QST (Quick Trading Screen) Platfrom Features and Overview
August 13th, 2010
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Executive Overview:
- QST is a futures trading application that combines comprehensive, fast and flexible order entry/order management with world-class charting and analytics, real-time quotes and news.
- Order entry is pervasive throughout QST. From virtually any screen, you can enter and manage orders and fills.
- Integrated paper trading allows users to learn to use the interface and practice trading strategies. With the click of a button, users can toggle between paper and live trading.
- One application can consolidate order flow on Rolfe & Nolan’s RANorder or Trading Technologies FIX Adapter. This gives you the flexibility to route your order flow through a single network, fully utilizing its firm-wide risk control.
- The very same application gives you fully redundant access to market data replacing Futuresource, eSignal, ProphetX, DTN or any other quote terminal product.
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Application Features:
- Consistent user interface with multiple methods of interaction, including icons, drop-down menus and keyboard shortcuts.
- Efficient, intuitive and consistent order entry: left click = buy, right click = sell. Unlike other products that display useless eye candy, the order entry function is simple and concise. It is truly a “single action” operation.
- “Workspace” metaphor with multiple tabbed workspaces divided into one or more internal frames. Frames can be pulled into external windows.
- Multiple monitor support.
- “Mobile Desktop” allows users to save a copy of their desktop and to log in from another location and retrieve the exact desktop that they saved. Work from home or the office using the same screen layouts and configuration.
- Infinitely configurable colors, layouts and font sizes.
- “Themes” functionality allows user to easily create a unified color scheme throughout all the screens of the application.
- Templates for multiple frame workspaces, trading workspaces, and chart-link workspaces.
- Context sensitive month selection. Type a contract, and the valid month/year pairs appear in a window. Contract selection system allows search by category, exchange, description and symbol. Simply click on the symbol to enter it.
- Contract details shows exchange, contract value, minimum tick size and value, open/close time and margin requirements.
GET A QST (QUICK SCREEN TRADING) DEMO
- Order Entry Management QST
Order Ticket
- Streaming Last Tick
- Order Templates for fast recall of common orders
Quick Entry Line
- Quick, concise order entry
- Context sensitive hints
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- Order Entry Properties QST
- Configure order types by contract and price position. Example: Buys above the market are stops, Buys at the market are market orders, buys below the market are limit orders.
- Customize limit or market order when clicking on last, bid or ask.
- “Fat Finger” settings for single click or double click to trigger an order
- Order placement options to show the order ticket, preview the order, or enter orders directly.
- Options to show an order review screen, order number after placement, cancel confirmations, etc.
- Notification options for pop up, pop under, or none
- Set default session for composite symbols
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- Working Order Monitor QST
- Group orders by working, canceled, rejected and replaced
- Group and color code orders based on proximity to market
- Filter orders by contract, cancels, rejects and replaces
- Sort orders by any column
- Sort orders by proximity to market
- Select columns to display
- Organize columns by drag and drop
- Export orders to Excel
- Import and place orders from Excel
- Set colors, font size and display properties
- Cancel, Cancel/Replace and Cancel/Replace to Market from right-click menu
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- Position Monitor QST
- Display positions individually or net amount long or short.
- Real-time calculation of futures, options and net profit/loss
- Group and color code positions based on profitability
- Filter positions by contract
- Sort positions by any column (position, contract, p/l, etc.)
- Sort positions by profitability
- Select columns to display
- Organize columns by drag and drop
- Set colors, font size and display properties
- Set Default Currency
- Offset and Reverse positions from the right-click menu
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- Account Information
Recalculated in real-time with each new tick or fill:
- Initial and Maintenance Margin Requirements
- Unfilled Initial and Maintenance Margin Requirements
- Real-time account calculations including:
- Long Option Value
- Short Option Value
- Net Option Value
- Start-of-day and Marked-to-market account balance
- Start-of-day and Marked-to Market open trade equity
- Start-of-day and Marked-to Market total equity
- Securities on Deposit
- Net Liquidation Value
- Excess/ funds/Purchasing Power
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- Market Data Coverage QST
- All North American futures exchanges, including CME, CBOT, NYMEX/COMEX, NYBOT, KCBT, MGE, WCE.
- Delayed-only U.S. Equities including NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.
- All other U.S. and international exchanges supported by Rolfe & Nolan and Trading Technologies.
- Integrated international futures and equities from a third-party.
Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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