Configure FXTrader

Instructions

FXTrader is customizable on many levels, from the color and number of cells to the method used to calculate order quantity. To customize this tool, please take the steps outlined below.

  1. From Global Configuration, click Trading Tools in the left pane.

  2. Click FXTrader.

    The TWS configuration trading tools FXTrader menu.

  3. Use the right panel to set these parameters:

Components

  • Display menu - Check to see the FXTrader menu.

  • Display toolbar - Check to see the FXTrader toolbar.

  • Display Quote panel -Check to show the Quote panel with market data at the top of the window.

  • Display user-configurable buttons - check to show customizable buttons.

General

  • Jump to order- Automatically positions the cursor on a newly created order in the Orders panel.

  • Allow multiple untransmitted orders - If checked, you can create more than one order in the Underlying panel. Otherwise, only one untransmitted order is allowed.

  • Allow numerator sizes - adjusts the display to allow trading the numerator instead of the denominator.

Color Schema

  • Use these settings to change the look of your FXTrader interface by changing the color of cells and text.

Position Information and Cell Layout

  • Show Position - When checked, the position is displayed at the bottom of the trading cell.

  • Show Average Cost - When checked, the average cost of the position is displayed at the bottom of the trading cell.

  • Show Profit and Loss - When checked, the unrealized P&L is displayed at the bottom of the trading cell.

  • Cell Layout Grid - Modify your FXTrader grid to be as small as one cell or as large as 4x4. The blue cells will display in your FXTrader.

 

Additional Resources

Learn About Global Configuration in Trader Workstation at IBKR Campus

Visit the Trader Workstation Website