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-**This work is licensed under a [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/deed.en_US|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License]].**
-====== PPro8 Keyboard Setup ======
-The [[ppro8_trading_platform|PPRo8]] Keyboard Setup allows the user to setup hot keys for single order, a list of order and scripted orders on keyboard. To open Keyboard Setup click on Keyboard Setup icon on the toolbar, as highlighted in red below.
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-New Keyboard Setup window will look like the following image:
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-The Keyboard Setup window has four tabs on the top: Markets/Cancel/Defaults/Other Key Options, as shown in the image below:
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-====Market====
-Users can setup hot keys for single orders, a list of orders, and script orders for each region and market in this tab.
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-  * Region: users should select the region where the market is located here
-  * Market: Once the region is selected, user should select the specific market where the keyboard setup will apply
-  * Gateway: user should select the gateway corresponding to the hot key
-  * Default preset: user should choose from a list of possible order types for this hot key
-  * Hot Key box: Once user selected the Default Presets, the hot key box will be highlighted in blue, double click will open an order editor box as shown in the image below:
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-  * Single order: user can circle this option to setup hot keys for a single order
-  * Order list: user can circle this option to setup hot keys for a list of pre-defined orders
-  * Script order: user can circle this option to setup hot keys for a scripted order
-  * Order Name: user should assign a specific name for an order in order to identify each hot key combination
-  * Show Order Edit Box: user can choose whether to show order edit box when pressing hot key in stock window here
-  * Order configuration box: here user can select the following order characteristics:
-  * * Side: Buy/Sell->Short
-  * * Destination: user should select the market or exchange where the order will be sent
-  * * Order Type: Once the destination is selected, user should select the order type, such as MOO, MOC, Market, LOO, LOC, Limit, Peg, etc
-  * * Reference Side: user can select whether the order price will follow the near or far side of Level 1 quote
-  * * Price Adjust: user can put an price adjustment amount for Limit order types on the reference price
-  * * TIF: Time in Force: user should select the TIF for the order, such as Day/IOC/GOC/FOK, etc
-  * * Reserve: user can select whether to show the entire order size or a portion of the order size here
-  * * Display size: If user chose yes in “Reserve”, he can select the amount of order size to be displayed in the lit market
-Trader can click “Apply” button at the bottom of the window to save hot key setup.
-***Note:** in order to modify a hot key, the user needs to first select the corresponding gateway in the Gateway dropdown list. Then the user can double click the hot key box in Keyboard Setup window to configure and modify the hot key.
-**Stop/Conditional Orders**
-Script orders are stop-loss orders.  These orders are instructions to submit a buy or sell order if the user-specified stop trigger price is reached. The user can setup Script orders in Keyboard Setup.
-In the order edit box, click the radio in front of “Script Order” to enable Script Order Edit Box
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-  * Assign a name for the Script Order in “Order Name” field
-  * Select “Stop” or “Trailing Stop” from “Script Name” dropdown menu
-  * For Stop Order, enter the trigger price in “Stop Price” field
-  * For Trailing Order, enter the trailing offset amount in “Trailing Offset” field
-  * Click “OK” to save the configuration
-A stop order will reside in the server and will become a market order when stock price moves over (stop buy order) or under (stop sell order) the stop price. A trailing stop order will also reside on the server and will become a market order when “upfrombottom” or “downfromtop” exceeded the “trailing offset” amount.
-**To send a stop (trailing stop) order:**
-  * In Stock Window, press the hot key for the stop (trailing stop) order, the stop price (trailing offset) box will appear under the stock quotes
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-  * Enter the trigger price (trailing offset) for the stop (trailing stop) order. For instance, if the user wants to enter a ARCA market no-reserve order to buy 100 shares of C.NY when the price falls under 28.20 (has a decline in excess of 0.02), type 28.20 (0.02).
-  * Press the hot key for the order type once the trigger price is reached. For instance, the hot key for ARCA market no-reserve order is F1. Press F1 and additional order input box will appear, such as in the screenshot below:
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-Press enter to enter the stop order. The order will reside at Script Server until the trigger price is reached, then the pre-defined order will be sent to the gateway.
-===Cancel===
-Users can setup hot keys for cancelling certain orders in this tab.
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-The system has pre-configured the default hot keys for cancel certain orders. Click the cell for a given order characteristic combination will enable the user to modify the hot key setup. Simply press the key combinations according to the instructions on the screen will modify the hot key settings.
-===Defaults===
-User can setup the order name convention as well as the price adjustments for Stop Order Types in this tab.
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-  * Unordered List ItemStop Order Default Price: user can select the Stop Order Type default price adjustments
-User can click “Apply” button at the bottom of the window to save the default settings.
-===Other Key Options===
-User can further setup key options such as Key Shave and Num Pad Changing Shares in this tab.
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-  * Region: user must select the region where the market is located
-  * Market: once the region is selected, user must select which market the keyboard setup will apply
-  * Modifier: user can select other modifier key such as Alt, Shift or Ctrl to be used with the arrow keys and number keys
-  * Key Shave setup: user can setup the value increment for each arrow keys
-  * Num Pad Changing Shares: user can setup the number of shares change for each stroke on Num Pad
-User can click “Apply” button at the bottom of the window to save keyboard setup.
-=====Additional Notes=====
-=====See Also=====
-=====References=====