Setting Settlement and Close Preferences Note: enhancements are dependent on a data delivery system upgrade, which is estimated to be completed in the first quarter of 2013. Preference Description Use Preset Configuration Settlement Last Quote of Day Determines whether the system should use default, settlement, or last quote of the day to calculate close. If Use Preset Configuration is selected, then the system uses default settings, determined automatically on the commodity, for daily bar close values. If this setting is off, then Last Quote of the Day and Settlement can be used. You choose the priority of the values using the arrow buttons. Then, you select which values to use. For example, if Settlement is the top choice and the check box is checked, then settlement is used, if available. If Settlement is the top choice and the check box is not selected, then last quote of the day is used. Override default settings Allows you to override these settings for particular instruments. Click the Select Instrument button to open the . Net Change value Determines the value used for net change calculations: settlement or close. To override daily bar close values for a commodity To open this window, click the Select Instrument button on the Settlement and Close preferences window. To add a symbol override Type a symbol and click the Add button. Select Use Preset Configuration or select Last Quote of the Day or Last Quote of the Day and Settlement. Use the arrows to prioritize last quote or settlement. The system uses the first selected value in the list. To delete a symbol Click the symbol, then click the Delete button.
Moving between pages There are several ways to move between pages using: the Page toolbar navigation buttons; the left-click Page button menu; the right-click Page button menu; and Page Manager. Page toolbar navigation buttons buttons can be using the Toolbar Manager. Page number box Type a page number. Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + ALT + P Increment button Click to move behind one page. to move forward one page. Page number buttons Click a button to move to that page. Previous/Next buttons the <<Prv button to move back one page. Click the Nxt>> button to move ahead one page. Left-click Page button menu Click the Page button, then click a page. You can also point to groups and then click a page. If a page “cannot display,” then it is already displayed on another monitor.
Calendar Spread Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Strategy leg gap = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 12 or by demand. If every month is tradable, such as CLE and EDA, then the leg gap is equal to calendar months, for example, January to February is 1 and February to July is 6. Some commodities trade in irregular increments. Corn allows H, K, N, U, and Z. Cotton allows H, K, N, V, and Z. The leg gap indicates the spacing of these listed months. Reduced Tick Calendar Spread Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Strategy leg gap = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 12 or by demand. Reverse Spread Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Strategy leg gap = 1, 2, 3, 4. For butterflies, double butterflies, condors, strips, and pack spreads, this strategy leg gap is actually an interval. Strategy Interval Butterfly Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Interval = usually 1, 2, or 3. For example, a Eurodollar butterfly spread, quoted in .50 tick increments, is a combination of two calendar spreads: Buy 1 = Leg # 1 Sell 2 = Leg # 2 Buy 1 = Leg # 3 EDAL3M9 represents EDAM9 - 2*EDAU9 + EDAZ9 Double Butterfly Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Interval = 3, 6, 9, 12 Condor Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Interval = 3, 6, 9, 12 Strip Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Interval = 3, 6, 12 Pack Spread Distance between strategy legs calculated in number of months that can be listed. Interval = 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 For bundles, the interval is the number of
Creating Alerts Alerts are notifications of stories with particular keywords. There are three types of alerts: highlights, windows, and sounds. Highlights Highlights are indicated on the list as either a symbol, code, or flag. Highlights are also indicated by a color-coded headline. Highlights are enabled and selected in Headline coloring preferences. Highlight alerts looks like this: Pop-up windows Pop-up notifications look like this: If you do not the window, additional alerts are added. Click a headline in the window to open the story. Once you have opened the story, it is removed from the News Alert window. If it is the only story, then the window closes. Sound alerts are configured on the Manage Filters/Alerts window. See
Portfolio Time & Sales Portfolio Time & Sales allows you to monitor tick information for multiple contracts or markets at once, based on the trade volume threshold you set. Multiple Portfolio Time & Sales windows can be opened at one time. The window displays trade volume, price, and time for the selected contracts. The aggressor side is indicated by red (best ask) and green (best bid) highlights of trade volume. The trade volume threshold is displayed on the title bar. A numeral preceded by < indicates minimum threshold. A > indicates maximum threshold. You can choose to display one of several default portfolios or your own custom portfolios. Any previously created custom portfolios will be displayed in the portfolio list, even if you are using Portfolio Time & Sales for the first time. a column header to sort the columns. An arrow will indicate which column is being used to sort the data and whether it’s sorted ascending or descending. To open Portfolio Time and Click the T&S button on the toolbar. Click Portfolio Time & Sales. The first time the window opens, it displays the first portfolio in the default list. Subsequently, it will display the last selected portfolio. Right-click the Portfolio Time & Sales title bar. Click the portfolio you wish to display. Portfolio Time & Sales requires an enablement.
Opening a Chart from Spread Matrix or Spread Pyramid You are able to open a chart directly from the Spread window. Right-click the matrix and click Chart. If you have your System Settings|tag=Setting Symbol Preferences set to open a chart when you a cell, then you can also open a chart that way.