Configure Market Depth
Instructions
Use the Market Depth configuration page to define basic settings, hotkeys, buttons and to control the visibility of column fields.
- From Global Configuration, click Information Tools in the left pane.
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Click Alerts.
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Use the right pane to set the parameters.
Settings
Components
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Display menu - check to see the Market Depth menu.
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Display toolbar - check to see the Market Depth toolbar.
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Display Quote panel - check to display the Quote Panel, which displays a single line of market data for the asset. You can create an order from the Quote panel by click the bid or ask price.
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Display user-configurable buttons - if checked, the buttons that allow configuration are displayed.
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Display Deep Book Buttons - if checked, the Deep Book Buttons panel will display, with a button for each market center for which you have deep book data permissions.
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Display Deep Book buttons without permissions - if checked and Deep Book Buttons panel is also displayed, the buttons for deep data will display even if you do not have permissions. These buttons will be visible but inactive.
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Show pending orders in the book - if checked, any orders you transmit from the DepthTrader window will show, highlighted in white, in the Deep Book data.
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Jump to order - automatically puts the cursor on the newly created order in the Orders panel.
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Allow multiple untransmitted orders - if checked, you can create more than one order in the Underlying panel. Otherwise, only one untransmitted order is allowed.
Additional Resources
Learn About Global Configuration in Trader Workstation at IBKR Campus