TradeStation Help

About Hot Keys

A hot key is a keystroke that launches a specific action or macro command. TradeStation provides you with hot keys that are assigned to common tasks used in the platform. These keystrokes, or hot keys are saved in the "TradeStation" layout. Layouts are used to create and customize hot keys and to associate them with certain commands.

Access using the menu bar View > Hot Keys menu sequence, or from the main toolbar click the Hot Keys icon. Or from the Macros dialog, click Hot Keys. The Hot Keys dialog is displayed.

Different types of Hot Key Functions

There are two types of hot key functions that are available in the platform:

• Standard Window - Common to the desktop and other applications. For example, Ctrl+O is a standard window hot key function that is assigned to the Open Workspace command.
• Macro Specific - Order placement commands and command line macros specific to the platform.

To find out what command is assigned to a particular hot key, open the Hot Keys dialog (View > Hot Keys), choose a Category, and see the list of available commands. Click once on a command to view its existing Current keys assignment. For details, view the Hot Keys topic.

Assigning and Saving a Hot Key to a TradeStation Macro

Hot keys can be created for common functions that currently are not assigned, or you can edit a hot key to a keystroke that would be easier for you to remember. Once hot keys are customized, you can create and save additional hot key layouts to be used in the future.