TradeStation Help

Order Entry Preferences - Equities - Trading

Use the Equities - Trading dialog to set the default settings for regularly used values and order execution selections when placing Equity orders. This section will provide the flexibility in setting the preferences for regular session, outside regular session, quantity, and price. In addition, you will be able to enable short selling from the order bar as well as set the preferences for the OCO/OSO settings.

 Access using the menu bar File > Preferences > TradeStation Order Entry and select Equities > Trading.

Regular Session  

Controls the default settings for regular session that is used in the Order Bar for Equity orders. This section is used to specify default values that are inserted into the matching Order Bar fields when you click Default on the Order Bar or when the Order Bar is first created. 

For windows containing trade bars, the default settings apply when a window is created. You can choose the default values for the Order Type, Route, and Duration fields.

Outside Regular Session

Controls the default settings for outside regular session that is used in the order bar for Equity orders. This section is used to specify default values that are inserted into the matching Order Bar fields when you click Default on the Order Bar or when the Order Bar is first created. 

There are one set of defaults for the Regular Session and another set for Outside Regular Session with the ability to select the time to automatically switch to the appropriate defaults at a specified time (based on exchange time).

Quantity

Controls the default settings for the quantity values used in the Order Bar and Trade Bar fields when the Order Bar or associated window are first created. These values will not automatically change when the Order Bar or Trade Bar are updated or when switching from regular to outside regular sessions.   

Price

Controls the default settings for the price values used in the Order Bar and Trade Bar fields when the Order Bar or associated window are first created. As with the Quantity section, the values will not automatically change when the Order Bar or Trade Bar are updated or when switching from regular to outside regular sessions.

Short Selling  

Controls the Sell Short and Buy to Cover buttons located on the Order Bar.

OCO/OSO Settings

The Preferences button controls the OCO/OSO Preferences dialog for Equities, Options, Futures, and Forex. This includes formatting the OCO/OSO template settings.

 Click OK to apply changes or Cancel to exit without changes.