The design of TradeStation's
Order Bar emphasizes simplicity and speed. With a click
of your mouse you can select the routing of your order
to any ECN or other electronic marketplace or simply
select "Intelligent" and have the equities
order automatically routed for you. You can even manage multiple
accounts from the convenient drop-down list. Naturally,
default settings for most choices can easily be set,
or changed, at any time.
TradeStation now offers fully integrated, direct-access options trading from within the TradeStation platform. You can trade single contracts or multi-leg spreads via the Order Bar (shown below), place trades directly from OptionStation 8, or from TradeStation 8's MATRIX window.
Once
you've placed an order, TradeStation's unique PositionGraphs™
allow you to track your positions with simply a glance
at your Order Bar. PositionGraphs graphically display
each position's drawdown, current profit/loss, and run-up
in percentage or dollar amounts. Advanced color coding
allows you to easily identify profitable positions displayed
in green and losing positions displayed in red. PositionGraphs
also enable you to quickly close out a current position
by simply right-clicking your mouse on the appropriate
PositionGraph and selecting "close position."
And you'll even be able to compare your positions with
the last and net change values for the Dow, Nasdaq,
and S&P 500. These indexes are displayed on a real-time
basis on the order bar as well.
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System access and trade placement and execution may be delayed or fail due to market volatility and volume, quote delays, system and software errors, internet traffic, outages and other factors.
