TradeStation Help

About the Bid, Last, and Ask Buttons

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

The buttons display the current Bid, Last, and Ask values for the symbol entered in the Symbol box. The buttons also display a bid tick indicator.

Depending on which Order Type you choose, the Bid, Last, and Ask buttons change the Limit Price and/or the Stop Price for your symbol:

• Limit - Updates the Limit Price to the selected Bid, Last or Ask value.
• Market - When the Order Type is Market and you click on Bid, Last, or Ask, the order type will automatically change to Limit, and the Limit Price is updated to the selected Bid, Last, or Ask value.
• Stop Limit - Updates the Limit Price and Stop Price to the selected Bid, Last, or Ask value.
• Stop Market - Updates the Stop Price to the selected Bid, Last, or Ask value.

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