TradeStation Help

About the Bid, Last, and Ask Buttons

You can use the Bid, Last, and Ask buttons to select the price for a trade.

The actions take place when pressing Bid, Last, or Ask based on the Order Type:

• Limit - Updates the Limit Price to the selected B, L, A value.
• Market - Automatically selects Limit as the Order Type and updates the Limit Price to the selected B, L, A value.
• Stop Limit - Updates the Limit Price and Stop Price to the selected B, L, A value.
• Stop Market - Updates the Stop Price to the selected B, L, A value.

The buttons display the current Bid, Last, and Ask values for the symbol entered in the Symbol box. In addition, the Bid button displays the bid tick indicator. Buttons do not appear until you begin typing a valid symbol in the Symbol box.

For instructions on how to display the bid, last, and ask buttons, see Displaying or Hiding the Bid, Last, and Ask Buttons.