Operations > Order Entry > FX Pro

Order Grid Display

The Order Grid displays active orders for the account and instrument selected in the Basic Entry window.

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Column Definitions

Name	Order name such as Stop1 or Target1
Action	Buy or Sell
Type	Order type
Price	Order price
Remaining	Number of contracts/shares remaining to be filled
Cancel	Cancels the order(s)

Level II (Market Depth) Display

The Level II panel displays bid and ask market depth data color coded by price. The Level II display can be enabled/disabled by right mouse clicking inside the Level II display and selecting the menu item Show Level II.

Note: the Level II panel that is displayed only for brokerages that support ECN style FX trading. If your brokerage does not support ECN FX then you will not see this panel on your FX Pro window.

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Column Definitions

Price	The bid or ask price. The bid data is shown in the left section and the ask in the right.
Size	The number of lots at that price level available to buy or sell (represented in short hand notation where K represents 1000)
Time	The last time the bid/ask was refreshed

If a price is at a sub pip level, the sub-pip value is displayed as a value after an apostrophe, as in the following example in which the sub-pip value is highlighted in red.

Example: 1.4115'5 (The price is at 1.4115 pips plus 5 half pips)

Customizing the Number of Price Levels Displayed

By default the Level II display in the FX Pro window will display five rows of market depth, however you can configure the Level II display to show additional rows by following the steps below:

1.Right mouse click inside the FX Pro window

2.Select Properties

3.Input the desire number of rows in the Number of price levels field

4.Press OK

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Tip: Depending on the size of your FX Pro window, the additional rows can potentially extend below the viewable range of the Level 2 display, at which point a scroll bar (1) will appear to allow you to access those levels. You may optionally resize the Level 2 display by clicking on and dragging on the section splitter (2) between the Order Grid and Level 2 display.

Market Display

The Market Display panel shows the inside bid and ask along with current position information.

Market Display Definitions

1.The current spread between the best bid and best ask (the image below is showing a spread of 2.5 pips)

2.Position information

3.The handle of the current bid (current ask is on the right side of the spread)

4.The current bid

5.Tenth-pip value. In the image below, the current bid is 0.9401 and 0/10 of a pip displayed as 0.9401'0

6.Current volume (displayed as 100K when volume is not available)

7.The direction of the last tick (blue up arrow for an uptick, red down arrow for down tick)

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Note: FX brokerage technologies that do not support an ECN model will NOT display sub pips, nor will bid/ask volume be displayed.

The FX Pro has several buttons which are used to invoke a number of order related actions.

BE (Break-even)	Adjusts any open stop orders opposite of your position to the positions average entry price
Close	Closes the current position and cancel any working orders associated to the instrument/account combination.
Buy Bid	Submits a Buy Limit order at the best bid price
Sell	Submits a Sell order based on the current Order Controls configured
Buy	Submits a Buy order based on the current Order Controls configured
Sell Ask	Submits a Sell Limit order at the best ask price

Please see the Submitting Orders section for more information on using these buttons.

Order Entry Controls

The Order Control section of the FX Pro is used to specify several attributes for a pending order to be submitted.

Type	Selects the order Type to be submitted
Limit	Sets the order Limit price, if applicable
Stop	Sets the order Stop Price, if applicable
Instrument	Sets the Instrument
TIF	Sets the order Time in Force
Quantity	Sets the order Quantity
Account	Sets the Account
ATM Strategy	Selects the ATM Strategy

The FX Pro window has two right click menus, depending on where you click:

•Right clicking on the FX Pro window itself will bring up menu items specific to the FX Pro

•Right clicking in the Order Grid will bring up menu items specific to orders

FX Pro Control Right Click Menu

Right clicking on the FX Pro window itself will bring up a number of menu items specific to the FX Pro

Auto Close Position	Automatically Closes the current instruments position at a specified time
OCO Order	Enables/Disables the OCO (one cancels other) function for a pending order
Simulated Order	Enables/Disables the Simulated Order functionality for a pending order
Cancel All Orders	Cancels all active orders on the current account
Flatten Everything	Closes all open positions and cancels all open orders on every account associated with NinjaTrader
Show Level II	Enables/Disables the Level II display panel
Always On Top	Sets if the window should be always on top of other windows
Show Tabs	Sets if the window should allow for tabs
Print	Displays Print options
Share	Select to share via your share connections
Properties	Configure the FX Pro window properties

Order Grid Control Right Click Menu

Right clicking in an empty grid will bring up a number of general menu items specific to the Order Grid

Cancel All Orders	Cancels all active orders on the current account
Export...	Exports the grid contents to "CSV" or "Excel" file format
Find...	Search for a term in the grid
Print	Displays Print options
Share	Select to share via your share connections
Properties	Configure the FX Pro Window's properties

By moving your mouse cursor over an order and pressing down on your right mouse button, you will see a context menu listing all individual orders consolidated at the corresponding price and any relevant actions that you can perform on those orders.

Cancel order	Cancels the individual order selected
Increase Price	Changes the price of the order +1 tick
Decrease Price	Changes the price of the order -1 tick
Cancel All Orders	Cancels all active orders on the current account