ATC Trader User Guide    

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Chart Profile

Current Profile    Contract    Contract Orders    Trade Mode


Current Profile:

Background

Background Color
The background can be customized by selecting any color from the drop box to the right. The color will appear on the back of the chart.

Bid/Ask/Last

Ask Color
The color of the Ask price on the Y axis.

Bid Color
The color of the Bid price on the Y axis.

Bid/Ask
When ‘Off’ is present the Bid/Ask price are not visible. Click on ‘Off’ and change it to ‘On’ allowing the Bid/Ask to be viewed for the most current price.

Countdown Timer

Show Timer
Click on value in 'Show Timer' to change

Crosshair

Show Tooltips
Turns the data tooltips on and off

Style
Change the style of the crosshair lines

Type
Hidden-
The crosshairs are not visible on the chart

Free-
The user must click on a location on the chart to make them appear. Upon placement, they do not move unless reassigned.

Mouse-
The crosshairs move unrestricted in conjunction with the user's mouse movements.

StickyClick-
The vertical bar moves somewhat freely ("stickily") with the user's mouse movements, but the horizontal bar changes only upon the user's specification by mouse click.

Sticky-
The crosshairs move somewhat freely ("stickily") with the user's mouse movements.

Databox

Font
Customize the Font, Size and Style of the Fonts that appear on your charts and in the Data feed on the Chart; aka OHLC (Top left corner by default).

Show OHLC
The Open High Low Close is by default displayed in the top left corner. It tracks the data that your mouse is moving over.

Visibility
Set the visibility to 'on' or 'off' for the databox.

Grid

Axis Color
The font color of the date and market values.

Axis Font
The font style settings of the date and market values.

Daily Seperator
The style and color of daily seperator line.
Show horizontal and vertical settings for horizontal and veritcal lines on chart.

Style
Color and line style for horizontal and vertical lines on chart.

High/Low

High Line
Turn high line 'on' or 'off'

High line style
Set color and style of high line

Low Line
Turn low line 'on' or 'off'

Low line style
Set color and style of low line

Histogram

Back Color
Sets background color for histogram

Number Alignment
Set the alignment of the numbers on the histogram. Values are: Opposite, Axis, and Center.

Number Font
Font face and size settings

Scale

Lower Limit
Allows you to set a specific price at which your viewable chart will not move below.

Upper Limit
Allows you to set a specific price at which your viewable chart will not exceed.

Time Axis

Session Aligned
'On' Sets the viewable area to the current session

Time Zone
Set time zone for chart

Y-Axis

Show Left Axis
Set left axis values to on or off

Show Right Axis
Set right axis values to on or off

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Chart Profile

Current Profile    Contract    Contract Orders    Trade Mode


Contract Profile:

Appearance

Chart Style
Select the style of the chart you wish to view whether it be OHLC, Spline, Candlestick, Area, Stepline, etc.

Color
The color of the main contract chart

Styles
The specifics of the main contract chart

Candlestick

Bearish
The color of bearish candlesticks

Bullish
The color of the bullish candlesticks

General

Auto-Zoom
Turn Auto-zoom on or off

Axis Y
Set location of Y Axis

Show Runners
Turn Runners On or Off

Visible
Set chart data to visible or invisible

Misc

Session
The time span you wish to view the chart

24 hours-
24 hours a day will be viewable

Contract Setup-
The session will include only from the contract opening till the contract close

Custom-
Select the time session you wish to view the contract

Related Histogram

Color
Set the histogram line color

Numbers
Set the histogram numbers color

Side
Set the side the histogram will appear on

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Contract Orders Profile:

Appearance

Angle of arrows
Set the angle of orders arrows

Arrow autosize
Set autosize of orders arrows to on or off

Font
Set font size and colors of orders arrows

Place to High/Low
Placement of arrows at high/low set to on or off

Color of Text

Change colors of Orders markers

Filter

Cancelled Orders
This option offers the ability to view cancelled orders on your chart, by default they are off.

Completed Orders
This option offers the ability to view completed orders on your chart, by default they are on.

Fills
This option offers the ability to view fills on your chart, by default they are off.

Modify Commands
This option offers the ability to view modify commands on your chart, by default they are off.

Rejected Orders
This option offers the ability to view rejected orders on your chart, by default they are off.

Visible
This option allow traders to turn the orders on or off without manually going thru each individual filter type. If traders want to turn the viewable filters off simply change ‘True’ to ‘False’.

Working Orders
This option offers the ability to view working orders on your chart, by default they are off.

Format

Aggregated Fills
Shows each individual quantity and the price they traded at. They are faint grey color to indicate that they are aggregated fills

Full Format
Indicates the type, the quantity, the contract and the side of how the trade was placed

Price
Provides the price of the trade in the viewable filters

Quantity
Provides the quantity of the trade in the viewable filters

Ticket #
Provides the ticket number accompanied by the full format indicators in the viewable filters

Type
Provides the type of order that was placed in the viewable filters.

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Current Profile    Contract    Contract Orders    Trade Mode


Trade Mode:

Appearance

Set the appearance of order lines on the chart

Average Position

Style
Change appearance of Average Position line

Visible
Turn visibility of Average Position line on or off

Orders

Trade Line

Color
Change the color of the trade line

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Current Profile    Contract    Contract Orders    Trade Mode