Export Trade Reports

Instructions

Use the Export Trade Reports configuration page to define settings for automatically exporting trade reports. To define export trade reports configuration settings, please take the steps outline below.

  1. For Mosaic - Click the File menu in the top left corner.

    For Classic TWS - Click the Edit menu in the top left corner.

  2. Click Global Configuration.

  3. Click Export Reports in the left pane.

    The TWS configuration export trade reports menu.

  4. Once you have configured the Export Reports settings, press Apply and OK to save your changes.

    Alternatively, press Cancel or Clear to start over and revert your changes.

Field Description
Write incoming trade reports... Check to export your trade report as a text file into the listed folder.
Export trade reports periodically Check to enable exportation of trade reports periodically based on the start time and stop time entered below.
Start time Enter the time to start the export in the format HH:MM.
Stop time Enter the time to stop the export in the format HH:MM.
Interval Set the interval (in minutes) to be used for checking for and exporting reports.
Export directory Define the directory to which you want to export the file, for example c:\desktop
Export filename Enter the name for the exported file. To use the system-assigned default name, leave this field blank.
Default Column/ Extended Form/ Custom Columns Select one column format. Extended mode includes the type, last trading day, strike, right and premium currency fields as well as the default columns, and custom allows you to define all fields that will be included in the report.
Write trade times... If checked, shows the local time for executed trades regardless of the time zone in which the order filled.
Field delimiter Allows you to specify a field delimiter other than comma.
All Exports  
Use a default directory... Check to use a default directory when exporting files.
Default directory Define the directory to which you want to export the files.
Preserve last used... Check to preserve the last used directory when the application is running.

 

Additional Resources

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