on contracts via the Help menu using the Month Codes link E Month Codes El Translation Month Code Help January F Februar E Contents Fl March H Pu i fe Ii ay k Update Default Layouts June M July M Upload Lag Files August LU September Ll Check For Upd
19. SMO EAMO EMO ECMO am EIMOT ES Chg ni Cho X wik Buys 22 oY TN AA AM Open 1153975 8343 19911 9458 13499 SS Bi 57 Quote Page Adding a Contract A contract can be added to a particular tab of the Quote Page by selecting the desired tab then either entering the contract information and hitting the Add button or by clicking on the Select a Contract button gt and then navigating to the desired contract selecting a particular expiration and then clicking the Select button Prior to picking the contract to be added to the page if a user selects a row column on the Quote Page the new contract will be added above before the selected row column NOTE If you prefer to see Mo Yr displayed prior to Symbol this can be changed via the Preferences screen General section Symbol biarr Strike PL 98 Server Connection Status Quote Page Placing an Order Once a contract has been added to the Quote Page orders can be placed against it This is done by right clicking on the row then selecting either Quick Order Entry or Display Order Entry Quick Order Entry brings up a sub menu of order choices consisting of buys and sells at market bid bid 1 ask and ask 1 Display Order Entry will bring up an Order Entry window pre populated with information about the selected contract and the active account 99 Quote Page Other Functions In addition to placing orders from the Quote Page users
20. Status 23 D Le E while a failed connection is denoted by If your application starts and you notice you are not successfully connected you should ensure that any firewall program you have is allowing Vantage to access the internet You can verify if this is the issue by temporarily turning off your firewall and seeing if Vantage can connect Contact your Vantage administrator if this does not fix the issue 73 Spread Order Entry The Spread Order Entry window is fundamentally similar to the Order Entry window except for a few key differences The Spread Order Entry window contains a of Legs field which allows the user to specify how many positions 2 3 or 4 the spread will be comprised of the default number of legs shown on this screen can be toggled via the Order Entry preferences Next the contract grid on this screen is essentially the same as the contract information section that is found on many other screens in the application except that this grid will automatically adjust to the of Legs field setting and show that many rows Here users can enter the individual parts of the spread the only difference being that an action buy sell must be specified per contract Finally the Spread Order Entry window also contains a Side field which specifies what side of the spread the premium is applied to Keep in mind that the same preferences that apply to the Order Entry screen also apply to this screen Also note that lik
21. ates October y November Es SEL December E About Update Default Layouts As discussed in the Layouts section users can choose to use the application with one of the supplied default layouts As new enhancements are made to the system these layouts can become obsolete As a result it is possible to manually download the new layouts via the Update Default Layouts choice under the help menu Contents e Month Codes Update Default Layouts k Upload Log Files Check For Updates Support Abaut Upon clicking the selection on the menu you would see this screen Default Layouts Updating zeg Upon completion of the update you d see this dialog Update Successful x b a 1 Default layouts have been downloaded Upload Log Files In the event you experience problems with the application support personnel may ask you to upload your log files This can be done from the help menu by selecting Upload Log Files Contents e Month Codes Update Default Layouts Upload Log Files h Check For Updates Support About Upon clicking the selection on the menu you would see this screen Upon completion of the upload you d see this dialog Upload Successful x E X 1 Log Files have been uploaded to support 18 Check For Updates From time to time updates to the application will be released You should be notified of these automatically but for any reason if y
22. block or standard quote display ei a a e Display Options e Hide Option Fields True False value indicating if Strike Price amp Put Call should be displayed on the Quote Page screen in the contract selection section This parameter is defaulted to False 61 62 Mort Strike Pic uor CR e Grid Appearance e Grid Format The Quote Page can be displayed in two styles otandard or Block See Overview page for example of each e Net Change Field Background Color e Net Change Down Indicates what color the highlighting of the Change amp Change columns will have for a net movement down e Net Change Up Indicates what color the highlighting of the Change amp Change 9o columns will have for a net movement up Server Connection Status Quote Page Tab Management The Quote Page allows a user to display up to 200 contracts across 1 to 10 tabs which can be renamed and reorganized Tabs can be maintained by right clicking on any tab and utilizing the features in the context menu From the menu a user can do any of the following Clone Tab Delete Tab Delete All Tabs Rename e New Tab Make a new tab to display on the Quote Page e Clone Tab Create a copy of that tab and all contracts displayed on it to display on the Quote Page e Delete Tab Remove this tab and all contracts displayed on it from the Quote Page e Delete All Tabs Remove all tabs and all contracts displayed on them from the Quote Page A
23. can also link to several other functions By right clicking on a contract the user can bring up a Market Book for the contract various charts on the contract bring up an option strike matrix for option contracts only or view contract specification or commitment of trader information Furthermore the user can roll the contract back or forward to a different expiration Finally if a contract is no longer desired it can be removed via the right click context menu All contracts can also be removed from a tab in this fashion Go here to learn more about positioning and removing contracts on the Quote Page 60 Server Connection Status Quote Page Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the YD button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings Create Broker Alert The Preferences screen contains the following parameters configurable specifically for the Quote Page Y Preferences E 3 Event Log E A General ES ani El Display Options 3 Market Book Hide Option Fields False d Cider E sir El Grd Appearance 23 Duck Order Entry Grid Format standard EJ Quote Page El Met Change Field Background Color 9 Sounds Net Change Down BJ Red 9 Top Cay Order Manager Net Change Up BH Green Grid Format Option to select
24. d a warning be displayed when the user enters a quantity with 3 or more consecutive digits ie 123 Future Price Warning Enabled Should a warning be displayed when the user enters a price that is more than the allotted amount see next preference away from the last traded price for a Future Future Price Warning Percentage What percentage of difference from the last traded price should trigger the last price warning for Futures Maximum Quantity Exceeded A warning will be displayed when the user enters a quantity that is greater than this specified amount Option Price Warning Enabled Should a warning be displayed when the user enters a price that is more than the allotted amount see next preference away from the last traded price for an Option Option Price Warning Percentage What percentage of difference from the last traded price should trigger the last price warning for Options Repeated Numbers Should a warning be displayed when the user enters a quantity with 3 or more repeated digits ie 333 49 Order Watch List In addition to there being an account watch list there is also an order watch list This list directly affects what a user sees in the Top Day Order Manager window Any time a user has interaction with an order submitting it reviewing amp releasing it Cancel Cancel Replace Reject that order is added to their order watch list Keep in mind that a transaction with an account that is not in the user s Acc
25. e choices in this drop down will change dynamically based on the permissions of the selected symbol 42 Quote Page After Type is the Cap Limit field Note that the Price and Cap Limit fields will dynamically enable disable based on the Order Type selected Next the duration of the order must be selected Day or GTC The Giveup field gives the user the opportunity to enter the firm that the trade is being delegated to should that be the case The FYI field allows the user to attach comments to the order The OB field lets the user signify that they wish to make this an Or Better order Finally the order can be made a DRT by selecting the check box and specifying an appropriate value Display of these fields can turned on off via Web Admin to be displayed or not depending on if the user wishes to use them 43 Order Entry The Quote Grid Below the entry fields on the Order Entry window is the quote grid This area displays the most recent quote information for the contract selected showing the time stamp last price change bid ask high and low This information can be refreshed by clicking on the refresh button d to the right of the quote grid 44 Quote Page Order Entry Saving an Order Template In the process of a given day or period of time a user may need to execute many fundamentally similar trades To facilitate this activity templates for orders can be stored recalled by the user For more informat
26. e the Order Entry screen the FYI OB and DRT fields can be turned on off Account Number Account Mame OF Legs SAMIR CAPITAL H 12 e Future d Option Action Quantity Symbol Marr Strike em e E 5 Side Premium Type Cap Limit Duration Diveup Frl DAT Value EN Eoo mwa EE Time Stamp Lei Chal Bid Aki Di Low Send F 7 Park F10 Clear F2 74 Sounds The application can alert a user of many different events including a fill being received an order being rejected etc Default sounds are supplied with the application but they can be changed by the user via the Preferences screen in the Sounds area They can also be turned off if a user would like Under the Defaults section note that there is a preference to denote if you would like the Chat Message sound to always play or only play when the application is not the active window Also there is a preference to turn the sounds on or off 2 Charting s A C Event Lag so S is nena El Defaults Eve BE conis Chat Message Play Inactive indor C Market Book Play EE False Gq Order Entry El Notifications fee Buick DrderE Ay Alert Message C Documents and Settings jgreenth Guote Page Chat Message Recerved C Documents and Settings jgreentM y ES EE Fill Hecerved C Documents and 5ettingsAjgreentM y Ga Ton Day Order Manager Order Pending Review C Documents and Settings igreen M 1 Order Rejected C Documents and Settingsjgqreenthy O
27. e user back to the center of the market The up and down arrows navigate the prices available for that contract with the moving the grid up down one price and the shifting the grid by an entire page of prices The watched orders and account orders columns can be hidden on the grid D d RW 7 on Siwe Dit ti a SS YT TL en IAU Fiir TE EL sunm UE Pe Hide Show Columns d Right clicking in any unpopulated portion of the screen gives the user the option of cloning the Market Book or setting it to Stay On Top 2 F a L won 7 E Clone q Stay On Top 32 Order Entry Market Book Adding a Contract A contract can be added to the Market Book by entering the contract information and clicking the Go button or by clicking on the Select a Contract button and then navigating to the desired contract selecting a particular expiration clicking the Select button and then clicking the Go button NOTE If you prefer to see Mo Yr displayed prior to Symbol this can be changed via the Preferences screen General section eem Symbol Mo r T Mo zem j d g 33 Market Book Placing an Order Once a contract has been added to the Market Book orders can be placed against it This can be done in one of three ways depending on what type of trade the user would like to make If a limit order is desired the user can simply left click on the colored cell for Bid Qty or Ask Qty at the desired price If a
28. ed desktops via the Desktops application menu or by using quick keys Things to keep in mind e Desktops reside within a layout Remember that when you switch layouts the desktops in one layout won t be in the other e The application currently supports up to 16 desktops per layout e Currently the application only supports one instance of some screens Top Day Order Manager for example Though this will be addressed at some point in the future for now keep in mind that when you put any of the following screens in a desktop and then also put them in another desktop you will see the same content on that screen in both desktops However understand that you will be able to resize amp relocate one of these screens from one desktop to another O O O O O O OOOO Chat User List Create Broker Alert Event Log Links Notifications Order Entry Quote Page Spread Order Entry Trade History Top Day Order Manager 78 Window Menu Virtual Desktops Menu Entries A user can interact with and create virtual desktops via the Desktops menu item in the application The following is a description of the various functions contained in the Desktops menu Under the Create choice the user has the option to either create a new empty desktop that they can populate as they like or they can select From Current to create a desktop with the currently displayed windows as its contents Empty From Current Under the Delete choice
29. ee an expanded research page 68 Sounds da Back Forward 5 Refresh aW Stop Address RESEARCH CENTER Click on any of the links below ta access RJO s research library What s New Jun 6 Duane Lowry Conference Call Agricultural Products Financial Products B5 6 0 7 The Commstock Report B ITTO T Hightawer Financial 3 30 07 Commstock Midday Report BITIOT The Gartman Letter 6 7 0 CommStock Headlines Hotlines 5 11 07 HightowerL SDA Monthly 67107 Hightower Agricultural Markets BIT 0T Hightower Export Sales B5 18 07 Hightawer Commodity Newsletter BIO T Andy Gottschalk s Daily Research 6 4 07 Crop Progress Hightower 1 28 07 Cattle on Feed Government B5I21 07 Analysis of Cattle on Feed 6 07 Hog Comment BIT 0T CME Daily Livestock Report BIT 0T CME Daily Dairy Report BIT 07 Duane Lowry s Grain Comments 4 10 07 Hightower Special Agriculture Report 6 4 07 Crop Condition Summary 4189 0 7 Livestock Slaughter 12 19 06 Conference Side By Side Trading Matt Heidkamp BIT 0T Market Insider Newsletter Midwest Market Analysis 6 4 07 Market Insider Newsletter 5 31 07 Softs Weekly Roundup NYBOT 4I 5 07 CPM Commodity News 5 6 07 Devo Energy Research Trial 69 Review amp Release If a broker wishes to oversee all activity for an account review amp release permissions can be turned on in the application via Web Admin This allows a broker to release a user s trades to the exchange or r
30. eject them and supply a reason Let s say user 1 enters an order but he she is configured to have all trades reviewed SorderEnry EE ore Account Number Account Name 1181001001 PETER GIBBONS H e Future Option Action Juantity Symbol Ma rr O Bu Gel 1 ES E Mini S amp P 500 MO mb Price Type Lap Limit Duration Market 49125 e Da GTC Frl DAT Value OB DAT 06 05707 08 14 35 143125 00 143125 1439150 1434 5 146050 send FF y Park F1 uj Clear F2 Add To Grid spread F3 Once user 1 enters the order it would show up in his her Top Day Order Manager with a status of PendingReview user 2 would also be able to see the order in his her Top Day Order Manager Iz m T a SC LN E es gem KA j F Kess pon ES FE a am E HUE Gr gf E et i HN T eil H Nei a E uu E w WoN 1 Ww 8 E pan fee be k d T Filters OFF 05 Sie BE an 5 3ni Account i ll Contre Cancel All Serv 20 Account Action Status E 5 Contract Symbol Morro Strike Bee Desc 2 10442463 INIDD1001 ESMO ES Juno Lame ilt PA t aal A M xs apii ee patte Wi SC f 70 Simultaneously user 2 who is defined as the reviewer of user 1 would see the Review Notification screen pop up and the Review Notification button on the right side of the main application window would blink 5 d d Lei E E Geh CT Ease t Pav LR T Kui IEEE cR LEA CAR
31. fields on the screen be cleared after submitting an order stay unchanged or be set to the values of the default template Quote Page Quantity Increment How much should the quantity by incremented by when using the quantity control Show Account Name Should the account name field to the right of the account number field be displayed on the screen e Entry Method E Toe an ORT a Use Function Keys Determines whether or not the function keys F5 F10 should be turned on for order entry functions When this option is set to True the accompanying F key value that controls a given function will be displayed on that control on the screen ie the Send button would have F7 on it to indicate that this button will trigger this operation SA S x a geg LaL a n age een id Send Fr Park F10 Clear F2 Add To Grid Spread F3 WW asta X cc alm tl sli siii nt ji TSN eh alienis e Notifications Confirm Order Submission Determines if the user would like to be shown a simple or detailed order ticket after placing an order or if they would like no ticket at all Note that the no ticket option will only be available to a user if they have been given permission to use it by their administrator via Web Admin e Spread Order Entry Default Number Of Legs Determines how many legs the spread grid should show by default when entering the Spread Order Entry screen e Warning Consecutive Numbers Shoul
32. h night when you are done using the application Changing Your Password Function to allow the changing of a user s password The change password function can be accessed from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password i Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert Keep in mind you must know your old password in order to create a new one If you can t remember your old password contact your administrator to have them change it for you r User Name geen oo Old Password AA New Password D 5 Contirm Hew Password y Chatting Chatting Overview The application provides the ability for users to chat with a pre defined set of users they have access to The list of users a user can chat with can be set in Web Admin by an authorized administrator Here is an example of a chat session between 2 users Computer 1 Computer 2 Send Any thoughts opinions comments or recommendations expressed in this chat window are those of the individuals expressing them and are not a reflection of the thoughts opinions comments or recommendations of A J O Brien Associates its officers directors or management There is a Any thoughts opinions comments or recommendations expressed in this chat window are those of the individuals ex
33. ion Default order lifetime OF Lancel Reset All gt a AAA e Defaults e Order Duration Sets the default order type as Day or GTC good until cancelled 55 96 e Quantity Sets the default quantity for orders placed via quick order entry e Show Market for Options Determines if the user would like to have the ability to buy or sell at market via quick order entry for options contracts e Notifications e Confirm Order Submission Determines if the user would like to be shown a simple or detailed order ticket after placing an order or if they would like no ticket at all Quote Page Quote Page Overview The Quote Page window provides users with a mechanism for viewing many contracts simultaneously 200 contracts can be spread across 1 to 10 tabs which can be renamed and reorganized The grid s display style amp information layout can be altered as well Standard View Quote Page EE emp Symbol Moi Stike Ba 0 BJ GB Japanese Yen MO DR ed Add FS Soir A ECH Tab2 Contract Symbol Map Strike PE Last Cha Chas Bid Bid Size wie Buys ask Ask Size E L om ER EECH 153075 EH aen TI 120E 01 14C 13E2050 44E qa POETA ES ER ERR TA recte o cR CREE VT TO OP CCCII E Ces oy CK P D OG rne IARE SK TD A GO T EE IC D Sa EE TOL EES S Dx Marr Strike PAC se m D mi a ees Position Contracts 2 i abi Tab ESMO BAMD EBMD ECMD EEMD EMS Contract E
34. ion on how to save order templates see the order templates section of this document 45 Order Entry Processing Choices Once all information is entered for an order the user has several choices on what to do with the order The user can press the Send button and submit the order for processing immediately The Park button could also be selected Parking an order stores it on the main application server so that it can be sent when the user decides to do so this can be done from the Top Day Order Manager or Trade History If you leave the application this transaction will remain parked and you will see it the next time you log in If the user decides that they want to re enter their order information from scratch they can utilize the Clear button to empty all fields other than Quantity The Add to Grid button allows a user to set up multiple orders and then send them in simultaneously You can see an example of this below Keep in mind that when you add orders to the grid they have not been submitted and if you log out they will be lost Finally the Spread button brings up a Spread Order Entry window to facilitate the entry of a spread order 46 Quote Page Order Entry Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the YD button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Report
35. new default tab will be created automatically as part of this operation e Rename Change the name displayed on the Quote Page for the selected tab In addition to the functions listed above a user can click and hold on a particular tab and drag it to the right or left to position amongst their other tabs as they see fit 63 Quote Page Moving and Removing Contracts The Quote Page window has Position Contracts buttons displayed on it that allow a user to move contracts up down in Standard View Position Contracts gt or left right in Block View Position Contracts 64 Server Connection Status In addition a user can also right click on a given row for additional options Insert BlarkRow p Move Row Up Move Row Down Remove Row Remove All Rows Blank lines can be inserted in between entries on the screen A user can also position the selected row with the Move Row Column choices Finally a user can remove one multiple or all rows columns from the displayed tab by highlighting one or more contracts and selecting Remove Row Column or by selecting Remove All Rows Columns 65 Quote Provider Quotes are provided for the following exchanges in the following manner Quote Page Option Order Charting Market Strike Entry Depth Matrix Snapshot Quotes CME Pit CME Globex Yes CBOT Pit No eCBOT Yes KCBT Pit No eKCBT Yes MGE Pit No eMGE Yes NYBOT Pit No NYBOT ICE
36. nnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnni 45 Order ntty Processing ier 46 Order Entry E e 47 Order WV GIGI EISE E 50 Ao EE 52 QUESOS EN tidad 54 Table Of Contents Quick Order Entry Overvieuw ener 54 Quick Order Entry Preferences sardinas 55 A EE 57 Quote Page Overview occcoccccoccnconcnccncnconnnonannnonnnconnnnnnnnnonnnnonnnnonnncnnnnnnnnnnonos 57 Quote Page Adding a Contact 58 Quot Page Placing an ele EE 59 Quote Page Other FUNCIONS cnrenceiennnen EEE 60 Quote Page Le 61 Quote Page Tab Management 63 Quote Page Moving and Removing Contracts ocoocccoccoccccnconconnconconionnnan 64 QUOTE Deel MN UTE 66 REDON NER EO UU UEM 67 Kee RR RTT 68 en den ire a S EE 70 SONY El SONES as oa 73 Spread Order ENV EE 14 SOUNO EE 15 SEIN 76 di ETE E 17 EE ee 78 Virtual Desktops Overview oocooccocccocccccconcococononcoconcnnoonnnnnonnnnanonronnncnnonnnnanos 78 Virtual Desktops Menu E EE 19 Virtual Desktops Preview Pane eee eeeeeseeeeeseeseeseeseeseeeaees 81 Virtual Desktops Other Features occocccoccoccconcoccconconoocnconconocanonnonononnononnnnos 83 MVS al ue EE 84 VVINGOW MENU epre E EE MUEOUMEaaG 85 Overview This application is an order entry system intended for use by all types of market participants It will provide users with the ability to place futures and options orders have access to market depth amp real time quote information and perform data analysis with charting Furthermore it also pro
37. on t3 Status Message T s AS tr 06 01 07 08 36 58 Quotes Attempting to start eSignal Real Time Qu 0640107 08 34 05 07 08 37 05 Top Day Dow Start 06 01 07 08 37 05 Connected Logged in 0601 07 08 37 08 Top Day Dow End Sell 1 ESMO E Mini S amp P 500 on 15405 Sell 1 ESMO E Mini S amp P 500 on 15405 10440820 Sell 1 ESMO on 154050 Limit 10440820 Sell 1 ESMO on 154050 Limit 10440820 Sell 1 ESMO E Mini S amp P 500 on 15400 Sell 1 ESMOZ E Mini SP 500 on 15400 Sell 1 ESMO on 154000 Limit Sell 1 ESMOZ on 154000 Limit 10440821 Sell ESMO E Mini S amp P 500 on 15405 3 Sell 1 ESMO E Mini S amp P 500 on 15405 10440822 06 01 07 08 41 30 INIO01005 Add Sell 1 ESMO7 on 154050 Limit 10440822 06 01 07 08 41 31 IMIOOTDOS Sell 1 ESMOZ on 154050 Limit 10440822 D601 07 09 00 28 Alert Hecerved Sent by jrg test message 06 01 07 08 40 37 INIDOTOD3 Add 06 01 07 08 40 37 IMIOO1OO3 Add 06 01 07 08 40 38 INIDD1003 06 01 07 08 40 39 IMIOOTOOS 06 01 07 08 40 40 INIDDIDO3 Add 6 01 07 08 40 40 INIDOTOD3 Add 06 01 07 08 40 40 11001003 Add 06 01 07 08 40 41 INIDDTDOS 06 01 07 08 41 30 INIOOTOOS ac 06401407 08 41 30 141001 005 Add ii 11 Event Log Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the Y button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List
38. ou are not and or would like to check for updates you can do so from the help menu by selecting Check for Updates E e Month Codes Update Default Layouts Upload Log Files Check For Updates h Support About Upon clicking the selection on the menu you would see this screen H ou are about to check For a newer version Please make sure you do not have any orders in the market Would you like to continue Upon clicking Yes if you re using the latest version of the application you d see this dialog Wl You are running the latest version now OK Otherwise it would notify you that a newer version is available and prompt you to install it Support Info The Support Info screen can be reached via the Help menu using the Support link Help Contents Fl e Month Codes Update Default Layouts Upload Log Files Check For Updates K Abaut This screen is customizable per office instance of the application The text of this window can be customized via Web Admin 20 Layouts Layouts Overview The application s windows can be resized and arranged in many ways A user can create a layout which will save columns to display amp sizing for grids window sizes and positioning Keep in mind when resizing windows that some have a minimum size to facilitate always showing the elements of the screen Finally don t forget that windows can also be floated outside
39. ount Watch List could be put in the user s Order Watch List As a result it is important to realize that the transactions that are displayed in the Top Day Order Manager window are a combination of the Account Watch List and the Order Watch List for that particular user See the example below The user s Active Account Drop Down Account Watch List IMTOO LOL INIOO LO Orders with accounts not in Ge account watch list Filters OFF ti Xx 7 m B an 5 Cancel Al Awer Cancel All Se 4 Account T I statui Contract Symbol Mo rr m D Strike 104421 34 INID20005 ou A ZI ZE Dec 07 10442125 INIOOTOOS FLD eau G Juno Filed 10441933 INIDD1005 Sell wRK YCZ07 YE Working S 90 Reports Orders can be removed from the order watch list by right clicking on the order in the Top Day Order Manager window or from the Trade History window and select Remove From Order Watch List Order Actions b Remove From Order Watch List h View Fills view Details View Related Orders Refresh Order Edit FYI Field Display Ticket Print Drop Ticket In addition if the user sees an order on Trade History that they would like to add to their order watch list they can do so by right clicking on that row and selecting Add To Order Watch List Order Actions b Add To Order Watch List h View Fills View Details View Related Orders Edit FYI Field Display Ticket Print Drop Ticket
40. pressing them and are not a reflection of the thoughts opinions comments or recommendations of R J O Brien Associates its officers directors or management There is a zUbizEntral re L L d os 1 Tading rires uil HSS MI LI JI d PAL IL DISCS ILE ISR OH PS HE LE SUI PUL When a user receives a chat an indicator will flash on the right side toolbar and a sound will play Here is an example Chatting Chat User List amp Chat Window The Chat User List can be reached via the toolbar button e or by selecting Chat User List from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help e Account Watch List Order Template Manager Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings Preferences Create Broker Alert Event Log The Chat User List window displays all users a user has permission to chat with and specifies who is online or offline In order to initiate a chat session a user can double click on the name of the user they wish to chat with or they can right click on that user s name and select open chat screen Also a user can right click on a user and select view contact details to see the user s name and the group they belong to Chat User List ie E SC User Mame Ir EMG Office d S O13 Full Name Jason Green TEM Ira 8 3 Offline Group Office E default AD 015 03 C Del Contract Selection Throughout the application a
41. rder Working C Documents and Settings jgreenth Server Connection C Documents and Settings jgreentM y Server Disconnection C Documents and SettingsAjgreenkHM y Play Play sounds when an event occurs UR Cancel Reset al 19 Status Types In the course of preparing submitting an order it can go through many statuses The following is a breakdown of each status and a brief description Canceled The order was cancelled Cancel Rejected An order was placed and was working and then a cancel was put it on it and rejected This status would be shown on the cancel order and the original order would go Working again Confirmed An order that is confirmed as cancelled by the exchange Expired The order expired when end of trading day reached Fill An order that has received any fill Filled An order that has been fully filled at the exchange Parked The order has been received by the system but not sent to the exchange Pending Cancel A request has been made to cancel the order Pending Receive The order has received a server order Pending Replace A request has been made to replace the order Pending Review The order is awaiting review by an authorized user Pending Route The order is in transit to the exchange Pending Send The order is awaiting a server order Pending Send Cancel An order for which a cancel has been sent Pending Send Replace An order for which a replace has been sent Queued The order was
42. s Web Admin Change Password Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert 47 The Preferences screen contains the following parameters configurable specifically for the Order Entry amp Spread Order Entry windows Y Preferences B s E Defaults CI Market Book npe E m i y E efault Cap Limit To Price Lig z Entry Default Price To Last True Ga Quote Page Order Duration Day d Sounds Display Options d Pop D rdi Manager Clear After Submission Hothing Quantity Increment 1 Show Account Mame True El Entry Method Use Function Keys True El Notifications Confirm Order Submission Simple El Spread Order Entry Default Number Of Legs dl El Warning Consecutive Numbers True Future Price Warning Enabled True Future Price Warning Percentage ZU Maximum Quantity Exceeded 10 Option Price Warning Enabled True Option Price Warning Percentage 500 Repeated Numbers True 48 Contract Type Default contract type Future or aptian A Cancel dl Appl HA Deset Al Jj Defaults e Contract Type Should the screen default to entry for Futures or Options contracts e Default Cap Limit To Price For order types that require two prices should the Cap Limit be set to the price e Default Price To Last Should the Price field be set to the last traded price for that contract e Order Duration Should orders be defaulted to Day or GTC Good Until Cancelled Display Options e Clear After Submission Should the
43. t any order submitted e Print fills received on orders e What printer should auto prints be sent to 93 Quick Order Entry Quick Order Entry Overview oeveral screens in the application allow a user to place an order quickly via the right click context menu on the screen Here is an example from the Quote Page Guick Order Entry h lr Buy On Market Create Order Buy Cn Bid e Select A Contract Buy Op Bid 1 Sell AE Market e Mew Market Book Sell AE Ask GA Chart b Sell AE Ask 1 Display Roll Contract Insert Blank Dou Remove Row Remove All Dous A user can also perform this function from the Chart Analysis and Option Strike Matrix screens 54 Review amp Release Quick Order Entry Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the YD button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Reports Web Admin Change Password Print Settings Create Broker Alert The Preferences screen contains the following parameters configurable specifically for Quick Order Entry CJ Event Log E AJ CI General CH Layouts E Defaults 9 Market Bock Order Duration Day Ey Order Entry LJ uantity 1 Quick Order Entry Show Market For Options False ES Quote Page E Notifications 3 Sounds Confirm Order Submission Simple 4 Top Day Order Manager Order Durat
44. the user will be shown a list of all currently defined desktops Desktops Window Delete b Show b Show All Desktops Window Create k Show d MARKET BOOK ITRADE HISTORY Show All QUOTE PAGE OPTION STRIKE MATRI Upon selecting a desktop the user will be given a confirmation screen to confirm the deletion Delete Desktop E Are you sure vou want to delete OPTION STRIKE MATRIX desktop el e 79 Under the Show choice the user will be shown a list of all currently defined desktops Upon selecting a desktop it will be displayed Desktops Create k Delete Shaw All A MARKET BOOK TRADE HISTORY QUOTE PAGE OPTION STRIKE MATRI Upon selecting Show All the user will be shown the Preview Pane where they can pick a desktop to display or perform other actions on their desktops MARKET BOOK TRADE HISTORY Wm EE EH LJ ue sun ELI EE taan ny w am Wm p KI QUOTE PAGE E Loge Zeng Wer me PE Le Oe Gen kd BSa ep ber As Sep Ae w Aer Dee mp lo Dem n Oe ow 80 Window Menu Virtual Desktops Preview Pane The Virtual Desktop Preview Pane allows a user to see a visual representation of each desktop they have created It can be reached in the following ways e By pressing the button at the top left of the keyboard e By selecting the Show All choice from the Desktops applica
45. tion menu Desktops Window Create Delete Shaw MARKET BOOK TRADE HISTORY TTT2fT22222222222z221 HIT O IG UL The Preview pane can be navigated either with a mouse click on a desktop to display it or by using the arrow keys in conjunction with the Enter key to select a desktop Keep in mind that by clicking the or ESC key a user can exit the Preview Pane and remain on the desktop they were viewing Also if when in the 81 Preview Pane the user presses the Ctrl key they will see a red X appear in the top right of each desktop preview By clicking this the user can delete a desktop In addition while also holding the Ctrl key a user can click on the title of a desktop and edit the name of it 82 Window Menu Virtual Desktops Other Features Once a user has created more than one desktop they have the ability to move windows between desktops This can be done via the menu displayed when a user left clicks at the top left of a particular screen Aeg S wei Chart Analysis 2 ESZ07 Chart Analysis 1 ESUO7 9 G eB Copy As QA m Copy as Di ESO Dady Start Date 2 28 2007 End Date 8 28 2007 ESO Dady Start Date 7730 2007 Erd Date 8728 2007 LE ee e 1500 f J E L J Fil Delete PT aW in beta he PE xmi m 2 MAD j dh T A Pending 1410 4 Y o j 1 1 Volume z RA EE E e D 1 2 Ha Ap Mag Jun Jui Aug y g
46. ts Web Admin Change Password Print Settings GA Preferences Create Broker Alert 2f The Preferences screen contains the following configurable parameters 1 Event Log G E General 3 Layouts El Defaults Market Book Folder C Documents and Settings jgreen hy 3 Order Entry Save On Exit True 9 Quick Order Entry 3 Quote Page Sounds 9 Top Day Order Manager Folder Default folder path for saving and retrieving layout definitions Uk Cancel Reset All J ii r Bi Pai oe e Defaults e Folder The folder the user would like their layouts saved in The length parameter nested under the Folder option is for display purposes only NOTE Keep in mind that you must have write permissions for the folder you specify here e WARNING By default many configuration files layouts sounds and log files are saved to the My Documents folder in an appropriately named folder Do not delete this folder or any of its contents as it will damage your installation of the application e Save On Exit True False value to determine if the user would like the current layout displayed in the application to be saved upon exit from the application 28 Links The Links window can be reached via the toolbar button or by selecting Links from the Tools menu a M Tools Screens Window Help E Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Research Reports
47. ty Symbol Mo r Bum sel 1 4 Price Type Cap Limit Duration HH Day GTC Giveup Frl OAT Value ap pnr The Order Entry window contains a field to enter an Account Number which when tabbed out of populates the Account Name field To the right of the Account Name field is a that account button for bringing up the Account Inquiry screen for The user must then select if they wish to make the order a buy or sell A Quantity field must then be filled in manually or the user can use the up down arrows in the field to increment decrement the value to the desired level Next the user must enter contract information for the order which can be done manually or by clicking the Select a Contract button and then navigating to the desired contract selecting a particular expiration clicking the Select button If the user has the Default Price to Last preference enabled once the contract information is specified and those fields lose focus the price field will be populated with the last price for that contract NOTE If you prefer to see Mo Yr displayed prior to Symbol this can be changed via the Preferences screen General section Next an order type must be selected Choices include Fill Or Kill Limit Limit On Close Limit On Open Market Market If Touched Market On Close Market On Open Stop Stop Limit Stop Close Only Stop Limit Close Only Stop Limit On Open and Stop Open Only Note that th
48. u File Tools Screens Window Help e Open Layout Chr E Save Layout jgreen Ctrl Save Layout As Exit 24 Market Book Here is the list of default layouts Default Layouts IB Customer Service Retail Market Book Retail Order Entry LIF Cancel a A The Retail Order Entry layout is the default layout that will come up in the application the first time it is opened When a user closes the application for the first time they will be required to save a new layout since the default layouts cannot be changed 25 Layouts Floating a Window When configuring windows for a layout in the application a user may wish to take advantage of multiple monitors connected to their system Application windows may be set to float outside the application window and thus made available for dragging to another monitor in the following way If when changing a layout you decide that you no longer want to float a window outside the application you can simply repeat the process to float it click at the top left of the window in question and select Float Window and it will re appear back inside the application 26 Market Book Layouts Preferences The Preferences screen can be reached via the Y button on the toolbar or from the Tools menu Tools Screens Window Help CH Account Watch List Order Template Manager Chat User List Links Research Repor
49. uniform interface component for future option contract information input has been placed LSG With this tool a user can directly input the information for the desired contract or locate it through a tree view screen sorted by exchange symbol type or category NOTE If you prefer to see Mo Yr displayed prior to Symbol this can be changed via the Preferences screen General section The Select a Contract screen is reachable via the button to the left of the P C drop down and works like this Event Log Event Log Overview The Event Log window is meant to act as a recorder of all actions a user has taken during their current session since they last logged in The grid contains the time account for orders action status message and server order number for orders for all operations that have taken place In addition to orders placed and their continued statuses the Event Log will also show when the user logged in and when downloads for the Top Day Order Manager took place All columns on the screen can be relocated and resized Filtering can be done on all columns individually All columns on the grid can be relocated removed and resized Each column can be sorted by clicking on the column header Filtering is also available for all columns by clicking on the button and selecting the specific value or setting preferred For examples of grid manipulation go here Event Log ep Time Stamp V Account Acti
50. ve Account Drop Down The Active Account Drop Down is populated with the accounts a user specifies in the Account Watch List screen Dm 1001 le Ka 01001 INTOO1002 IM1001 00 11001004 IMI001005 INTO20006 INTO20007 TATE PITE SS UDS Selecting an account out of the drop down will populate the corresponding account field in the Order Entry Window Account Number MIDD SAMIR CAPITA en pel The same is true for the Spread Order Entry amp Market Book windows Additionally if a user performs any type of quick order entry operation the account specified in the Active Account Drop Down will be the account used on that order Here s an Example Automated End of Day Procedures At the end of each trading day the system s back end infrastructure handles the following activities Expire appropriate working orders Move all expired orders to history Reset broker set account limits day amp order This process will run nightly at approximately 7pm CST This process will be altered when end of session expiring is implemented In this model if the trading session for a product ends at 1 30pm the orders against the product would expire very shortly after this Please understand that no end of day processing will happen on your local machine As a result you do not need to stay logged in overnight or during the time frame that end of day will run in In fact it is recommended that you log out eac
51. vides comprehensive views of all activity at an individual or consolidated level to ensure that a user always has a clear view of what trades have taken place The application gives users the opportunity to view all accounts they have access to or just monitor certain ones Built in chatting functionality will allow users to keep in touch with each other on important developments Most of all a user has myriad ways to customize and reshape the application to fit their own style and preference Account Inquiry This screen is a link to web based positions and trades information for a selected account It can be reached via the Account Inquiry button on the toolbar 2 Keep in mind that in order for this toolbar button to be active you must have an account specified in your Active Account Drop Down This screen can also be reached via the Order Entry or Spread Order Entry windows via the 2 button found to the right of the Account Name field Bak 13 Refresh Online Query WEB12345 WEBSITE Upcoming Deliveries Cash Blatter Today s Transactions History Downloads Print Preferences Margin Guide Log Out a D D Account WEBTENE E on oce WEB Account BS Position Inquiry BI2 2007 Transactions Currency edi Buy Sell Contract Description Average Price Going GE PE MS USD 4 DEC 07 CORN 3385 12 46 07 PM 438 0 USD a NOV 07 SOYBEANS 8235 12 46 03 PM d 725 uso 4 SEP 07 DOW AVG INDEX 13340 12 45 45 PM 1 200
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