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User Guide
February 2018
Version 3.12.3.11
A CFD trading platform is a computer software program that can be used to place purchase or
sale orders of financial products over the internet with a financial intermediary.
• Any OS X
• Pentium 4 Processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Broadband internet connection
• 500 MB of available hard disk space
Recommended System Requirements:
• Any OS X
• Pentium 4 Processor (Dual Core)
• 2 GB RAM
• Broadband internet connection
• 1 GB of available hard disk space
Download the installation file which would have the extension dmg.
Once downloaded please find and double-click the file which would look like this:
Click and drag the TradenetFS icon into the Applications folder.
- "Trader ID/Password" – The account number and password you have been given by
your account manager or trading company.
- “Server” – Choose the appropriate server for your account (CFD, Server 2, CFD3, DEMO).
- “Open Default Screen” - Will open all the default windows at first log in.
Open Screen:
After installing the platform and logging in, the platform’s windows will be sorted into a default
configuration. If no windows open at first log in, follow the directions below:
(-) Menu -> File
(-) In the drop-down menu choose open screen.
(-) Open the “Default.cst” file.
(-) For other window configuration choose a different file.
Save Screen:
After the windows are sorted according to your preference, perform the following steps to save
the configuration:
(-) Menu -> File
(-) Save Screen
(-) If the current window arrangement is to your liking, you can save it as your new default file.
Clear Screen:
If you would like to close all open windows go to File -> Clear Screen.
Type in the symbol in the field at the upper left corner of the window and press “Enter”. The
symbol’s data will appear instantly.
A Symbol’s details will display in the window’s title:
(-) “PCL” - The closing price of the share in the previous trade.
(-) “High/Low” - The highest and lowest price of the share during today’s trading day.
(-) “Last” - The price of the last transaction.
(-) “Volume” - The number of shares that changed hands during today’s trading day.
(-) - The change in the price of the share and the percentage of change in the
price of the share during today’s trading day.
(-) The user can open up to 5 trading windows simultaneously.
The Share’s Market: At the upper right-hand side of the trading window a letter which
represents the share’s market will be displayed:
NASDAQ – Q
NASDAQ (Small Caps) – S
NYSE – N
AMEX – A
OTC – V, U
The P Button: Left-clicking on the P button will automatically load the number of shares that
the trader holds.
The D Button: Left-clicking on the D button will automatically load the default settings.
(-) In the Trade Manager window (under the orders tab), click on the "X" symbol that
corresponds with the order you would like to cancel.
Confirm Sending: Checking this box will pop up a confirmation window before execution of
every order. This window is rather important because it helps prevent human error.
The trading platform provides the possibility to make order placement faster by using hot keys,
which are keyboard/buttons shortcuts.
The first hot key is the “Default button”. It allows you to switch the trading window from its
current state to its default state by pressing the keyboard “Home” key.
Current state:
Result:
In the following section we introduce the main hot keys, how to set a keyboard shortcut or a
button to use them and how to change the syntax.
In the above example the key for “Default Button” was changed from “Home” to “Insert”.
In order to change/modify the Description or the Command double-click on the field and make
the change.
As seen, the trigger and limit price are set to be the Bid price minus 1 dollar.
You can double-click on the command field and change the prices.
For example: 50 instead of Bid-1, Bid-5 instead of Bid-1.
In default settings, in order to load a specific amount of shares a combination of 2 hot keys is
required.
For example:
Instead of using them separately you can combine them into a single hot key.
Double-click on the 3000 Shares command field and copy the command.
Double-click on the Stop Limit Order command and paste what you’ve copied.
Make sure it is separated by a semi-colon.
The quantity of 3000 shares was copied to the end of the command syntax.
We chose the Ctrl+Y keyboard shortcut to commit the hot key by firstly, selecting the relevant
field in the HOT KEY column, followed by selecting and holding the Ctrl button and pressing Y.
You can change the number of shares to the number you prefer.
It is also possible to use another built-in hot key in order to load your position number of
shares or part of it and modify the fraction of the amount as long as the format maintains the
form x/y.
Instead of using them separately you can combine them into one hot key, in the same manner
explained previously.
The final result:
Assuming the order is valid, pressing Ctrl+Y will place an order and you will be able to observe it
in the “Trade Manager” window.
*All orders except from the “Implement Range“ type can be places using hot keys.
Cancel the last placed order
In order to close a position you first have to cancel any open orders on that specific stock.
Therefore, in case you want to close all the positions it is best to combine the two hot keys into
one.
By right-clicking on a button you enter its configuration. There, you can assign a hot key to the
button.
As an example, modify the “1000” button to be a stop limit order button.
Firstly, we enter the Hot Button Configuration by right-clicking the “1000” button.
Click on the “Use Hot Key” option below and choose the hot key.
Clicking on the “stop limit” button will activate the hot key.
The numbers in the upper toolbar represent the different time periods that can be displayed on
the chart (the time periods correspond with user’s selection in the lower toolbar).
Use the magnifying glass in order to enlarge a specific region of the chart. Click on the icon once
(the marker will change to a magnifying glass). Click on one region of the chart and that region
will enlarge.
Charts – Zoom In and Out:
The zoom in/out buttons allow the trader to view data in a more accurate manner. Also, use
the arrows on the left-hand side of the toolbar to view different time periods.
In order to draw the lines drag the mouse across the chart after clicking on the icons.
Fibonacci:
Use these icons in order to draw the Fibonacci lines on the chart. For more details please
contact your Account Manager.
Data :
In this window the user can enter the requested time periods for the data on the share and
choose whether or not to display pre- and post-market data.
In order to open the study line option click the icon on the chart toolbar.
This option allows the trader to place technical indicators on the chart:
The left column contains the available indicators and the right contains the selected ones.
In between both lists there are two arrows that are used to add/remove indicators from one list
to the other.
Up/Down – Using those buttons the user can determine the order of display.
Config – Indicator settings.
Apply – Confirm the placement of new settings and indicators on the chart.
Note: The price has to be the highest indicator in the list in order for the price in the chart to be
displayed correctly.
(-) Save settings – Allows the trader to save the changes performed. If you save the settings
under the Default.cst file, all new charts will open in the same fashion.
(-) Load settings – Loading the chart’s settings. In order to display a new chart with the modified
settings, choose this option in the drop-down menu in the chart itself.
Note:
If you changed the color of the chart’s background to black, holes might formulate which will
prevent the chart from displaying accurate information. In order to solve this problem you
should:
(-) Go to the study line window.
Chart Settings:
Allows the trader to change the chart’s settings, save and load them.
(-) Colors – The chart’s color settings.
This tab contains all the open positions. Right-clicking on the symbol will load the symbol in the
trading window.
Symbol
- “Account” – Account number
- “Shares” – Quantity of shares
- “Avgcost” – The average buy/sell price of every share.
- “Total P/L” - The total profit or lost on certain position.
- “Realized” – The realized profit/loss on this position in the current trading day.
- “Unrealized” – The unrealized profit/loss on this position in the current trading day.
- “Bid and Ask” – The prices at which the buyers and sellers are willing to trade currently.
- “Type” – The nature of the account (Short, Cash, Margin).
- “Position Value” - Total value of the position.
Tickets Tab:
To open the market watch window you can go to Trade->Market Watch or to click on this icon
on the toolbar.
This window allows the user to monitor a group of shares of the user’s choosing
The market indices are shown with a $ sign as a default (SPY$)
Right-clicking on the yellow field will allow the trader to type in the requested symbol. Right-
clicking on the symbol will pop the symbol up into the trading window.
The user can open up to 5 market watch windows at the same time. Every window holds up to
40 shares.
Sym – Symbol
Change – The change in the share’s price since the share’s closing price from the last trading
day.
%Change% - The change percentage in the share’s price since the closing price of the last
trading day.
Last – The price of the last transaction.
Bid/Ask – The current price at which buyers and sellers are prepared to trade.
This window contains all the transactions made at the moment of execution. The first column
displays the price of transaction. The second column displays the quantity of shares that
changed hands in the transaction. This figure needs to be multiplied by 100 in order to get the
real figure.
In order to see the real amount of shares, right-click on the window -> config window.
In the config window you need to cancel the Share/100 option. The third column displays the
time of execution.
(-) Note: The window does not include all transactions made in the market.
To open the top 20 window you can go to Trade->Top 20 or to click on the icon on the
toolbar.
This window displays real-time market (NASDAQ and NYSE) statistics. The shares are sorted by
volume and percentage of change (from top to bottom). Right-clicking on the symbol will load it
in the trading window.
By using the Level option a user can sort the shares by 1$ -10$ shares or others.
The platform allows the user to set an alert or a trigger when specific conditions are met. For example,
by default an alarm would sound at the opening and closing of the market.
In order to set a trigger or an alert click on the “Trade” tab located in the upper right side of the
platform and select “Alert & Trigger”.
The “Alert Config” window will appear with a list of current alerts. The user can Add a new alert, Edit an
existing one, Delete one from the list, or Turn Off Sound.
In order to create an alert the user should first choose a name for the alert and type the chosen name
into the “Name” field. After typing the name the user can make an alert to a specific stock by typing the
stock symbol into the “Symbol” field.
By clicking on the “Add” button the user can choose an occurrence which will trigger an alert.
In the example above an alert will be triggered if the last sale price of a chosen stock will be below 100$.
After clicking on the “OK” button the user can choose a specific sound or a beep by selecting the desired
tickbox.
Repeat – will make the alert repeat itself if it is triggered more than one time.
Covering a short Position at Market Price: In order to cover a short position at the
current market price, please follow the procedure below:
1. Repeat actions 1-3
2. Press the buy button
3. Confirm the transaction.
4. Execution will be instant.
Covering a Short Position Using a Limit Order: In order to cover a short position at a
Limit price, please follow the procedure below:
1. Fill in the symbol in the symbol field and press Enter.
2. Choose the number of shares you would like to cover.
3. In the type field choose the Limit order.
4. Type in the highest price at which you will agree to cover each share.
5. Press the cover button to complete the transaction.
6. The transaction will only be completed if the bid price reaches the limit price you
entered or lower.