Settings window - Speed Keys tab

You can use the Settings window - Speed Keys tab to link keys to functions in Ultimate Trader. For example, you can set the F6 key to open the Blotter window when pressed.

 

 

 

The following table contains a description of each field on the Settings window - Speed Keys tab:

 

Field Name

Description

Enabled? column

Indicates whether speed key functionality is enabled.

Categories section

Click a function to display its speed key settings.

Current Keys section

Use this section to set the speed keys for each function

Add button

Click to add a speed key setting to the selected function

Remove button

Click to remove the currently selected speed key setting.

OK button

Click to accept changes and close the Settings window

 

NOTE: The Send Link Event speed key is designed to update the link group without retyping a symbol. For example, you can have multiple Level II windows and a single Chart window in the same group. You can then click on either Level II window and press the Send Link Event speed key to automatically update the chart with the symbol of the currently selected Level II window.

 

The following table contains a description of each of the alarm types

 

Field Name

Description

Application

Next Window

Assign a key to view the next component windows of the same type (i.e. the next Chart window). You can assign a speed key to each component window in Ultimate Trader.
NOTE:
If you press a speed key to display a component window type that is not currently open, nothing will happen. For example, if you press F1 to view a chart window, when no chart windows are open, nothing will occur.

Previous Window

Assign a key to view the previous component windows of the same type (i.e. the previous Chart window). You can assign a speed key to each component window in Ultimate Trader.
NOTE:
If you press a speed key to display a component window type that is not currently open, nothing will happen. For example, if you press F1 to view a chart window, when no chart windows are open, nothing will occur.

Clone Active Window

Clones the currently selected component window

Iconify All Windows

Minimizes all component windows  

De-iconify All Windows

Restores all component windows

Order Entry

Place Order

Places an order using the selected criteria

Cancel All Orders

Cancels all Live orders.

Cancel Orders for Symbol

Cancels all Live orders for the selected symbol

Cancel Orders for Criteria

Cancels all orders that match the Intention and Route criteria

Cancel Most Recent Order for Symbol

Cancels the most recent order rally

Close Open Positions

Close all open positions

Toggle Hide Order

Turns the "attempt to hide orders" feature on and off

Toggle Proactive Orders

Turns the "proactive order" feature on and off

Level II

Toggle Load

Press to show or hide and the Order Load panel

Send Link Event

Sends a Link event from the currently selected window to all other "linked" windows. See Linking Views for more information.