Keyboard Mapping Dialog
The keyboard mapping dialog lets you view and edit the current mapping of actions and key assignments used for keyboard trading when chart trading has been applied to your chart.
Access from the Chart Trading panel by clicking the ellipsis button.
next to the Enable keyboard trading checkbox at the bottom on the panel. You can also access the dialog by clicking the gear button 
at the bottom of the chart trading panel, selecting the Keyboard tab, and clicking the Edit Keystrokes button.
Actions are grouped on tabs for Orders, Price, Quantity, Route, and Other which are detailed in the tables below. To change keyboard mappings, select a tab associated with the actions you want to edit, then click on the Add or Edit button for the action you want to modify. If the button text is “N/A”, the mapping cannot be modified.
Orders Tab
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Buy/cover at ask (take) | Places a “Take” limit order similar to clicking on the “Take” button on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Buy/cover at market | Places a buy/cover market order. |
| Buy/cover join | Shows order preview for a buy/cover join limit order. |
| Buy/cover limit | Shows order preview for a buy/cover limit order at a limit price of Last minus the Limit offset ticks setting in Settings. |
| Buy/cover stop-market | Shows order preview for a buy/cover stop-market order at a stop price of Last plus the Stop offset ticks setting in Settings. |
| Buy/cover trailing stop-market | Places buy/cover trail stop order similar to clicking on the “Buy Trl” (or “Cover Trl” for short position) button. |
| Cancel all open orders | Cancels all open orders similar to clicking on the “Cxl All” button on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Cancel all open orders and close position (if any) | Cancels all open orders and closes an open positions. |
| Cancel selected order | Cancels an open order that has been selected using the Tab functionality or Order Preview. |
| Close position | Closes open position (if any) similar to clicking on the “Close” button on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Place OCO | Places selected OCO template similar to clicking on the Place OCO Order button (if the button is disabled, no orders are placed). |
| Place previewed orders | If in order preview, it places the previewed order. If an order is being replaced using Tab functionality, it sends the cancel/replace. If entering quantity using the Number keypad, it changes the quantity. |
| Reverse position | Reverses the position (if Reverse button is enabled) similar to clicking on the “Reverse” button. |
| Sell/sell short at market | Places a sell/sell short order at market. |
| Sell/sell short hit | Place a sell/sell short “Hit” limit order similar to clicking on the “Hit” button on the main Chart Trading panel. |
| Sell/sell short join | Shows order preview for a sell/sell short join limit order. |
| Sell/sell short limit | Shows order preview for a sell/sell short limit order at a limit price of Last plus the Limit offset ticks setting in Settings. |
| Sell/sell short stop-market | Shows order preview for a sell/sell short stop-market order at a stop price of Last minus the Stop offset ticks setting in Settings. |
| Sell/sell short trailing stop-market | Places sell/sell short trail stop order similar to clicking on the “Short Trl” (or “Sell Trl” for long position) button. |
| Toggle attach OSO checkbox | Toggles the Attach OSO checkbox on the Chart Trading panel on or off. |
Price Tab
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Decrease price X ticks | Decreases price by the number of ticks shown in the “Ticks” column of the grid. This is used in the Order Preview window for a previewed order or when an order is selected using the Tab key. This allows changing price for a preview order or the prospective new price for an open order selected by the Tab key. |
| Increase price X ticks | Increases price by the number of ticks shown in the “Ticks” column of the grid. This is used in the Order Preview window for a previewed order or when an order is selected using the Tab key. This allows changing price for a preview order or the prospective new price for an open order selected by the Tab key. |
Quantity Tab
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Decrease quantity 1 increment | Decreases the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) by one increment of the quantity spinner on the panel. For example, if the quantity spinner increment is 100 shares, performing this action will decrease the quantity by 100 shares. |
| Decrease quantity 2 increments | Decreases the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) by two increments of the quantity spinner on the panel. For example, if the quantity spinner increment is 100 shares, performing this action will decrease the quantity by 200 shares. |
| Decrease quantity 5 increments | Decreases the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) by five increments of the quantity spinner on the panel. For example, if the quantity spinner increment is 100 shares, performing this action will decrease the quantity by 500 shares. |
| Increase quantity 1 increment | Increases the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) by one increment of the quantity spinner on the panel. For example, if the quantity spinner increment is 100 shares, performing this action will increase the quantity by 100 shares. |
| Increase quantity 2 increments | Increases the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) by two increments of the quantity spinner on the panel. For example, if the panel quantity spinner increment is 100 shares, performing this action will increase the quantity by 200 shares. |
| Increase quantity 5 increments | Increases the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) by five increments of the quantity spinner on the panel. For example, if the panel quantity spinner increment is 100 shares, performing this action will increase the quantity by 500 shares. |
| Load total position quantity | Sets the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) to the total available position quantity. This is similar to clicking on the “P” button on the panel (next to the Quantity spinner). |
| Set quantity | Sets the quantity (order preview quantity and Chart Trading panel spinner quantity) to the value set in the “Quantity” column. When mapping these actions, the quantity can be set as a number of shares/contracts or to a percent of the open position quantity. |
Route Tab
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Select next route |
(Equities and Stock Options only) Selects the next prospective route in a list of routes used for order preview. Note that this is not available for an open order when selected by the Tab key. The newly selected route is shown in the order preview window. |
| Select prior route |
(Equities and Stock Options only) Selects the prior prospective route in a list of routes used for order preview. Note that this is not available for an open order when selected by the Tab key. The newly selected route is shown in the order preview window. |
| Set route |
(Equities and Stock Options only) Sets the prospective route for a preview order to the value in the “Route” column. Note that this is not available for a selected open order when selected by the Tab key. The newly selected route is shown in the order preview window. |
Other Tab
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Decrease trail stop amount by 1 price increment | Decreases the trail amount by 1 spinner increment. This is similar to clicking the down arrow once on the trail amount spinner. |
| Disable Chart Trading | Checks the “Disable” checkbox on the panel to disable Chart Trading. |
| Disable keyboard trading | Unchecks the “Enable keyboard trading” checkbox. |
| Exit order preview dialog | Hides order preview window and line, or if entering quantity via number keypad, exits quantity entry. |
| Increase trail stop amount by 1 price increment | Increases the trail amount by 1 spinner increment. This is similar to clicking the up arrow once on the trail amount spinner. |
| Select next OCO template | Selects the next OCO template from the OCO combo box on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Select next OSO template | Selects the next OSO template from the OSO combo box on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Select next account | Selects the next account from the account combo box on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Select next duration | Selects the next duration from the duration combo box on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Select next trail stop type | Selects the next trail stop type in the trail type combo box on the Chart Trading panel. |
| Show/hide the Chart Trading form | Toggles between hiding and showing the Chart Trading panel. |
| Tab to next open order | If there are open orders, selects the next open order by order price. |
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Tab to prior open order |
If there are open orders, selects the prior open order by order price. |