Placing Staged Orders

Staged Orders are pre-formatted orders that are saved by TradeStation and can be placed at a later time by the user.

What would you like to do?

Place a Staged Order using the Trade Bar

Place a Stage Order using TradeManager

Place and Stage OSO/OCO Orders

Placing a Staged Order using the Trade Bar

  1. From the Trade Bar, click the desired trading tab (Equities, Options, Futures).
  2. Enter the basic order parameters (Symbol, Quantity, Order Type, Advanced, etc.).

    Staged Orders for a specific duration may only be created during the duration period. For example, an after market Staged Order (Day+) must be created and saved during the after market session (before or after regular session hours).

  3. Click Stage and select the desired stage order type (Stage as Buy, Stage as Sell, Stage as Sell Short or Stage as Buy to Cover).

    Once the Staged Order type is selected, the order is saved. The saved Staged Order(s) will appear in the lower portion of the Stage menu drop-down list. Select an order to be placed.

  4. Click Yes to send the order or No to cancel the order in the Confirm dialog.

Placing a Staged Order using TradeManager

  1. From TradeManager, click the Staged Orders tab.
  2. Select a row matching for the order to be placed and right-click to display the shortcut menu.
  3. Select Send Now Buy/Sell [order name]. To place all staged orders at once, click Send All Orders.
  4. Click Yes to send the order or No to cancel the order in the Confirm dialog.
  5. Close or minimize TradeManager when finished.

For more information, see TradeManager - Staged Orders.

Placing and Staging OCO/OSO Orders

This feature allows you to stage (save an order as a template) and reuse OCO/OSO orders easily from the Orders tab in TradeManager. You can send your information in the order bar to the staged Orders tab where it can be later used to create other orders.

Simulated account example:

  1. From the Trade Bar, select the desired asset class.
  2. Enter the basic order parameters (Symbol, Quantity, Order Type, Advanced, etc.).

    Staged Orders for a specific duration may only be created during the duration period.  For example, an after market Staged Order (Day+) must be created and saved during regular session or after market session (before or after regular session hours).

  3. Click OCO/OSO and select an entry order type. The Order Cancels Order & Order Sends Order - Trade Bar dialog is displayed showing the OCO/OSO order and it's components.
  4. Using the buttons at the bottom of the dialog, choose how you want the order to be placed and/or staged.

    • Send Order - Launches the Confirm dialog and directly places the order. The order is now in the Orders tab in TradeManager.
    • Send and Stage Order(s) - Launches the Confirm dialog and places the order in both the Orders tab and the Staged Orders tab in TradeManager.
    • Stage Order(s) - Launches the Confirm dialog and stages the  order in the Staged Order tab in TradeManager.
  5. If a Stage Order(s) choice is selected, the order is added to the Stage drop-down list and to the TradeManager - Staged Orders tab so that you can then place the staged order at a later time.
  6. If a Send Orders(s) choice is selected, review the Order Confirmation dialog and choose Yes to send the order at this time or No to cancel.
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