Chart Trader Properties

Many of the visual display settings of Chart Trader can be customized using the Chart Trader Properties window.

The following Chart Trader properties are available for configuration within the Chart Trader Properties window:

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Action buttons color	Sets the color for action buttons (CLOSE, BE etc...)
Buy buttons color	Sets the color for all the buy buttons
Highlight color	Sets the color for button highlighting
Limit orders	Sets the drawing properties for limit orders
Order display bar length (% of chart)	Sets the length an order bar is displayed horizontally across the chart in %
Position entry price	Sets the drawing properties for average position
Profit target	Sets the drawing properties for profit target orders
Sell buttons color	Sets the color for all sell buttons
Simulation color	Sets the color of the Chart Trader window background when a simulation account (Sim101) is selected
Stop limit orders	Sets the drawing properties for stop limit orders
Stop loss	Sets the drawing properties for stop loss orders
Stop market orders	Sets the drawing properties for stop market orders
ATM Strategy selection mode	Sets the behavior mode of the price ladder display and strategy selector (see the ATM Strategy Selection Mode section of the Help Guide for more information)
Auto scale	Enables or disables the orders and positions to be included in the chart auto scaling
Parameter type	Sets the parameter type used for entering strategy information. *Price parameter type is absolute price, NOT an offset value (Example: Stop Loss = 1 will submit an order at a price of 1, NOT 1 point away from entry)
PnL display unit	Sets the display unit for profit loss in currency, percent or points
Scale quantity	Sets the scale order quantity amount
Show realized PnL when flat	Displays realized profit and loss for the selected account when flat
Simulated order volume trigger	Sets the value for a simulated order volume trigger (for entry and exit orders and NOT used for stop loss)
Stop limit offset	Sets the offset the limit price is away from the stop price for entry/exit stop limit orders. Set to 'Off' to disable single click stop limit order submission.
Use stop market for stop loss orders	When true, a stop market order will be submitted for automatic submission of stop loss orders are part of a position strategy. By default, when selecting any instruments that trade on Eurex, CBOT and CME this setting is set to true.