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1. Introduction Opening A Demo Account Overview Market Watch Quotes Window Charts Navigator Folder File Trade Terminal Your Account Details New Order Execution News Service Account History Alerts Mailbox Login Status Options Changing Your Password Sound Alert Control Easy Reference Guide PFD Limited Client User Manual Introduction PFD software allows users to trade in various markets utilizing technical analysis in real time Offering an integrated package with many features the software has several primary components gt Flexible real time charts and technical analysis gt Real time news feed gt Easy to use trading terminal gt Integrated built in web browser Combining technical analysis news and an easy to use trading terminal PFD Trader serves as an ideal platform providing users with all the tools necessary for full scale on line trading in the Financial Markets Preface Opening a Demo Account When starting PFD Trader for the first time the software assumes you will be registering for a Demo Account You will need to do this first in order to establish a trading account with PFD Limited PFD and begin using the software Once you have a Demo account you may then convert it into a Live version at any time To begin real time trading without monetary risk please download the software application from our website and follow the user friendly instruc tions P2. through a context menu To view the context menu s options right click on any position Active Position Management Context Menu A Brief Summary To create a new order or modify an existing order from the Trader Terminal gt Place the cursor over the chosen security and right click gt This will allow you to choose to place a New Order Modify or Delete an existing order or place a Trailing Stop ee Hew Order Fa 4 Modify or Delete Order Trailing Stop w Auto arrange Profit as Points we Show on che Charts Comments w arid A new position can then be opened in several ways gt From the Order Form item in the Tools menu gt By pressing the F9 key on your keyboard gt By double clicking a security in the Market Watch window gt By right clicking the Trade Terminal box and choosing the New Order option from the context menu that appears The Order Form window appears and you can open a position or place an order How Order Mow Client H tke 1 Ej Zamini ie WEDD Lode h mo r Stoo Lose Tats Prot Masha Order 100 KDE 0 6209 0 6214 a SSS aaa z Hew Eny Dicer Type Buy Lid 1 00 HIED apir 0 Sard New Order Execution gt Symbol the security you wish to trade Click the drop down box menu to change your selection gt Lots the number of lots you wish to trade with 1 Lot US 100k gt Stop Loss the level at which you choose to automatically close your position t
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4. FD strongly recommends that all users whether they are experienced traders or just starting out trade with the demo before opening a Live account This will help you become familiar with all the trading tools that are available on the platform as well as demonstrate some of the risks associated with trading on a leveraged basis The demo account is virtually identical to the Live trading experience and allows traders to experiment with the software without incurring any financial risk N B PFD Trader offers you the choice of receiving live market prices for Forex and Financial Futures or just Forex When completing the Open an Account front page please go to the Account Type box at the bottom of the page and select either FT for Forex and Financial Futures prices or FX for just the Forex prices only option Overview Below is the PFD Trader program window as it will appear the first time it is started E bee mE CEA ar m en Wram Hri amp er b Dae els aie Fs EF 2 tu 2 aA e J g ee DEPE EED x j L ELEELE S TTE tc EE aii The windows are anchored to each other by default only and can be maneuvered in a variety of ways so as to be positioned anywhere on the screen giving complete flexibility INDEX 1 Market Watch 2 Charts 3 Navigator 4 Trader Terminal Market Watch Quotes Window Hee The Market Watch window is a floating palette You are able to click and dr
5. a oe oe oe Cee ee ee To open this window go to the Trade Terminal Place the cursor on the desired open position and double click the left mouse button Request a quote and when received the box directly under this will state close xxxxx buy or sell xx lots xxx price Click this button once and your open position will be automatically closed at the relevant price All profit or loss is instantly calculated and reflected in the Trade Terminal box In order to partially close an open position first choose an appropriate number of lots in the drop down menu titled lots and then execute the same process as above News Service This window displays news headings with their respective announcement times Easily activated through the News tab located on the bottom of the Trade Terminal box wo Trade News 2 Account History 4 Alerts 4 Mailbox Joumal f Terminal FI 200211227 18 26 Iran plane crash on Monday caused by human error Ukraine F 2002 12127 18 23 US says won t negotiate with NKorea in response to threats E 2002 12 27 18 23 Mapfre Vida to pay 3rd 2002 gross interim div 0 336 eur shr JF 2002 12127 18 15 Forward diary Advance board meetings March Gct 2003 Pl 2002 1227 16 15 Forward diary Advance board meetings Feb FJ 2002 1227 16 15 Forward diary Advance board meetings Jan Pl 2002 1227 16 15 Forward diary Advance 4GMsfEGMs R 2 F 2002 12 27 18 15 Forward diary Advance 4GMsfEGMs A
6. ag it any where on the screen even over other windows It can be opened by gt The Market Watch option from the View menu gt By pressing the Ctrl M key combination gt Once open you can also show or hide the window by clicking the toolbar icon shown below Market Watch 05 17 GC 36 549 2 549 6 GC M6 554 7 555 1 SI K6 937 5 938 5 SI H6 329 5 930 5 HG H6 225 90 225 10 HG K6 224 15 224 35 Market Watch shows current live prices of all traded securities and allows you to make a quick and informed decision To initiate a trade you must open an Order Form to do this from the Market Watch section simply gt Double click the selected security and the Order Form will appear allowing you to initiate a position or gt Right click the selected security and the context menu will appear as shown gt You are also able to initiate a trade through the Trade Terminal A more detailed explanation of this can be found in the Trade Terminal section of the manual Market Watch 05 18 HG HE AE New Order F9 HG_K6 E Chat Window EC M6 Hide Symbol Del JY H6 Hide All Symbols IMs Show All Symbols Show Symbol Auto Arange High Low Time w Grid Popup Prices F10 Charts ki Opening the charts There are several ways to open a new Chart Window gt Select your chosen security from the Market Watch window and right click the mouse then click the Chart Window command in
7. he records by pressing the F5 key or by right clicking the window and selecting the Refresh command from the context menu You can print a copy of your records through the File gt Print menu or save them into a file File gt Save Alerts The Alerts function keeps track of your chosen security for you and sounds a warning that your target rate has been reached Simply click on the Alerts tab in the Trader Terminal and right click the mouse This will bring up a context menu that offers the option to Create a New Alert Click on this option and the Alert Editor will appear as shown Then choose the security and rate that you wish to be notified of and PFD Trader will sound a warning when the target is reached Trade News Account History Alerts Mailbox Journal pages ae ee oe oe lt 3 z PFD Trader Internal Mail Mailbox Internal mail is used by our managers and traders to ensure message delivery to you as a fail safe as regular e mail is not always as reliable This can be activated through the Mailbox tab on the bottom of the Trade Terminal Trade News Account History Alerts Mailbox Journal bee ee ee F ma far eem Journal The Journal function keeps a record of every single action that occurs through your account Should you wish to double check a price quoted or a previous trade for example then click on the Journal tab in the Trader terminal a
8. hrough the View Toolbars Line Studies menu Technical Indicators _ There are also 29 other technical indicators available to analyze chart movements such as Average True Range Bollinger Bands Commodity Channel Index MACD Momentum Moving Average Parabolic SAR Relative Strength Index Stochastic Oscillator Williams Percent Range plus many more v vV vV V V V V V V YV These indicators can be added to a selected chart through the Insert Indicators icon on the toolbar shown above or Ctrl I key combination A more detailed explanation can also be found in the Technical Indicator section of our website Navigator Folder File m ka 8 re WS Dadra The Navigator is designed to t Sapte Taxa BP aa anc banor work similarly to the Market ee aan Watch It provides quick and Palas z Lo convenient access to various Lf Average True Lange Aaa Te ae eet or program resources Bams Power w Boir End The Navigator can be Duk Ponar f Commecdity Chancel Indes activated by Tj Deere Erreak g Porra ma Prak ols bbe Chan Lak g gt The Navigator option in L Idhinoku Minko Hyo HACE the View menu Ay Harat Fadibabion Indes 5 Homarturmi fe Horey Piow Index gt The o N key pet Peale combination Hoyng Aveesoe of Ceol bance On Balerce Yolere r PAGU A gt Simply clicking the fe Raistive Strength Index toolbar icon as shown Seg eae ee Stechaehc Ceci fetor HO Wise Parcent Ranya above He Cum
9. ile of the selected format HST CSV PRN HTM Ctrl P prints the chart in the black and white Delete deletes all the selected studies in one motion Backspace deletes the last added study Controlling the charts by mouse gt Scrolling By holding down the left mouse button you can scroll the chart backwards and forwards Vertical Scaling When the cursor is on the price scale hold down the left mouse button This enables you to scale the chart vertically Horizontal Scaling When the cursor is on the time scale hold down the left mouse button This enables you to scale the chart horizontally Chart Control Window Right click the chart and a context menu showing all controls will appear Edit Study Double click the left button mouse button on the study which allows you to move or edit it Parallel Trend Having selected a specific trend line hold down the left mouse button whilst simultaneously pressing the Ctrl key and move the cursor away from the trendline which will then show a parallel line Study Settings Window Right click the selected object to edit its properties FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE A HOT KEYS EASY REFERENCE GUIDE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE BACK PAGE OF THIS MANUAL Line studies Cross Hair Vertical Line Horizontal Line Trend Line and Fibonacci Retracement studies can be added to the chart through the Line Studies toolbar The toolbar is activated t
10. lire sce al dt L i Program Fiap SD cleat ea aed ge Hr eect ea C Program Flee te Didier sound kE vase C Pitcairn Fike SO irl coed oa iar a Eapen dhia 0 4 Progra r Fikia SD cline e eae ie i Ee a Events tab Audio notification settings gt Play Events This switch turns the audio notification on and off gt Select Allows you to select the type of sound for each alert gt Play Plays each audio alert notification For more help and assistance with PFD Trader Trading Platform please contact PFD Client Support Tel 64 9 632 0132 Fax 64 9 632 0115 Email info pfd nz com MSN Chat p f d hotmail com
11. nd scroll to the relevant date and the recorded information details will be shown Options The options window is used to open new accounts change passwords and alert sounds etc To open Go to Tools gt Options menu on the toolbar at the top of the screen gt Or use the Ctrl O key combination gt Or simply clicking the Options toolbar button as shown above Options Server Ewerds Sayer Seme damo wadde com 850 Pricey Check fora ney varnon a shealup D Enabla GEE Soccurt Ld 1 Ea 4 aa fee fe Keep ibis dabei sad dete al Habip Ero poo Server Tab Server options gt Login amp Password the account number and password can be saved automatically to enable easier access to the platform gt Server amp Port the production server IP address and port number these are set up automatically and should not be changed Check for a new version at startup should be ticked at all times Enable DDE should be ticked at all times Open an Account allows you to register for a new demo account v v v v Change the password allows you to change the computer generated password for something easier to remember gt Keep personal settings when ticked then all account history notepad and mailbox content are saved automatically to your computer Optiars E eae Esa Ogle Tiree tae science case CG Program Files ote SD direst aon yds ponies aay Ce Precise SO
12. o limit losses or protect a profitable trade gt Take Profit the level at which you wish to automatically close a position in order to realize and lock in profits The Market Order section Following your request the price quoted will appear from PFD Trader on the left hand side of the section New Entry Order Section Type Whether your new order to be placed is a buy stop buy limit sell stop or Sell limit At Price Enter the required price at which you wish your order to be executed Send Sending the order to PFD Trader The order will be displayed in the Trade Terminal window immediately following receipt by PFD Trader Close Pressing this closes the Order Form window and cancels any orders that have not been sent Pending Orders The principles of placing pending Orders are shown below A more detailed explanation can also be found in the Types of Orders section of our web site Buy Stom aE zi Seli Limit oa Cay Sell Stop JILL rie BUY L A Buy Limit is an order to buy a security at a lower price than is currently on offer A Sell Limit is an order to sell a security at a higher price than is currently bid A Buy Stop is an order to buy a security at a higher price than is currently on offer A Sell Stop is an order to sell a security at a lower price than is currently bid Close the Position e r HAET E ee Fa ow eh s z p m Eh a m i i l Ebbin fed
13. the context menu that appears gt Click on the New chart icon in the toolbar as shown above gt Click on File New Chart from the top of the screen il bel E ot k Pj k h Adding to chart information Place the cursor over your selected chart and right click the mouse this will bring up the context menu ff Indicators Expert Advisors Periodicity Template Refresh Auto Arrange w arid volumes Show Days 4 Zoom In i Zoom Cut mi Save as ch Frink Preview 8 Print Properties Properties To adjust the chart colour scheme and display simply open the Properties window using the F8 button Choose your selected look and click OK The selected chart will change to the required colour scheme immediately Properties eee 2 Ctrl I Chrl 4 Chrl G CErI L Chril D Ctrl 5 Ctrl P F Controlling the charts with hot keys gt gt v v v Ww WY Vy v lt and gt cursor keys allow you to scroll backwards and forwards Home and End keys allow you to jump to the beginning or end in one motion and shift keys are used to zoom in and out Alt T Alt 2 amp Alt 3 keys switch to and from the bar candlestick or line charts Ctrl G switches the grid on or off Ctrl V switches the volume on or off Ctrl I activates the indicators settings window Ctrl S saves the chart in a f
14. tom Indicator G opar Airi H E eom Indicshors Ey ie ret tei The Navigator function is organized into folders which include gt Accounts This displays the active live or demo accounts that you have registered gt Indicators This shows the list of 29 available technical indicators By double clicking an indicator you add it to your chosen active chart gt Expert Advisors This shows the list of available advice systems By double clicking an advisor you add it to your chosen active chart gt Custom indicators Allows you to store your favorite indicators with your chosen pre set parameters Trade Terminal Your Account Details The Trade Terminal allows you to make trades and control your open positions in real time This can be activated through gt The View menu then Terminal option on the toolbar gt The Ctrl T key combination gt Simply clicking the Trade Terminal toolbar icon shown above The Trade Terminal window can be positioned anywhere on screen To move it simply click the title bar and hold down the left mouse button to drag the window to your desired location Tikt Ta Typa i Su Ope SJL Tye cw camm wan Prot Belance O00 Credi Equity LODDO Megni OF ree nang 100000 0 00 im Donn ____ a ee ee All active positions are listed in the Trade Terminal window shown in the screen shot above Positions are managed
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