Operations > Order Entry > Basic Entry

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)

Market Data Display

The market display section of the Basic Entry window is used to display market prices and position information. The market price displays will change colors when an uptick or a downtick has been detected.

1. Current best ask price and size

2. Current best bid price and size

3. Last traded price and size

4. Market position (FLAT or green background with position size for long, red background for short)

5. Position average entry price

6. Unrealized profit or loss for current position (Clicking on this cell with your left mouse button will change the display between points, ticks, currency, percent, and pips)

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Action Buttons

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

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

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

Order Controls

The Order Control section of the Basic Entry 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
Stop	Sets the order Stop Price
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 Basic Entry window has two right click menus, depending on where you click:

•Right clicking on the Basic Entry window itself will bring up menu items specific to the Basic Entry

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

Basic Entry Control Right Click Menu

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

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
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 Basic Entry 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 Basic Entry window 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