button from the main window. You can use the Market Maker window to view Level II information including market makers' bid and ask prices in a tabular format. Each price level is indicated by a band of color. This window can also display a Level I information panel, trade ticker, and a Bid/Ask by Exchange panel.
A few of the way in which you can customize the Market Maker window view include the ability to:
NOTE:
The NYSE contractually requires that no other exchange data can be displayed with NYSE Open Book data. When linking two Market Maker windows, the windows will change only when the markets they are displaying are different. For example, a market maker watching the NYSE Open Book will respond to other windows that are watching anything other than the NYSE Open Book.
TIPS:
You can also create a speed key to show or hide the Level 1 and Order Load panels.
You can use the Page Up and Page Down keys to cycle through the routes once an order is loaded into the Order Load panel.
To view the Market Maker window, click the button from the main window.
The following table contains a description of each field on the Market Maker window:
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Field Name |
Description |
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Ask Price Tiers |
Indicates the Ask positions for each Market Maker |
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Level 1 panel |
You can use the Level I Information panel to view basic information about a security such as the current price, today's highest price, and the accumulated trade volume. Click here for more information. |
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Bid/Ask By Exchange Panel |
When viewing options, this panel displays Level I and Level II information for the selected symbol |
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Bid Price Tiers |
Indicates the Bid positions for each Market Maker |
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Open Order Adjustment buttons |
NOTE: The Open Order Adjustment buttons are displayed only when the Show Open Orders feature is enabled. Click here for more information. |
|
Open Order Indicator |
Your orders are highlighted in relation to orders by other Market Makers. |
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Order Load panel |
Click here for more information. |
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Trade Ticker panel The red, green, and white numbers in the left column represent the traded price |
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red |
the trade was made on a down tick. |
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green |
the trade was made on an up tick. |
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white |
the trade was made on a zero tick. |
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The white numbers in the right column |
the total number of shares in the trade. |
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minus sign " - " in front of the price and volume of shares |
The trade has been pulled off the tape. |