===== PPro8 Order List =====

Use the PPro8 Order List window to create a list of orders to use with the __[[keyboard setup tool|Keyboard Setup]]__ Order List option.

===Open the Order List window===

1. On the PPro8 toolbar, click **OrderList**.

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2. The **Order List** window appears.

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===Order List window components===

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A. Region: click the region where the market is located.

B. Market: click the market for the orders.

C. List name: click a list name to load a saved order list. To create a new order list, click **New**, type a name in the **List Name** window, and then click **OK**.

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  * After naming the order list, right-click anywhere in the empty Order List field, and then click **Insert Row**

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  * The **Single Order Window** appears

===Single Order Window===

Use the **Single Order Window** to add an order to the list by clicking or typing specific order information.

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  * **Size Multiplier:** the unit share size for the order
  * **Gateway:** the gateway the order will be sent through
  * **Side:** Buy/Sell/Short Sell
  * **Destination:** the market or exchange name
  * **Order Type:** after clicking the destination, click the order type
  * **Reference Side:** click to choose whether the order’s price will reference the near side or the far side of the Level 1 quote
  * **Price Adjust:** type the price adjustment amount if the order is a Limit order and the reference side is Near or Far. If the reference side is None, type the Limit Price
  * **TIF (Time in Force):** click a TIF setting for the order
  * **Reserve:** click to set whether to show the entire order size or a portion of the order size
  * **Display Size:** if you click **Yes** in **Reserve**, you can then type the amount of the order size to be displayed in the lit market
  * **Post Only:** click to set the Post Only option
    * Post Only usually acts as a restriction for an order that tells the exchange that it's only a passive post to a book without removing liquidity; if, due to market volatility, the order is about to remove liquidity, it will be cancelled
  * **Min Size:** the minimum execution size for the order, if any

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1. Click **OK** in the **Single Order Window** to save the new single order. Add more orders as needed.

2. Click **Save** to save the new order list.

3. When saved, the order list appears in **Keyboard Setup** in the **Order Setup Dialog** window under the **Order List** option.

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4. Use **__[[keyboard setup tool|Keyboard Setup]]__** to set up a keyboard shortcut for the order list.