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1. Create a multi currency table of exchange rates Access a tool where you can plot daily currency exchange rates for a specified period of days weeks months or years over any time period in the last ten years FXHistory FXMap FXMarketHours FXMath FXTrends Help Menu Keyboard Shortcuts FX Trading Documentation and Help Contact Us Live Help About OANDA About OANDA fxTrade Open Debug Window fxTrade Interface Obtain historical daily exchange rates since 1990 for over 164 world currencies View a colour coded interactive world map that displays the strength of a country s currency compared to other world currencies View the market hours for the major currency markets Access a variety of calculators useful for typical fxTrade actions View a table of the change trend in currency exchange rates for the most actively traded currencies over the past day week month and year View a list of available shortcuts Help Alternatively press the F1 key on your Keyboard Shortcuts keyboard FX Trading Documentation and Help Contact Us Opens the Support and Learning section Live Help of the fxTrade web site This section About DANDA provides extensive documentation help and resources on currency trading and the forex market About CANDA FXTrade Open Debug Window Find out how to contact OANDA online or by phone Start an online chat session with an OANDA customer service repres
2. Sell Limit Order Original Intervening modification Used when there s more than one modification to an order Limit Order Cancelled or Expired Sell or Buy Using Graph Features A limit buy order later closed A limit buy order modified with a new take profit A sell market trade immediately closed A sell limit order later filled A sell limit order modified with a new take profit value A buy limit order modified twice A buy limit order expired without the take profit being reached A sell limit order immediately canceled 49 fxTrade Platform User Guide Take Profit order limit green line and Stop Loss order limit red line To change your take profit or stop loss order limits click on these lines and drag them up and down the graph Stop Loss Triggered Take Profit Triggered Margin Closeout A buy market with take profit top green and stop loss bottom red A sell market with take profit bottom green and stop loss top red A stop loss triggered on a buy market trade A take profit triggered on a market buy A market buy is closed by a margin closeout during an unexpected market change Actions You Can Take Using Trading Activity Symbols To see basic information Hold the cursor over the symbol to see its information in the upper left corner of the graph 477662516 Buy Order of DO Units 1 58577 TEM und
3. i i yA A El M p UN To modify or close an active order or trade For active orders or trades click on their symbol and choose from the options in the submenu 50 Using Graph Features 478652215 modify stop loss 478652215 modify take profit 478652215 close trade To see detailed closing information For completed orders or trades click on their symbol and choose view details from the Van oum LATT62516 view details R Hi 4 Show or Hide Trading Activity Symbols Click the Chart Options button located on the top right corner above the graph to e Show or hide indicators for all activity including historical activity e Show only those indicators for active trades and orders i Show Average Position 1 Show Ask Price i Show Average Price J Show Bid Price F Show All Activity H Show Active Trades amp Order IM Show Boxes Control the display of trading activity symbols Draw Trendlines Trendlines are lines you can add to the chart to mark times or prices or to help identify trends in the movement of currency prices Why Use Trendlines Trendlines can be used for many different purposes Directional indicators Peaks or troughs over a particular period may be joined with a trendline to identify the general direction For example if the trendline is a downward sloping line and the curve breaks the trend by rising above the line this might be seen as a buying opportunity 51 f
4. 4 n Maximum Level 2 00900 Minimum Level 1 99400 The exact payment level for a box is determined at time of purchase The maximum potential loss iz the box purchase price Submit Cancel Choose from the following radio buttons Hit Specifies that the box should be a hit box Miss Specifies that the box should be a miss box Visually a hit box is depicted as a filled in box the outline in the above picture is for a Hit box while a miss box is depicted as an outlined box with a hollow center In the Purchase Price field enter the price you want to pay for the box This is the amount of money you are willing to risk on the Box Option and will be deducted from your fxTrade account when you submit the Box Option The system calculates a payment for the box based on your purchase price and on market conditions Note The fxTrade server will not allow you to purchase a Box Option whose payment is less than its purchase price Adjust the times and levels if you didn t draw them correctly or if you want to influence the payment value When you are satisfied with the information in all the fields click Submit The Box Option purchase price amount is immediately deducted from your account balance Go to the Boxes table to track the current value of the Box Options Note Because the mid price of the exchange rate must cross a hit box or avoid a miss box for payments to occur use the Candlestick graph to best see w
5. Change Graph Type 1 Locate the three pull down menus above the graph 2 Click the third one 3 Select the graph type you want Note To change which values are shown on the graph ask price bid price and so on click on the Chart Options button above the graph the third icon from the right Changing Graph Type Details EURAISD 3 e bell Close Price DEVE ERA VNLIULEURUR UL i TET ita aam ETE Re SL aE rr Ic 5 May 22 Mey 28 junDS jeas LIES Awe age Price Bid Price CancieStick Hetkiri Ashe Close Price HLC Bar OHLC Ear Min Max Draw Trendlines 1 Click the Draw Trendlines button located above the graph the second icon from the right A menu appears listing simple and advanced trendlines 2 Select the type of trendline you want to draw For eo Herlzontal Trendline details see the section on Trendlines Vertical Trendline 3 Place the cursor where you would like the trendline to sa begin and click For horizontal and vertical trendlines simply click once to place the line 4 Move the cursor where you would like the trendline to end and click Fibonacci Arc Bhanarri Fan Observe Market Sentiment Larenacen A pz Tar MEHA Ar Hee 1 From the Resources menu select Open ELT EUR E Orders Statistics Open Trades tunc Gem ws Ti Lars FE Sor aag and Riese ch Statistics or Long Short Ratios st 0m ACAS
6. Close Trade Window You can also close a trade by clicking on its trading activity indicator and selecting close trade from the menu that appears 26 Getting Started 474244820 modify stop loss 474244820 modify take profit 474244820 close trade k To close all trades select the menu item Account gt Close All gt Close All Trades Cancel an Order To cancel an order do one of the following e Click on a specific order in the Orders Table to view a trade ticket showing the details of the order Select the Cancel radio button then click Submit e Click on a trading activity indicator and select cancel order from the menu that appears e To cancel all orders select the menu item Account gt Close All gt Close All Orders Close a Position The Positions Table shows the aggregate of all trades for each currency pair Click on a specific pair to close your position for that pair that is to close all of the open trades related to that pair A confirmation window asks you to verify that you want to close the position Click OK to confirm DANDA FAGame Warning Are you sure you want to close CHFJPY Java Applet window Close Position Confirmation Window When you close a position it will simultaneously close all the individual open trades in that pair For example closing a EUR USD position closes a open EUR USD trades They will all be removed from the Trades Table Close an Exposure to a Cur
7. EUR GEF EURT EURAIP Y EURNDE EUR WZD EUPUPILA EURSEK a Adi sRamowa Add Aa gt Remove All EURAJSD GBPIUSD ELP Y EURAN EUR BF aUBUSo WE Bei USDNYT Ups x Us DA Uae ar EURT AD EUR CHF ELUFJDERK EURLIP T HPC HF SORRY CHE ARTY sis The pairs and pair order shown in the Quote List on the right side of the Quotes tab reflect what appears in the fxTrade interface e To add currencies to the fxTrade interface select them from the list on the left and click Add to add them to the Quote List To add all currencies click Add All 72 fxTrade Interface e To remove currencies from the fxTrade interface select them from the Quote List on the right and click Remove To remove all currencies and start again click Remove All e To add or remove commodities change the pull down menu located above the list on the left to Commodities e To change the order in which currency pairs are displayed in the interface from the Quote List on the right side select each currency pair you want to move and then click the arrows next to Move Up or Move Down Trading Tab The Trading tab lets you change the default parameters that appear when you re making a trade a User Preferences Ce x There seflings oan be customized by maint MAREKET DEFAULT i Cefault Order Size ig UniTS Default Box P
8. Profile Manager All currencies FAXTRADE Primary 601296 Pinay id temp 479295 Primary ba All currencies k 3 Select Account gt Change Accounts gt Change Profiles on Switch e fthis menu item is checked and you switch accounts the assigned profiles are used e If it is not checked the current profile stays when you switch accounts even if they are assigned different profiles Delete Unused Profiles To delete the profiles you re no longer using 1 Select Tools gt Profile Manager gt Manage The Profile Manager window appears with its Assign tab open 2 Click the Delete tab 3 Click the Delete checkboxes beside the profiles you want to delete and then click the Delete Marked Profile button You can delete any profile except for the one grayed out which is the one currently used for the active account 39 fxTrade Platform User Guide 74 Profile Manager Primary FXTRADE E All currencies Delete Marked Profile The deleted profiles no longer appear in the Tools gt Profile Manager menu 40 Keyboard Shortcuts Getting Started Keyboard shortcuts are provided for the most common actions on the fxTrade platform so you can quickly access these actions Press the F1 button on your keyboard to see a list of all the available keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Help FXLDAME OK confirmation windows only Close window t Cancel Keyboard Help Open market buy window O
9. Zooming does not change the granularity of the graph only your view of it The price vertical and time horizontal zoom controls are located 46 Using Graph Features at the bottom right corner next to the scroll bars Click the or buttons to zoom in or out respectively Or use the slider bar to manipulate the zoom level Reset The R button on the bottom right corner resets the graph view to default scroll and zoom settings Place a trade from the graph Click on any empty part of the graph Place your trade from the menu that appears N Add Study Market Buy 100 s Market Sell 100 Limit Buy 100 1 01860 Limit Sell 100 1 01860 Price Box Open in New Window Note The limit order quote field is filled with the value of the current cursor position Open the chart in a separate window Open the current chart in a new window Click the button in the upper right corner of the chart Open a new chart for a different currency pair Click on the currency pair codes in the Quotes List Hide or simplify the chart To hide the chart de select the check box at Tools View Graph For a basic chart view where scroll bars and other controls are hidden click the Chart Options button located at the top right corner of the graph and select Basic Chart View from the menu that appears The menu choice changes to Advanced Chart View select it to return to the default chart view Change colours To ch
10. masa TT TEILE EA fxTrade Graph 42 Using Graph Features Currency Graph Quick Start Choose your currency pair Use the top left drop down menu to choose the currency pair for example EUR USD or USD CAD EURAJSD 22un08 Jun 12 Junta Jun 26 JulD3 Jul 10 cBPusp USD JPY EUR AUD EUR GBP AUD USD USD CAD USD CNY USDMXN USD NOK Notes e To find out about the 3 letter acronyms used for currency codes go to FXLookUp e To choose which pairs are available in this list go to Tools gt User Preferences gt Quotes Set time period granularity The purpose of using different granularities is to focus on short term vs long term trends To set the granularity use the second drop down menu at the top left May22 May29 Jun 5 secs Jun 18 Jun 26 Jul 3 Jul 10 USDAIFPY Close 10 secs 30 secs 1 min 5 min 15 min 30 min 1 hour 3 hour 1 day Choose from a granularity ranging from 5 seconds the finest granularity which graphs prices for roughly the last 40 minutes to 1 day the largest granularity which graphs prices for roughly the last year 43 fxTrade Platform User Guide Specify the graph type Use the third drop down menu from the left to choose the type of line that s plotted on the graph wie Jun 1z Jun 13 TTE DEL m Ask Price US Oc T FEE jos E Average Price M Vy iR Ma J i Heikin Ashi Close Price HLC Bar OHLC Bar Min Max Grap
11. select Tools Save Current Profile When you save a current profile with no assigned name it is given the name of the current account Create a New Profile and Switch to It To save the current interface to a new profile 1 Select Tools Profile Manager Save Current Profile As Tools Resources Help J View r 2 7 Font Size b E MARKET Colour Scheme p USD CHF PIP Profit Calculator HED IREE pe Rt Nun ME S USD CAD User Preferences USD CAD USD CAD Save Current Profile ProfleMamager gt Mange Save Current Profile As 5 8 E Default 37 fxTrade Platform User Guide The Profile Manager window appears with its Save As tab open 2 Type the name of the new profile in the Save As field 74 Profile Manager Primary Siz led FXTRADE Delete Dele id All currenciez S awe Close 3 The new profile appears in the Tools gt Profile Manager menu Switch to it at any time from this menu Tools Resources Help View I Font Size a Colour Scheme d 1 07883 PIP Profit Calculator User Preferences Save Current Profile Profile Manager Manage Save Current Profile As Assign a Profile to an Account 1 Select Tools gt Profile Manager gt Manage The Profile Manager window appears with its Assign tab open 2 Use the drop down menu to assign a specific profile to any one of your accounts 38 Getting Started
12. transaction pair price units stop loss take profit transaction link lower bound upper bound amount interest PL and balance The first two features ticket and date are always displayed the rest are optional Format The transaction history can be generated in either HTML or CSV format Help Displays a separate window that explains how to use the buttons in this section Summary Displays a summary of your account Account Lets you select from a list of your accounts 68 fxTrade Interface Account 34 0 5 4 Transaction History Time Range EE Select a Time Horizon OR a qo Transaction History Buttons and Ranges Report Details The Full Transaction History has up to 16 columns as shown in the sample below To add or remove columns click the Filter button at the top of the Transaction PSION window EN e o9 D m m Juseser ocezenmermm demetaie soca sere sem ome one ere sien ostemimnzm awe pene ome mme sem vou CAEN quce am AAR Ee heh Rf Ep LE TR pat pw war T mds TD i Puro bri MPa fice dd A a i 2a I1 UPC Ticket Uniquely identifies the transaction Date The date and time of the transaction Expiry Indicates limit order expiry dates Transaction Identifies the type of transaction For a list of transaction types see Activities Table Pair The currency pair associated with the transaction In the event that
13. when if the exchange rate for the specified currency pair reaches this value Current The current exchange rate for this order s currency pair The current ask rate is displayed for long orders the current bid rate for short orders Distance The distance in pips between the order price and the current market price Expiry The amount of time before the order is automatically cancelled The following durations are available e 1 week the default e Hours 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 12 18 e Days 1 2 e Months 1 e GTC Good un Til Canceled for stop loss and take profit orders only Cancel or Modify Orders Click on a row with an order A window appears showing two options e Cancel order Cancels the order e Modify order Lets you modify the exchange rates at which the trade will be executed the number of units in the potential trade the duration the order is to remain open upper and lower bounds or the take profit or stop loss limits For other mouse actions when using this table go to the top of this page 82 fxTrade Interface Boxes Table The Boxes Table displays a list of your open Box Options price boxes Box Options are not included in the Trades or Positions tables Positions Activity Open Hit SBF CHF 100 00 142 35 har 14 10 10 Mar 123 10 20 2 27660 Open Miss USGAIP 100 00 241 87 har 14 10 55 Mar 14 11 00 118 181 Open Miss USD HEKD 700 00 2 000 00 har 14 10 20 Mar 14 10 25 YF oos Open Hit EUR
14. Account Summary The area in the middle left of the Platform gives a summary of your account Quote List and Panel The area at the bottom left displays the currency rates of your choice continuously updated in real time fxTrade Platform User Guide Graph Taking up the large part of the window at the bottom right the graph displays currency rates over time It is updated in real time with the latest rates at your chosen granularity Click over the graph to choose buy sell positions modify existing trades draw box options or view trendlines or studies What Is fxTrade The fxTrade platform lets you interact with the OANDA fxTrade system Use it to analyze changes in currency exchange rates review current currency positions review past transactions or issue buy and sell requests some of the key benefits of this platform include It can be run on any of the popular web browsers connected to the Internet or directly from any computer desktop connected to the Internet Currency exchange rates are continuously updated and displayed in real time All pertinent information appears in one window Allinteraction with the server occurs over fully encrypted Internet connections fxTrade Practice is the demo version of fxTrade You can use it to trade under real market conditions with real prices and spreads at no financial risk for as long as you want oystem Requirements The fxTrade platform can run on most browsers
15. Boxes tab in the tables section of the main window and then click on the Box Option you want to close mi s eo Ea BOXID MARKET PRICE PAYMENT RESALE START END MAX Open Hit GBP CHF 400 00 132 35 Mar 14 10 10 Mar 14 10 20 2 27660 Open hiss WSOP 100 00 241 87 Mar 14 10 55 Mar 14 11 00 118 181 Open hiss USD HkKD 400 00 2 000 00 Mar 14 10 20 Mar 14 10 25 Toga Open Hit EUR AIP r 400 00 436 87 Mar 14 10 25 Mar 14 10 30 120 777 Either method displays the current resale value of the box and prompts you to confirm the sale Box Option Fields Hit Miss Click one of these buttons to specify whether you expect the future exchange rate to hit or miss the box Purchase Specify how much you would like to risk This amount will be deducted from Price your fxTrade account The initial value shown in this field is set by the value specified in the User Preferences Trading tab Payment The amount you will receive if your hit box is hit or miss box is missed this figure is automatically generated by the fxTrade servers based on current and projected market conditions Minimum If current and projected market conditions change over the time it takes you to Payment submit a Box Option the posted value of the Box Option payment may end up being different from the value shown in the Payment field The Minimum 33 fxTrade Platform User Guide Start Time End Time Maximum Level Minimum Level 34 Payment field lets yo
16. Lower When the quoted rate is reached and a trade is automatically requested the Bound order will result in a trade only if a price is obtained from the OANDA fxTrade servers that is higher than or equal to this limit If the order is not executed it is canceled fxTrade Platform User Guide Upper Bound Take Profit Stop Loss Trailing Stop When the quoted rate is reached and a trade is automatically requested the order will result in a trade only if a price is obtained from the OANDA fxTrade servers that is lower than or equal to this limit If the order is not executed it is canceled The Take Profit Limit comes into effect if the order becomes a trade Setting a take profit limit closes a position at a specified level thereby locking in your expected profits The Stop Loss Limit comes into effect if the order becomes a trade Setting a stop loss limit protects against the possibility of losses running away from you Use this feature as insurance if the market suffers a downturn at a time when you are experiencing computer problems or are away from your trading Screen Sets a trailing stop Read Only Information The following read only fields shown at the bottom of the Buy Sell window provide information on your account and on your proposed trade These values are automatically updated when you change the other fields in the window Expires Units Available PIP Value Trade Value Margin Used
17. Remove Funds Reset Profit Loss Change Leverage Log in as Another User Create Sub Account Change Account 64 fx Trade only Takes you to the Cash Management System where you can add funds to your account fx Trade only Takes you to the Cash Management System where you can withdraw funds from your account fx Trade only Takes you to the Cash Management System where you can transfer funds between your sub accounts fx Trade Practice only Lets you add or remove funds from the current account Select a positive value to add funds or a negative value to remove funds For sub accounts the funds will be added to or removed from the primary account fxTrade Practice only Resets your Profit amp Loss value to zero Your trades stay open Lets you modify your account leverage To see the current leverage select Account gt Account Details Opens a window where you can log in as another user without having to log out first Lets you create a sub account Find out more about multicurrency accounts on the fxTrade web site Change from viewing one account to another Another way to switch accounts Is to use the sub account switcher buttons in the extended view of the Account Summary Change Profiles on Switch This sub menu choice enables accounts to appear with their associated profile if you ve set up different profiles for different accounts For details see Set Up Multiple Profiles T
18. Started Issue Market or Limit Orders In this section e Types of Orders e Open the Buy Sell Window to Place Orders e Place a Market Order e Place a Market Order with One Click e Place a Limit Order Types of Orders For important information on how orders are processed on the fxTrade Platform please review the online tutorial particularly the section Buying and Selling Currency Pairs Market Orders are executed when they are submitted and become trades to buy or sell based on the market exchange rates in effect when the order is executed Market Orders can be closed at any time with the difference between execution rates and current market rates paid or charged Market Orders can have Take Profit or Stop Loss Orders attached to them so they re closed automatically when certain criteria are reached and upper and lower bounds to ensure they re executed at a rate close to the one in effect when the Order was submitted Limit Orders are executed become a trade only when certain criteria are met For example when the exchange rate reaches a specified threshold before a specified expiry time Limit orders if executed become trades to buy or sell based on the exchange rate at the time of execution Open the Buy Sell Window to Place Orders You issue Market Orders or Limit Orders for either buy or sell trades from the Buy Sell window You can select the type of order by clicking the window s tabs A Market Order is the default typ
19. and sell review the online tutorial particularly the section Buying and Selling Currency Pairs Market Choose the currency pair you wish to buy or sell from the pull down menu This field shows the following currency pair by default f you clicked the Buy Sell button the currency pair currently shown in the graph f you clicked the bid or ask price for a particular currency pair in the Quote panel and then clicked the Limit Order tab respectively the sell or buy order for that currency pair To find out about the acronyms used for currency codes go to FXLookUp Units The number of units of the currency pair you wish to buy or sell expressed in terms of the base currency of the pair You can use the following shortcut abbreviations when typing k thousand that is 10k 10 000 m million that is 1m 1 000 000 You can set a value that will always appear by default in this field on the Trading tab of the User Preferences Quote The target rate The order will request a trade when the exchange rate for the selected currency crosses this target rate Expires The amount of time before the limit order will expire Use the pull down menu to choose from periods ranging from one hour to one month the default is one week The exact expiry time is displayed at the bottom of the window Price Shows units in either the price or in the number of pips from the current price a Pips pip is 1 100th of a price unit
20. currency pair to move its position in the list To keep your changes for future sessions select Tools Save Current Profile Additional Actions from the Quote List e Click LF to add an extra column showing the current spread for each pair Spread Statistics for the previous week are available on the fxTrade web site You can either view the bid rate followed by the last few digits of the ask rate or see the two rates in separate columns For separate columns select Tools gt User Preferences go to the Misc tab and check the Show Dual Bid Ask Columns check box Then select Tools gt Save Current Profile to save the setting for future sessions Place a Market Order with One Click from the Quote Panel 62 From the Quote Panel click the One Click Mode button The Quote Panel adds Units fields as pictured above where you can change the size of the trade These fields are pre filled with default values Scroll to the currency pair that you want to trade verify and update the number of units you want to trade and then click the BUY or SELL side of the quote By default a verification window appears for you to confirm your trade To avoid seeing this window deselect the Confirm One Click Trades preference on the Trading tab of the User Preferences window Pull Down Menus In This Section Connection Menu Account Menu Tools Menu Resources Menu Help Menu Connection Menu Connect Connects the fx
21. descriptions including interpretations and formulas go to the Forex Indicators web pages Add an Overlay or Indicator 1 Click the drop down arrow for the menu located in the bottom left corner of the graph 54 3 4 Using Graph Features aaa sy or Eset OO O Note If you can t see this menu you may need to switch to the advanced chart view Click the Chart Options button located in the top right corner above the graph and select Advanced Chart View from its menu Select the overlay or indicator type from the menu that appears For full descriptions of all the choices go to the Forex Indicators web pages Slow Stochastic Full Stochastic Ultimate Oscillator Williams WR A set of parameters appears to the right of the menu These parameters are unique for each study Default values are provided for your convenience You can change these parameters if you want ummate orat ei a ze e Click to add the study to the chart area mats osons lr CNN CNN C Modify or Remove an Overlay or Indicator To remove an overlay or indicator from the graph click over it and select Remove from the pop up menu that appears 55 fxTrade Platform User Guide Remove SMA 14 Modify SMA 14 Yellow Hina Use this same menu to modify the values used to plot the overlay or indicator or to change the colours it uses To change the default colours used by the charting interface select Too
22. example for Box Options interest credited and debited or fund deposits and withdrawals Interest amounts are added to or deducted from the account balance Balance Shows the account balance at the conclusion of the transaction This value is not affected by open trades it is only updated when a trade Is closed 70 fxTrade Interface User Preferences Window Click Tools gt User Preferences to access the User Preferences window The window has five tabs Chart Tab Quotes Tab Trading Tab Locale Tab Misc Tab You can return all preferences to their default size settings by clicking the Restore Defaults button available on every tab If you click this button and want to return to your customized settings restart the platform Chart Tab The Chart tab lets you customize chart features F User Preferences Crea Horizontal Graph Line Draw Vertical Graph Line Dime Graph Inteimation Box Aube extend Trandlinaz Left Aute extend Trendlinas Fight Magnetic Trendline Dafault Trendiin Colour DE m k ki ks ks ka Trasdline Style lgeore Weekend Data Hide Weekend Data Weskand Stat Weekend End Restore Defaults Draw Horizontal Graph Line Check this box to show a horizontal crosshair running across the chart area at the cursor location Draw Vertical Graph Line Check this box to show a vertical crosshair running across the chart area at the cursor location Draw Graph Inform
23. in the base currency The value 1 is shown for interest Box Options or other administrative entries Price The currency exchange rate applied when buying or selling a currency pair or the amount of interest earned or paid where applicable Balance The account balance after the transaction was processed Date Time The date and time of the transaction Types of Activity Transactions Box Close Your Box Option was unsuccessful and you did not receive a payment That is your hit box was missed or your miss box was hit Box Payment Your Box Option was successful and you received a payment 85 fxTrade Platform User Guide Buy Box Buy Market Buy Order Buy Market Filled Change Margin Change Order Change Trade Close Position Close Trade Fund Deposit Fund Withdrawal Interest Margin Alert Issued Margin Alert Resolved 86 That is your hit box was hit or your miss box was missed You bought a Box Option and the Purchase Price was deducted from your account balance You entered a Buy Market order You entered a Buy Limit order Your Buy Entry order was filled Your account s margin ratio was changed Your Limit Order was modified The stop loss and or take profit orders were changed for a given trade You closed a position You closed a trade A deposit was made to your account A withdrawal was made from your account Interest was paid on the account balance or was
24. paid charged for a given trade A margin alert was issued for your account meaning that your account did not meet minimal margin requirements at the time the alert was issued If your account continues to be issued margin alerts each consecutive day until the final date indicated by the margin alert it will be closed out resulting in an automatic closing of all open positions For details refer to the automated email that was sent to you The margin alert was resolved on a subsequent day either because you took action to improve your available margin or because the market turned in your favor Margin Closeout Order Cancelled BV Order Cancelled NSF Order Cancelled Order Expired Order Filled Sell Box Sell Market Sell Order Sell Market Filled Stop Loss Take Profit Wire Fee fxTrade Interface All open positions were closed because there was insufficient margin in your account or you did not act to resolve a margin alert within the specified time period Orders can be submitted with lower and upper bounds If the market price on execution falls outside these bounds it is considered a Bounds Violation and the order is cancelled Your order was cancelled because of Non Sufficient Funds There wasn t enough money in your account to complete the order Your Limit Order was cancelled at your request Your Limit Order expired Your Limit Order was filled You sold your Box Option at its r
25. to maintain a trigger price The trigger price dynamically follows the market price in the favorable direction at a specified distance For example e Inthe case of a long position the trigger price keeps moving up if the market price moves up but stays unchanged as the price moves down e Inthe case of a short position the trigger price keeps moving down if the market price moves down but stays unchanged as the price moves up What Happens After You Set a Trailing Stop When the market price moves in a favorable direction up for long positions down for short positions the trigger price follows the market price by the stop distance you specified plus the spread That is the trigger price is calculated from the ask price for short market orders or the bid price for long market orders If the market price moves in the opposite unfavorable direction the trigger price stays stationary and the distance between this price and the market price becomes smaller If the market price reverses itself again and moves back in a favorable direction so it exceeds the maximum stop distance plus the spread the trigger price will start following it again If the market price continues to move in an unfavorable direction until it reaches the trigger price an order is triggered to close the trade The fxTrade server closes the trades automatically whether or not you are signed in 23 fxTrade Platform User Guide ii 06 00 OF 00 03 00 09 0
26. you to confirm your trade To avoid seeing this window de select the Confirm One Click Trades preference in the Trading tab in the User Preferences window Market Order Options Buy Sell Choose between buy long and sell short To find out about the differences between buy and sell refer to the currency trading conventions section of the online tutorials Market Choose the currency pair you wish to buy or sell from the pull down menu This field shows the following currency pair by default f you click the Buy or Sell button the currency pair currently shown in the graph f you click the bid or ask price for a particular currency pair in the Quote panel respectively the sell or buy order for that currency pair To find out about the three letter acronyms used for currency codes go to FXLookUp Units The number of units of the currency pair you wish to buy or sell expressed in terms of the base currency of the pair You can use the following shortcut abbreviations when typing k thousand that is 10k 10 000 m million that is 1m 1 000 000 You can set a value that will always appear by default in this field on the Trading 14 Quote Price Pips Lower Bound Upper Bound Take Profit Stop Loss Trailing Stop Getting Started tab of the User Preferences This read only field is constantly updated to show the most recent exchange rate for the selected currency pair Shows un
27. your customization settings in a separate profile that you can use for certain occasions for example for particular trading strategies currency pairs or subaccounts For more information see Set Up Multiple Profiles Add Sound Alerts Go to the Sounds tab in Tools User Preferences to add your own sound alerts for various events You can use any aiff au midi or wav file located on your computer 36 Getting Started Set Up Multiple Profiles In This Section Why Use Multiple Profiles Update The Current Profile With Recent Changes Create a New Profile and Switch to It Assign A Profile to an Account Delete Unused Profiles Why Use Multiple Profiles You may want to set up various profiles each with unique settings By switching from one profile to the other you can quickly optimize your fxTrade interface for different trading strategies currencies or subaccounts For example you may want to view simple moving averages while trading USD CAD and pivot points while trading NZD USD A profile includes custom settings such as e currently viewed currencies and tabs e trend lines indicator graphs and overlays e colour scheme e open tabs window layouts open windows and detached summaries e settings from Account gt User preferences including chosen currency pairs and default account Update the Current Profile with Recent Changes To update the current profile with your most recent interface changes
28. 0 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 Trigger Price moves with the market Trade is closed when the market price hits the trigger price Long Trade Opened with Trailing Stop Maximum specified Distance Caution Trailing stops just like regular stop loss orders must be used with caution If you use a small stop loss distance even a relatively slight drop in the exchange rate would trigger your stop loss order A drop of only 20 or even 50 pips for example is really not much of a fluctuation in a typical market and it is quite likely that this level could be reached in the normal ebb and flow of daily prices You do not want to set the stop loss at such a small distance that it will be triggered by normal market fluctuations guaranteeing a loss without any possibility of benefiting from future favorable movements in the market The irony with trailing stops is that even though they are designed to protect you from extreme losses using them carelessly may actually increase your losses To Set a Trailing Stop 1 Use your favorite method to place a limit order or a market order Note To use trailing stops with one click trades you must set up your default trailing stop values in the user preferences See below 2 Inthe Limit Order or Market Order window where you place the trade click one of the Price or PIPS radio buttons to indicate whether you want the trailing stop to be calculated using the base price
29. 18 The exact date and time when the order will expire It is updated based on the expiry period you chose The maximum number of units of the base currency that you can trade for the chosen currency pair This value is based on your available margin funds If you already have a position in the pair and you select the opposite trade the units released from closing the existing trade are added to the total number of units Shows the profit or loss in the account s home currency for a 1 pip change in the exchange rate The total cost of the order in the account s home currency The amount of your account s margin used by this order Getting Started Modify Trades and Orders In This Section e Modify a Trade Market Order e Modify a Limit Order Modify a Trade Market Order To modify the stop loss and take profit limits for a specific trade 1 Click on the trade in the Trades Table Its Ticket window appears 2 Click the Modify radio button Trades E Orders Boxes Positions Exposure Activity Short 349324454 USD CHF Wm h T zem Short Ticket 349374454 Short S nen FXLDAME Market Order Account Sumi Unrealized P amp L w 1 day CLOSE E MODIFY 3 Update the options and click Submit For details on these fields see Place a Market Order fxTrade Platform User Guide Ticket 349324454 FXG AME Market Order 3 CLOSE MODIFY QUOTE 1 10139 Price PIPS Sto
30. AIP YS 700 00 456 87 har 123 10 25 Mar 12 10 30 120 777 Note If you don t see all these columns click the button beside the table to add them from the Table Configuration window Boxes Table Columns First column Indicates whether the position is a hit or miss box Box ID Uniquely identifies the Box Option Market The currency pair for the Box Option Price The price that was paid for the Box Option Payment The payment amount if the Box Option is successful Resale The amount you would receive if you sold the Box Option right now Start Indicates when your Box Option begins The start time corresponds to left side of your box End Indicates when your Box Option ends The end time corresponds to the right side of your box Max The maximum exchange rate included in your Box Option The maximum level corresponds to the top of your box Min The minimum exchange rate included in your Box Option The minimum level corresponds to the bottom of your box Sell Boxes Click on a row with an open box to open a window in which you can sell the box for the current resale value For other mouse actions when using this table go to the top of this page Positions Table The Positions Table displays a list of all your open positions except Box Options It is similar to the Open Trades table except that all trades for a given currency pair are aggregated into one line a single position Trades Positions 3 Exposure A
31. Profit or Stop Loss values 2 Click on the order in the Orders Table Its Ticket window appears Trades Orders s Boxes Positions Exposure Activity V TICKET MARKET UNITS eL TP 675501780 SL ee Ticket 675581579 Long Afas m ine Limit Order Account Summary CAD C CANCEL maviev TK EIE n a kg 3 Click the Modify radio button 4 Add remove or change the options For details on these options see the Issue a Limit Order topic 21 fxTrade Platform User Guide a Ticket 675581579 PxG AME Limit Order C CANCEL MODIFY UNITS QUOTE Expires 3 Frice Lower Baund Upper Bound T ake Profit el J ha r3 ZEE J Stop Loss m Trailing Stop ha a d 4 You may change any field except the market field Modify Limit Order Window Alternative You can also modify a limit order by clicking on its trading activity icon and selecting modify order from the menu that appears 4e77 73477 modify SR 48777347T cancel orde 22 Getting Started Add Trailing Stops What is a Trailing Stop A trailing stop allows a trade to continue to gain in value when the market price moves ina favorable direction but automatically closes the trade if the market price suddenly moves in an unfavorable direction by a specified distance Technically a trailing stop is a loss order that makes use of an automatically adjusted stop loss limit instruction
32. T Hews Commentary and Analysis leni kd conecrnic Calendar i r M biri ei eo Fea iria These tools provide instructions showing cas you how to interpret these statistics You UNE resam can also access these tools directly from the web by visiting the fxT rade News and Analysis web page Balance pen Orders Slatisiics Uema PAL Open Trades Simia Usrsagas PAL CR pA aaa Vales Long Sawi Fontes TaN E fxTrade Platform User Guide See Your Total Risk to Each Currency 1 Click on the Exposure tab The overall long or short positions are shown for each currency you have exposure to Exposure Table Trades Drian Becas Portions E gdure T o o T wamer urs ca Short Wes 100 122 am Sher GBP 79 142 j hort CAD 122 122 00 Lang CHF If EL an L 1 mn Es Laine Check the Interest Rates Charged by OANDA 1 Select Resources gt Interest Rates Select the date s and the currency you re interested in The interest rates appear with the BID borrowing and ASK lending rates You receive the BID rate on the base currency you long and pay the ASK rate on the base currency you short and vice versa for the counter currency OANDA Interest Rate Calculation Details web page Check Your Account History 1 3 Click on the History action button The Full Transaction window appears in your browser To narrow your search select whether you d li
33. This Section LogIn Log Out Disconnect Lock Log In 1 Before you can log in to fxTrade or fxTrade Practice you must be a registered user and obtain a user name and password Register for a free fx Trade account or open a free fx I rade Practice practice account 2 Login from a Web browser for fx rade or fxT rade Practice Logging in requires that you provide a username and password Both the username and password are case sensitive If you ve forgotten your password or are having other problems go to the troubleshooting page 3 If you enter the username and password correctly a small window appears indicating that the fxTrade Platform is loading see the image to the right Do not close this small window or it will close the fxTrade platform However you can minimize it so it s not in your way 4 After a short time the main fxTrade window appears Log Out You can log out of the fxTrade platform in several ways https fx1 oanda c E m E3 FXTrade Loading FXTrade Platform Please note that closing this window will terminate your session Logout oa The QAHDA FxTiade Platiorm should appear in one or e mingha M you have questions or probleme please contaci 24 Hr Customer Sanice 1 416 593 9330 ered 212 858 70u0 Customer service is available 24 hours a day Harting Sunday MA pe EST to Friday 214 pm ST From the platform s menu select Connection gt Quit This dis
34. Trade platform to the server When the platform is connected currency rates are displayed in real time and transactions are possible fxTrade Interface Connection Disconnect Disconnect Disconnects the fxTrade platform from the OANDA Lock server The fxT rade Platform remains open but currency rates are no longer updated and uit transactions are not possible Lock Locks the platform To access it again you need to type your password Quit Logs you out and exits the fxTrade Platform Account Menu Buy or Sell Opens a Buy Sell window to issue market or Account limit orders Huy ar Sell Close All d Close All Lets you close either all active trades or all active orders If you close all active orders Stop Loss and Take Profit orders associated with active trades are not affected Full Opens a new window to view the extensive list Transaction ofall transactions that have occurred in your History account For details on this window go to the Transaction History Window section Account Displays information on all of your accounts Details including their margin rates Change Lets you change your fxTrade password Password Full Transaction History Account Details Change Password Deposit Funds withdraw Funds Transfer Funds Change Leverage Lag in as Another User Create Sub Account Change Account d 63 fxTrade Platform User Guide Deposit Funds Withdraw Funds Transfer Funds Add or
35. aD a 490057017 EURUSD 500 3 155770 TAT H PTEE a HEJ 158157 490057253 HZDAUSD 00 0 73420 Account Summary USt xL oi CE CILE ICLDNEN 2 Buy J sen e ji Balanta 8113 1 140 IE Ce i800 tago ig Hal Unmalized PAL EURAISP Clase Box Earala Vates Fie alized PAL Margin Ured OM Quote List Quote Panel Fi US Due Y 4oe s24 EURUSD 155770 D lustcAb 02313 onur maam OT ao 129921 T ALE 0 gan CADUPY 10 amp 550 CHFAIP Y 103 104 PUMA GE TP gumcAb 1500m jEumeHF daama EURCZK 2381600 EURIDKK TAMO95 EUROBP 078598 ermi 30 380 Eun 180430 URINOK moral T bm Eseaaethad fxTrade Main Window The fxTrade platform window is divided into a number of sections Action Buttons The vertical panel located on the left side of the platform contains a set of action buttons that allows you to perform operations or access additional information Pull Down Menus The pull down menus across the top provide additional functionality Tables The area located across the top of the fxTrade platform displays various types of activity information in tabular format Click on a tab to view particular information about your account such as currently held trades current open positions exposure to particular currencies or the recent Activity Log
36. aee B ial NT TN ENT NEIN RNC CNN NNNM HN ICE Re i sm B Note If you don t see all these columns click the button beside the table to add them from the Table Configuration window Trades Table Columns First column Indicates whether the trade is a long buy or a short sell 80 fxTrade Interface Ticket The number that uniquely identifies an open trade You can use this number as a reference for inquiries with OANDA or to search for related transactions in the Transaction History database or Activity Log table Market The currency pair involved in the trade Units The trade size or number of units of the base currency bought or sold S L The Stop Loss value for the trade The trade will be closed automatically when if the exchange rate crosses this value T P The Take Profit value for the trade The trade will be closed automatically when if the exchange rate crosses this value T S The Trailing Stop value for the trade The trade will be closed automatically when if the exchange rate crosses this value Price The exchange rate at which the trade was executed that is became a trade Current The current exchange rate for the trade s currency pair The current bid rate is displayed for long positions the current ask rate for short positions This rate would apply if you closed your position at this point in time Profit Refers to unrealized profit when positive and unrealized loss when negative Th
37. ange the colour of the graph click directly over the exchange rates being plotted on the chart A menu appears with a list of colors 47 fxTrade Platform User Guide Green Orange To customize the colors used in the interface including the colors used in this menu select Tools gt Color Scheme gt Edit Custom Theme View additional information e A set of crosshair lines follows your mouse to indicate the price and time You can turn off either the horizontal or vertical crosshair lines in the Chart tab of the User Preferences e The Graph Information Box in the lower left corner of the graph shows precise exchange rate information for the current cursor location This information varies by chart type Jul Q3 42 40 1 04046 071 Print the chart To print the chart click the Chart Options button located at the top right corner above the graph and select Print from the menu that appears Trading Activity Symbols fxTrade uses distinct symbols to indicate particular trading activities and highlight when they occur for example when a limit order was placed or when a take profit was executed Symbol Summary Note This table shows the default platform colours To change these colours select Tools Colour Scheme gt Edit Custom Theme Icon Action Example A Buy Market A market buy immediately closed 48 JE Buy Limit Order Buy Limit Order Original Sell Market Sell Limit Order
38. are typically ordered by creation date This order appears in both menus and the sub account switcher Show Sub Account Switcher Shows buttons you can click to switch from one sub account to another These buttons appear in the Account Summary when it s fully extended They are numbered 1 2 and so on representing the order of the sub accounts as determined by the Sort Sub Accounts checkbox above Default Account Determines which subaccount is shown when you first log on the platform Lock Screen after The fxTrade platform will be locked after the number of minutes you type in this field and you will need to use your password to unlock it Use a value of zero O if you want to disable screen locking A Note on Misc Tab Updates The following controls were moved to other windows in the interface e Time Zone This setting is now in the Locale tab e Show Action Buttons To display the Action Buttons use the Tools gt View menu 4 1 fxTrade Platform User Guide e Profit Column Format To show hide the formats of the profit columns in a table click the button beside the table s scroll bars 78 fxTrade Interface Tables Table Actions The Table panel at the top of the fxTrade Platform window has six tabs you can use to access their respective tables Trades Lists your open trades the default view Orders Lists all open limit orders as well as take profit T P and stop loss S L orders on open trades Boxe
39. ation Box Shows detailed rate information in the bottom left corner of the graph for the time at the cursor location This information varies with the type of graph you ve selected 71 fxTrade Platform User Guide Auto extend Trendlines Left Left extends trendlines to the beginning of the graph For information on trendlines see Drawing Trendlines Auto extend Trendlines Right Right extends trendlines to the end of the graph Magnetic Trendlines Automatically snaps trendlines to the exchange rate curve in the graph Default Trendline Colour Choose the default trendline colour from a list of colours Trendline Style Choose from a list of styles for trendlines dotted line solid line and so on Ignore Weekend Data Check this box to ignore weekend data when computing overlay indicator data and to use the following controls Hide Weekend Data Removes weekend data from the chart Available only when Ignore Weekend Data is checked Weekend Start Weekend End Lets you define the weekend start and end times Available only when Ignore Weekend Data is checked Quotes Tab The Quotes tab lets you specify which currency pairs and commodities are shown in the fxTrade interface To see a list of the 3 letter acronyms used for currency codes go to the FXLookUp web page ym User Preferences Currencies x Quite List AUDICAD ALUDU r AUCH AUDJ USD CADILPY CHFAF r EUR AUD EUR CAD EUR CHF EUR CTK EUR DKK
40. ccount balance 58 Box Resale Value Realized P amp L Margin Used Margin Available fxTrade Interface The amount you would receive if you sold all your Box Options at their current resale value The amount of profit or loss you have incurred with your trading activity to date This value changes when you realize profits or losses on your open positions Realized P amp L does not include any interest that has been earned or paid on your trades or account balance The amount of your account balance and Unrealized P amp L that is reserved for margin This amount is equal to the Position Value multiplied by your margin ratio The margin ratio is the inverse of leverage for example 50 1 leverage equals a 0 02 margin ratio See OANDA s margin rules for more information on how margin works To verify the leverage used for your accounts select Account Account Details The amount of your Balance and Unrealized P amp L available as margin for new trading transactions It is equal to your Net Asset Value minus Margin Used What s Added to the Account Summary s Extended View Account Summary USD x mi Balance Unrealized PAL 10 200 44 Account Summary Extended View 395 99 Unrealized P amp L z 91 Togo to the basic view click the 4 icon Box Resale Value Het Asset value Margin Call Realized P amp L Margin Used hdargin Available 10 599 21 3285 57 17 00 Tr 1 34 9 525 07 Margin Pe
41. changes To switch to your custom theme select Tools gt Colour Scheme gt Custom For miscellaneous interface changes for example to show dual bid ask columns colour coded tables or pipettes or to sort subaccounts or lock the screen after a period of time select Tools gt User Preferences then click the Misc Tab List Only Certain Currency Pairs To specify which currency pairs are shown in the fxTrade interface in places such as the Quotes Panel the Quote List the quotes pull downs and other currency lists select Tools gt User Preferences and then click the Quotes Tab Find out about the 3 letter acronyms used for currency codes Pre Fill Trading Values and Control Other Trading Behavior Select Tools gt User Preferences and click the Trading Tab to Pre fill values in the Market Order or Limit Order windows so you can quickly place default trades you can specify default values for each currency pair Enable bounds stop loss or take profit by default Turn off confirmation windows including the window to confirm if a position is being reduced closed or reversed by a new trade Change International Settings To change the language or to set preferences related to your geographic location such as the number format and time zone select Tools User Preferences and then click the Locale Tab Save Different Sets of Customizations in Different Profiles You can customize the interface and then save
42. connected to the Web For detailed hardware and software requirements go to the technical requirements web page Getting Started Quick Start This page is for those who don t have the time or patience to wade through an entire user manual It provides the quickest way to do something not all the ways Work with the Correct Account If you set up multiple subaccounts you must EM m make sure you are using the correct account E nem before you start trading 1 Select Account Change Account and choose the correct account from the submenu Ful Tramsaction Mision USDICHF Account Del alis Change Pareiword Bud er foires luta Aigi Romi Proli Loasa i Bata cC L 2 Youcan see the current account in the Ze pimin window title Uem Lagin aes Another Usa Bes Crnonin Sib Account ue mt i Ll le I Change Profiles on Sitch Managing Accounts m ee Margie Ar ailabln C MA Unalloc al USD 7347075 Place a Trade 1 From the Quote Panel click the buy or sell side of the currency you re interested in An order window appears pre filled with the correct buy sell button and the currency 153 208 2 00 pair or 42 BL E BUY 2 Choose market or limit order USD JPY av EURAUD O 3 Type the number of units you d like AN 4 Forlimit orders specify your target SELL BUT SELL BUY exchange rate and the length of time before the order expires 5 Optionally spec
43. connects you from the server and closes the application completely Close the small pop up window that appeared when you first opened the platform or click its Logout button This disconnects you from the server and closes the application completely Disconnect You can disconnect the fxTrade platform from the OANDA fxTrade server to reduce computer or network resources The main platform window stays open so you can stay logged in and quickly reconnect later Getting Started To disconnect select Connection gt Disconnect from the platform menus or click on the connection meter at the bottom left of the fxTrade window Lock For your privacy or security you may want to lock the fxTrade platform If you do so you will need to type your password to access it later To lock the fxTrade platform immediately select Connection Lock To set up the platform so it locks automatically after a certain period of inactivity go to the Misc tab of the User Preferences window fxTrade Platform User Guide Managing Accounts Why Use Multiple Accounts You may choose to open any number of accounts in addition to your primary account You can create accounts in your primary currency or in other Supported currencies You may want to open additional accounts for a variety of reasons e To keep your funds in a currency other than the currency of your primary account for hedging or personal needs e To test trading strategie
44. count to better isolate trends Other than using different calculations the chart acts and looks the same as the candlestick chart OHLC values are calculated from midprice values as follows e Open The midpoint of the current Heikin Ashi open and close values for the previous bar e High The high or the Heikin Ashi Open if it was higher e Low The low or the Heikin Ashi Open if it was lower e Close The average of four bar prices open high low and close HLC High Low Close Bar The HLC bar shows highs and lows for each period using a vertical bar with a horizontal tick to the right showing the closing price The highest point of the vertical bar represents the average of the highest bid and ask rate reached during the period the lowest point represents the average of the lowest bid and ask rate The horizontal tick represents the closing mid price for the period that is the sum of the closing bid and the ask rate divided by two Tips Hold the mouse over a bar to see details Right click over any bar to add colors for rising or falling bars Using Graph Features 45 fxTrade Platform User Guide OHLC Open High Low Close Bar The OHLC is similar to the HLC bar in that it shows highs and lows for each period using a vertical bar with a horizontal tick to the right showing the closing mid price It also provides a horizontal tick to the left showing the opening mid price for
45. ctivity T MARKET UNITS EXPOSURE USD AVG PRICE CURRENT PROFIT PROFIT USD PROFIT PIPS PROFIT 36 Shot EURUSD 5 000 7 297 10 1 45904 1 45751 0 00153 Long EUR CAD 6 000 3 745 06 1 465976 1 45832 0 00044 Long USIP 3 000 3 000 00 107 230 107 266 0 035 Note If you don t see all these columns click the button beside the table to add them from the Table Configuration window 83 fxTrade Platform User Guide Positions Table Columns First column Indicates whether the position is a Long buy or a Short sell Market The position s currency pair Units The size of the position in base currency units Exposure The overall exposure to the currency pair This value represents the sum of all trades involving this currency pair Avg Price The weighted average exchange rate for all the trades that comprise this position Current The current market exchange rate you would receive if you closed the position The bid rate is shown for long positions and the ask rate is shown for short positions Profit Unrealized profit for positive values or loss for negative values The profit loss value is reflected in the Unrealized P amp L section of the Account Summary and is continuously updated to reflect the latest exchange rates If this position were closed the unrealized profit or loss would be realized and added to or subtracted from your account balance Click the button above the table s scrol
46. currency or the account currency or the percentage of units available to trade 13 fxTrade Platform User Guide As an example for the percentage available to trade if you have a USD account with 20 1 leverage USD 10 000 of margin available and you ve set the default order size to 20 then for currency pairs with the base currency of USD the following value will be displayed in the units field 10 000 x 20 x 20 40 000 units For pairs where the base currency differs from the account s home currency the default unit size reflects the current exchange rate of the base currency when converted to the home currency In the previous example with a USD home currency if the EUR USD rate at the time was 1 5000 then the default unit size in the Buy Sell window for the EUR USD pair would be 10 000 x 20 x 20 1 5000 26 666 units Default Box Purchase Price The default purchase price provided when you request a Box Option Choose from the number of units of the base currency or the base currency equivalent Default Box Minimum Payment The default minimum payment provided when you request a Box Option Choose a percentage of payment Default Bounds The default value that appears in the bounds fields of the Buy Sell window Choose from pips a percentage or a monetary amount Default Stop Loss The default value that appears in the Stop Loss field Choose from pips a percentage or a monetary amount Default Take Profit The
47. customization changes you make always select Tools Save Current Profile This saves your changes for future sessions Hide and Show Panels in the Window Select Tools View then click the type of control you want to hide show by default all are checked meaning all panels are visible Tools View H irf Action Buttons Font Size H irf Tables Colour Scheme H H Graph PIP Profit Calculator Account Summary User Preferences Quote List Panel Change the Appearance and Behavior of the Chart Select Tools User Preferences and click the Chart Tab to change the appearance and behavior of chart features such as lines pinpointing the cursor information boxes trendlines colour style and behavior weekend data Change the Appearance and Behavior of the Interface To change the font size select Tools gt Font Size To switch to a different colour scheme select Tools gt Colour Scheme To use your own colours select Tools gt Colour Scheme gt Edit Custom Theme A list of all interface controls is shown in the Theme Editor Update the colours for any of these controls using either RGB colour values or hexadecimal colour values If you do not already have a prepared palette of particular colour values and need to access colour value lists search on the Internet for the strings 35 fxTrade Platform User Guide RGB color values or hexadecimal color values Click Save to keep your
48. d Quote Panel The first rate displayed is the bid sell rate the rate at which you would sell the base currency and buy the quote currency The second rate is the ask buy rate the rate you would buy the base currency and sell the quoted currency For more information on bid and ask rates refer to the currency trading conventions page of the fxTrade web site tutorial Most currency pair quotes use five decimal places with the fourth decimal place the pip and the fifth decimal place the pipette Some pairs use three decimal places for example XAU USD or those with a quote currency of JPY THB or HUF In this case the pip is the second decimal place and the pipette is the third decimal place Actions You Can Take from the Quote List and Quote Panel e Click the Quote List tab to switch to the list view of rates click the Quote Panel tab to switch to the panel view of rates e Click F to open a filter window to specify which rates you want to be displayed e Click on a currency pair s ask price to open a buy order window for that currency pair 61 fxTrade Platform User Guide Click on a currency pair s bid price to open a sell order window for that currency pair Click on a currency pair to open the graph for that currency pair in a new window Click to open the Quote List and Quote Panel in a separate window Select Tools gt View gt Quote List Panel to hide the Quote List and Quote Panel Click hold and drag a
49. default value that appears in the Take Profit field Choose from pips a percentage or a monetary amount Default Trailing Stop For trailing stops determines the default amount and units pips price a set amount of the home currency or a percentage of price balance or NAV Note the trigger price is calculated from the bid price for short market orders or the sell price for long market orders That is the trigger price is determined by the maximum trailing stop plus the spread Default Limit Order Duration By default limit orders expire after one week Instead you can set the default expiry period to a selected number of hours days or even a month Global Trading Settings The following settings apply to all currency pairs Enable Bounds By Default Automatically enables and populates the bounds fields in the Order window with the default bounds Enable Stop Loss By Default Automatically enables and populates the stop loss field in the Order window with the default stop loss Enable Take Profit By Default Automatically enables and populates the take profit field in the Order window with the default take profit Enable Trailing Stop By Default Enables the trailing stop and uses the default trailing stop values every time the Limit Order and Market Order windows are opened or for any one click trades Show Confirmation Windows Click if you want to see windows asking you to confirm your action after you buy sell clo
50. e You can open the Buy Sell window in a variety of ways Choose Buy or Sell under the Account menu Click on the Buy Sell Action button Click on the bid or ask price in the Quote List or Quote Panel Press the keyboard shortcuts F2 Buy Market F3 Sell Market F4 Buy Limit or F5 Sell Limit Click the graph at the value you want and select the order type from the menu that appears The Buy Sell pop up window appears once you ve made your selection Click the Buy button or the Sell button above the graph at the top right fxTrade Platform User Guide Full Transaction History Account Details Change Password Add or Remove Funds Reset Profit Lass Change Leverage Limit Buy 1 57352 Limit Sell amp 1 57352 Access the Buy Sell window in various ways Default Fields The fields of the Buy Sell window are filled in depending on how you open the window or which preferences you ve set up You can preset the default number of units upper lower bounds and stop loss take profit values in the Trading tab of the User Preferences window Select Tools gt User Preferences Place a Market Order Market orders are executed when they are submitted They are executed at the current market price unless it s outside of upper and lower bounds optionally set by the user 12 To place a market order 1 Open the Buy Sell window shown to the right using any of the methods listed above Not
51. e If the window title is Limit Order click the Market Order tab to change it Define the bid or offer including the position Buy Sell the market Currency pair and the number of units See below for a complete description of all the options You can click the arrow above the Submit button to reduce or expand the number of options available By default the upper bound lower bound take profit stop loss or trailing stop are not set To set them click the corresponding check box Their initial default values are determined by the settings in the Trading tab of the User Preferences Change the field values using the buttons or by typing a new value Click the radio buttons above these values to view them by quoted price or by difference in pips Check the information provided at the bottom of the window to verify your order When you are ready click the Submit button If the order is successful and a trade occurs then an acknowledgement window appears with a ticket number that you can use for future reference You can disable or enable trading confirmation windows in the Trading tab of the User Preferences window The Trades and Activity tables are updated and the aggregated effects from this new trade are reflected in the Positions and Exposures tables Important Note If an order is successful and a trade is executed the exchange rate obtained for the trade will Getting Started Market O
52. e currency The numbered buttons let you switch between your primary account and subaccounts The values in the Account Summary change to reflect the values for each account To enable these buttons select Tools Preferences go to the Misc tab and then click on the Show Sub Account Switcher check box fxTrade Interface Quote List and Quote Panel In This Section What Are The Quote List and Quote Panel How Rates Are Shown in the Quote List and Quote Panel Actions You Can Take from the Quote List and Quote Panel Place a Market Order with One Click from the Quote Panel What Are The Quote List and Quote Panel The Quote List and Quote Panel show different views of the current OANDA buy sell rates for currency pairs supported by the fxTrade Platform These rates are updated in real time When there is movement in the exchange rate for a currency pair the up down green red indicators alert you to the direction of change These indicators help you track the currency pairs you re not currently viewing in the graph View the Quote List and Quote Panel by clicking on their respective tabs Quote Pane 3I Eumeo wserei 156790 EURIUSE n EUROS O 1 56 1 56 61 62 SELL BLU USDZ JP 107 97 Quote List EURYGBP 42 E3 EE ea E USDIMXN ES ES Ea FEA E3 Quote Panel How Rates Are Shown in the Quote List an
53. e pair and you select the opposite trade the units released from closing the existing trade are added to the total number of units Shows the profit or loss in the account s home currency for a 1 pip change in the exchange rate The total cost of the trade in the account s home currency The amount of your account s margin used by this trade 15 fxTrade Platform User Guide Take Profit The total amount gained if the exchange rate reaches the Take Profit level shown in the account s home currency or in pips This value is O if you haven t set a Take Profit Stop Loss The maximum amount lost if the exchange rate reaches the Stop Loss level shown in the account s home currency or in pips The value is 0 if you haven t set a Stop Loss Place a Limit Order Limit Orders are executed when the exchange rate reaches a specified threshold before a specified expiry period To place a limit order 16 a Limit Order Open the Buy Sell window Click the Limit Order tab see the picture to the right Define the order including the position Buy Sell the eem market the currency pair the number of units in the am base currency the quote your target currency value and the order s expiry period See below for a complete description of the options You can click the arrow above the Submit button to expand reduce the number of options available sd dala T ae Prot By default the up
54. e profit and loss value is shown in the Unrealized P amp L section of the Account Summary and is continuously updated to reflect market conditions When an open trade is closed the unrealized profit or loss becomes realized and is added to or subtracted from your account balance Click the button above the table s scroll bar to select one or more profit formats Profit The difference between the opening rate and the current rate expressed in the quote currency Profit Home Currency The profit expressed in your account s default or home currency Profit PIPS The difference between the opening rate and the current market rate expressed in pips Profit 9o The difference between the opening rate and the current market rate expressed as a percentage of the opening rate Close or Modify Trades Click on a row with an open trade A window appears showing two options e Close trade Closes the trade e Modify trade Lets you set stop loss take profit limits or modify them For other mouse actions when using this table go to the top of this page Orders Table The Orders table shows a list of your currently open orders An open order is a request that a trade should be opened or closed automatically if the exchange rate of the currency pair reaches a specified threshold The Orders table lists all open orders orders that will become trades if the exchange rate reaches a threshold and all take profit and sto
55. entative Access information about OANDA the creator of the fxTrade platform Lists who created the fxTrade platform If you encounter problems while using fxTrade select this menu option to obtain data that can help diagnose your problem You can copy and paste the content of this window and send it to OANDA fxTrade Technical Support 67 fxTrade Platform User Guide Transaction History Window The Transaction History window lets you download and view the entire transaction history for each of your accounts starting with your very first trade To view it select Account gt Full Transaction History or click the History action button Select the account you re interested in from its Account pull down Transaction History Buttons Click the following buttons located at the top of the Transaction History window to access various controls Filter Allows you to filter your transaction report to show only those entries involving certain currency pairs or transaction types Range You have three options when generating a transaction history report e Select a specific date e Select atime horizon Since the beginning of the week For the last 7 days Since first of month Since beginning of the year e Specify the start and end date for the period you want to view Profile Customize which features of the transactions you would like shown in the Transaction History window Available features include ticket date duration
56. esale value before it expired You entered a Sell Market order You entered a Sell Limit order Your Sell Entry order was filled A stop loss order was triggered closing a long or short position A take profit order was triggered closing a long or short position A processing fee was charged to your account for transferring money from your fxTrade account to your bank account by wire 87
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58. for canceling and modifying open orders By default it is set to cancel orders 2 Ensure the Cancel button is clicked then click Submit Canceling an Order Details IV TICKET MARKET UNIT sl Sh dh pev usb HF mE Shot iW 43156 up ab 2d Shee F TX 1 bad a Ticket 34959274454 hd NLESUEUI l Balanea inim alta PAL Unis alae d PELO Tade deem mee rem Bem mm TERET MARKET wits Sees WEICHE 200 Shed 15 ar ov Shget Thit Lang Ar g sie E LITT cee a Unmealizad PEL Unnalizad PLLC Trades T I Uppe Bound V 3 red edi Amy p r l mr Urata Shed Taken Peet i 200 Shoot Isi B 2g Sieg Lem Ed Long 2 ici T iliag Stop 1B 7 E inti Accadbakda End FhDR L Pee Pantes Pari Esprmum Eum Ach v MARSET UHITS PURA G bi TICKET Tudes E Orten tt tong bee a I Balance a CATET PAL y prre emp PALISI Getting Started Modify an Order 1 In the Orders table click on the order The tas o wem rem Em ome order s Ticket window appears TENET ET were e L a x did T 252 Ei Aii 30 Ll 2 Click the Modify radio button 3 Change any of the units exchange rate lower bound upper bound stop loss take profit or duration values E 4 Umane PEL CANCEL ia MODIFY 4 Click Submit epee PaL EE Modifying an Order Details
59. fxTrade Platform User Guide Table Of Contents Hroducno 0 2 Rit o ED TO OI EUER 1 The fxTrade Main Window ccccceeccccceseceecseecceeseseceeceesceeceeeeeeseaseceeeeeceeseeecesseaeeeeseeeeeseeeeetas 1 Whatis XT M EE E m 2 System Regilkermehlls sed usata hum e HR Ent oua doa ciue id ead cuiu E 2 Getting Started tT 3 QUICK Star sive btt boi idv A a Reiz epu Mam ERR a ME 3 LogIn Log Out Disconnect LOCK uu cie itis Rao esI Ru dose pains een liars dub cien DEUS 8 MANAGING ACCOUNTS RETE 10 Issue Market or Limit Orders irccsicse ices ee ccs erc ra ea aaah eee eee ae 11 Modiry Tradessand Orders sess se ticcec iiss dotate cd a pde sese es d minute oat cntadendesauasheatdyeots 19 Add Trailing SiO RET anana aE 23 Close a Trade Order Position or EXPOSUTE ikorira n a nennen 26 USE BOX ODUOLIS aes ikea ets a tet NE E E adu tuU I Ma LU D A 29 Customize the Interface seesessssssssseesssseeee eene nennen nennen nnn nnns na nnn r snnt aera sni n ans 35 Set Up M ltple Prolles eben e o Eben Seed o esta RED RUP o RE Ert ea TRE RR US EISE 37 Kevboard SMOMCUIS xiii at ent hte ib eR ERU Uim ooa ona mE UU mieu dci Iosue EU EE oot 41 Using Graph Features cccccccccccccssseeeeceeeeeceeeceeeesceeeceeeseceeesseeseceessseaseeeesseaaeceeessageeeeesseeseeeeseaas 42 What Do Gurrency Graphs SNOW testes ea et pas ve Hebe utente s
60. h Type Example Ask Price Average Price Bid Price A line showing one of the ask price average price or bid price If these lines were all plotted on the same graph the ask price would be higher than the other lines the bid price lower and the average price midway between the two Candlestick Candlesticks show the open close maximum and minimum values for each period The body length of the candlestick shows the relative change in the open and close rates for the reporting period The longer the body the more volatile the swing between the open and close rates A hollow candlestick points to a rising trend the bottom of the body represents the opening rate while the top shows the closing price A filled candlestick shows a decreasing trend with the opening rate at the top of the body and the closing rate at the bottom The top end of the upper vertical line represents the average of the highest ask and bid rate reached during the interval the bottom end of the lower vertical line represents the average of the lowest bid and ask rate reached 44 during the interval For details on how to interpret candlesticks see the tutorial Candlesticks Formation in Forex in the online forex tutorial Introduction to Currency Trading Heikin Ashi The Heikin Ashi meaning average bar in Japanese is a modified candlestick chart where the open high low close OHLC values take the previous period into ac
61. he box will be hit or missed the higher the quoted payment If the midpoint of the exchange rate price not the bid or ask price crosses into a hit box or if the midpoint misses a miss box completely you receive the quoted payment There is no payment if the exchange rate misses a hit box or hits a miss box your initial payment is forfeited Box Option purchases are immediately debited from your account at the time of purchase in real currency there is no option to purchase boxes on margin Boxes which have not yet been hit or missed and aren t yet timed out are said to be open Open boxes can be sold at a quoted price that is a fraction of the final payout amount This quoted price varies over time and is displayed in the Boxes table In technical terms a box option is an exotic cross between a binary option and a corridor option Head more about box options on the fxTrade web site Restrictions Certain restrictions apply For example box options are not available to Canadian residents and are not supported on all pairs Define and Purchase a Box Option 1 To define a box option either e Click on the Price Box button above the platform graph e Click on an empty area of the graph and select Price Box from the menu that appears 29 fxTrade Platform User Guide a a eet Oe 15 ee EURUSD Clase rj788 Ti A Market Buy T j x Market Sell L n Mul Limit Buy gp 1 20798 T L
62. hether or not your box is successful 31 fxTrade Platform User Guide Box Option Visual Cues Once you purchase a Box Option its box changes color from white to blue Blue indicates that the Box Option is not timed out and still has value From blue the Box Option will change to any of the following three colors Orange A hit miss box you sold before it expired Green A successful Box Option A hit box was hit a miss box was missed Red An unsuccessful Box Option A hit box was missed a miss box was hit Hit box that was hit Miss box that was hit Hit box that was sold SS Hit box that was missed Miss box that was missed Box Option Status Colours Hit box with time remaining Hide Show Box Options To see Box Options visual cues on the chart you must select both of the following items from the Chart Options menu Show All Activity AND Show Boxes 32 Getting Started Price Box 1 Show Average Position Show Ask Price J Show Average Price 4 Show Bid Price E Show All Activity Show Active Trades amp Orders H Show Boxes Basic Chart View Print Chart Both of these Chart Option menu items must be selected to see Box Options To hide Box Options deselect either of these menu items Sell a Box Option To sell an open Box Option at the quoted resale value either e Click on the box in the graph area and select sell box from the menu that appears e Click on the
63. ify upper and or lower bounds stop loss and or take profit levels 6 Click Submit Placing a Trade Details Customize Your Quote List 1 Click the F icon just above the Quotes List box Add all pairs or just the pair you want Click Save Select Tools gt Save Current Profile to save your layout for future sessions Quotes Tab Details fxTrade Platform User Guide Close a Trade 1 Inthe Trades table click the trade you want to close The trade ticket window appears This same window is used for closing and modifying trades By default it is set to close trades 2 Click Submit To close all trades select Account gt Close All gt Close All Trades Closing a Trade Details Modify a Trade 1 Inthe Trades table click the trade you want to modify The trade ticket window appears Click the Modify radio button Add stop loss and or take profit levels or change existing levels 4 Click Submit Modifying a Trade Details Set a Trailing Stop 1 Place or modify a trade 2 Click the Trailing Stop button 3 Use the default value in price or pips or type in your own value 4 Click Submit Trailing Stops Cancel an Order An open order is a request that a trade should be opened automatically if the exchange rate of the currency pair reaches a specified threshold 1 In the Orders table click on the order The order s Ticket window appears which is used
64. imit Sell c 20796 L UA v j _Price Box Price Bax Draw Trendline Horizontal Trendline Vertical Trendline BW Hide Boxes Tmar A 02 05 30 1 20744 756 Ser Price Box q Basic Chart View Open in New Window 2 Using your mouse draw a box on the screen This box represents the minimum and maximum price levels and the start and end times for when these levels will be in effect e Place the cursor at the lower right corner of the box you want to draw that is at the farthest time and lowest price and then click e Drag the cursor up and to the left to draw the box If the box you re drawing is valid it stays white It turns yellow if it s not valid for example if you pull the box so far to the left that it s less than 15 minutes from the current time e When the box is drawn to your liking click to complete the box Don t worry if what you ve drawn is not exact You ll be given the opportunity to manually adjust it in the Buy Box Option window that appears next Jul 5 1400 2 00800 1 39400 3 The Buy Box Option window appears prompting you to specify your purchase price and letting you manually fine tune the boundaries of the options box 30 9 Getting Started Buy Box Option Price Box Jul23 Jul27 lul28 J HIT Purchase Price Jul 25 14 00 2 Payment Minimum Payment Start Time July 25 2008 44 00 00 Julso 14 00 End Time July 30 2008 14 00 00
65. in relation to the graph area by clicking and dragging the border between the table and the graph Row Highlighting For ease of reference position the cursor over a particular row to highlight the row Hiding To hide the entire table area select Tools gt View gt Tables Duplicating Tables You can view tables in their own separate window to keep track of several tables at the same time From the main fxTrade window click the button in the table s upper left corner The current table with its current configuration appears in a separate window and remains in the fxTrade window 19 fxTrade Platform User Guide Configuring Tables Click the button located next to the scroll bars beside any table to open the Table Configuration window for that table Table Configuration eu BN fxTrade Select the Columns you would like to see TICKET PRICE MARKET CURRENT UNITS PROFIT S L PROFIT USD T F PROFIT PIPS TS PROFIT bi pJemi e This window has three tabs Columns Lets you show or hide particular columns in the table Types Lets you show only particular types of table entries For example T P Take profit or S L Stop Loss orders Short or Long positions transaction types and so on Markets Lets you add or remove particular currency pairs markets from the table Trades Table The Trades table shows a list of your open trades eme pes m rg E dies Benno
66. ines so trendlines stick to the graph when you plot them e Remove all trendlines for the currently viewed currency pair 16 00 Trendline Horizontal Trendline Vertical Trendline Fibonacci Arc Fibonacci Fan Fibonacci Retracement Fibonacci Time Zone Pivot Points Speed Lines F Show Trendlines 1 Show Trendline Labels I Magnetic Trendlines Remove All EUR GBP Trendlines Modify Individual Trendlines Click over an existing trendline to modify it A menu will appear 53 fxTrade Platform User Guide Trendline 7 Remove ove Duplicate Modify Endpoint Add Fibonacci Arc Add Fibonacci Fan Add Fibonacci Retracement Add Fibonacci Time Zane Add Speed Lines Colour Style Use this menu to Remove the trendline Move or duplicate the trendline Then click on the corresponding area on the chart where the trendline is to be moved or duplicated Move the cursor outside of the graph area to cancel the action Move the trendline s endpoints Add a Fibonacci study or Speed Lines to the trendline or remove them Change the line s colour or style Use Overlay and Indicator Studies There are a number of overlays and indicators to help you interpret the chart e Overlays are positioned directly over the price curve You can see their value at the cursor in the upper left hand corner e Indicators are separate curves appearing under the price curve For full
67. its in either the price or in the number of pips from the current price a pip is 1 100th of a price unit The order will result in a trade only if a price is obtained from the OANDA fxTrade servers that is higher than or equal to this limit The order will result in a trade only if a price is obtained from the OANDA fxTrade servers that is lower than or equal to this limit If the order results in a trade then this take profit value will be associated with the trade Setting a take profit limit closes a position at a specified level thereby locking in your expected profits If the order results in a trade then this stop loss value will be associated with the trade Setting a stop loss limit protects against the possibility of losses running away from you Use this feature as insurance if there s a sudden movement in the market at a time when you are experiencing computer problems or are away from your trading screen Sets a trailing stop Read Only Information The following read only fields shown at the bottom of the Buy Sell window provide information on your account and on your proposed trade These values are automatically updated when you change the other fields in the window Units Available PIP Value Trade Value Margin Used The maximum number of units of the base currency that you can trade for the chosen currency pair This value is based on your available margin funds If you already have a position in th
68. ke transactions for a specific date or a range of dates Click the Filter button to filter your results Transaction History Details View the Leverage for your Accounts 1 Select Account gt Account Details A window appears The current margin ratio called Margin Rate is listed for each of your accounts If you want to change the leverage for one or more accounts and go to the next task Cree fe eel Farii Peig t Half a nue ene t OES Pe Strategy acid Research F zeit Shad ACAST Hews Commentany and Anakin Pushan Hea Economic Cadbenda than a ae ee lins Interest Rates n king Trading Forums i uneatred PELE Bex Resale Walusa LE ba Arat alus Margin can E Reatized PEL d Ferien spoon if Cla Kl b fuel drarmacnen Hinilery uit tm gar css buie i Charge Passer d i T J ied Reiner High RE Reset Prod Leas gus Getting Started Change Current Leverage for an Account 1 Select Account gt Change Leverage A See ee ty or Sal window appears _ uiu de RA Tramesction Hay i Change Passed 2 Type your user name password and the account number 3 Select the new leverage amount you d like 4 Click Submit and go back to step 4 for the other accounts you want to change fxTrade Platform User Guide Log In Log Out Disconnect Lock In
69. l bar to select one or more profit formats Profit The difference between the opening rate and the current rate expressed in the quote currency Profit Home Currency The profit expressed in your account s default or home currency Profit PIPS The difference between the opening rate and the current market rate expressed in pips Profit 9o The difference between the opening rate and the current market rate expressed as a percentage of the opening rate Close All Trades in a Position Click on a row with an open position to open a window where you can close the position This closes all open trades in the position For other mouse actions when using this table go to the top of this page Exposure Table The Exposure Table displays the aggregated positions for individual currencies All open positions for a currency are aggregated into a single line which shows the net of all long and short positions for the currency Only those currencies involved in open trades are shown in this table Note If you don t see all these columns click the button beside the table to add them from the Table Configuration window Exposure Table Columns 84 fxTrade Interface First column Indicates whether the exposure is Short or Long Nil indicates that the net effect of positions has created a zero or nil effect on a specific currency exposure For instance if you are short 10 000 EUR JPY and long 10 000 EUR USD y
70. ls gt Colour Scheme gt Edit Custom Theme 56 fx Trade Interface Action Buttons The fxTrade Platform provides the following action buttons in a panel on the left side Click a button to invoke the action it will display an fxTrade window or another browser window BuySell ga Analysis Forumz Opens the Buy Sell window where you can request a market or limit order Opens a new browser window with access to 4CAST news commentary and analysis Opens a new browser window with the latest currency news Opens the Transaction History report in a new browser window The Transaction History shows all transactions since you started trading on fxTrade with the option to filter the list by choosing date ranges Opens a new browser window with access to FXMessage OANDA s online forum that allows you to participate in discussions with other traders and currency trading experts Hide Action Buttons To hide or show the action buttons select the Tools gt View gt Action Buttons menu item 57 fxTrade Platform User Guide Account Summary In This Section What Is The Account Summary Account Summary Actions What s Shown in the Account Summary s Basic View What s Added to the Account Summary s Extended View What Is The Account Summary The Account Summary is a small table on the main fxTrade window that provides a summary of your account status The information displayed in the Account Summa
71. nges Sounds Tab The Sounds tab lets you add your own sound alerts for various events If you check an event click Browse to locate a sound file to associate with that event You can use any aiff au midi or wav file located on your computer 75 fxTrade Platform User Guide User Preferences g E M m s m T Misc Tab The Misc tab lets you choose a number of settings 76 fxTrade Interface T d FRU TIE ECCE Show Box Options Show fryal Didis Cotyming Colour Coded Tablet Show Pipa ted Sort Sub Accounts Show Sub Account Sewiohet WII 1a97 Datault Aoeound Prim r Look Soreen after O minutes D fos Newer Rastore Datfaulis Show Dual Bid Ask Columns When checked shows the bid and ask prices in separate columns in the Quote List When not checked the last three digits of the ask price are shown after the bid price in the same column for example 1 56950 959 Colour Coded Tables Fills in the table rows with colour By default long positions are blue and short positions are orange Show Pipettes Shows pipettes or fractional pips in the tables graphs and current rate displays If pipettes are hidden the rates are rounded to the nearest pip for display purposes Sort Sub Accounts When checked sub accounts are ordered alphabetically When not checked sub accounts
72. ools Menu View Font Size Colour Scheme Language Always on Top PIP Profit Calculator User Preferences Save Current Profile Profile Manager Lets you show or hide parts of the fxTrade window Lets you adjust the display font size ranging from 10 20 points The default size is 10 points Lets you choose pre defined colour schemes or create your own Lets you change the language used in the interface Keeps the checked trading platform window types on the top of your computer screen over top of windows from any other application Lets you enter information for a potential trade then calculate the profit amp loss for a specified closing rate Opens a window where you can change the defaults for the chart quotes trading windows and other miscellaneous settings For details go to User Preferences Allows you to save the current settings in the current profile You can also save the profile by pressing F12 Lets you create and manage multiple profiles For details see Set Up Multiple Profiles fxTrade Interface Tools View Font Size Colour Scheme Language Always on Top PIP Profit Calculator User Preferences Save Current Profile Profile Manager 65 fxTrade Platform User Guide Resources Menu Each of these menu items opens a new browser window or tab FXNews UBS FX Strategy and Research 4CAST News Commentary and Analysis Economic Calendar In
73. or by the number of pips 24 Getting Started 3 Click the check box beside Trailing Stop C Price PIFS Take Profit L EB Stop Loss o v Trailing Stop sol aje 4 Type in the number of trailing stop units in price or pips or click the up down arrows to adjust the default amount You cannot set a trailing stop for less than 10 pips or more than 1000 pips This upper limit will be increased for future releases This distance is shown in the T S column of the Trades table or Orders table ae mE m Change Default Preferences for Trailing Stops To enable trailing stops by default and to set the default trailing stop value select Tools gt User Preferences and click the Trading tab 25 fxTrade Platform User Guide Close a Trade Order Position or Exposure In This Section Close a Trade Cancel an Order Close a Position Close an Exposure to a Currency Important Note When you close the fxTrade Platform or log off you do NOT automatically close any open trades or orders You must take one of the following actions to close open trades or orders Close a Trade Click on a specific trade in the Trades Table to view a trade ticket populated with the details of the trade To close the trade click the Close radio button and then click Submit 74 Ticket 474244820 HER FXGAME Market Order 3 MODIFY 0 98504 This will close your Lang order Current P amp L 0 22 USD 7 2 PIFS
74. our EUR exposure is expressed as nil Market The exposure s currency Units The size of the exposure in units of the exposure s currency Close a Currency Exposure Click on a row to open a window in which you can close the exposure to that currency When you close an exposure it will simultaneously close all trades involving that currency For example closing an EUR exposure closes ALL trades involving EUR as either the base or quote currency For other mouse actions when using this table go to the top of this page Activity Table The Activity Table shows a list of the most recent transactions on the account This table displays either the previous five days of activity or previous five hundred transactions whichever is smaller To access a full list of past transactions use the Transaction History Trades Positions Exposure 188154527 Cancel Order EURF 100 604 50 Mar 14 09 27 188154523 Modity Trade EUR CAD 100 604 50 har 14 09 27 185488304 Box Payment EUR USD 100 607 63 Mar 10 08 33 1854384287 Buy Box EURUSD 100 283 42 Mar 10 02 02 Note If you don t see all these columns click the button beside the table to add them from the Table Configuration window Activity Table Columns Ticket Uniquely identifies the transaction Type Identifies the type of transaction see below for a full list with descriptions Market The currency or currency pair associated with the transaction Units The trade size expressed
75. p Loss m m Take Profit e Trailing Stop You may change the stop loss and take profit fields Current P amp L 17 02 CAD 320 3 FIFS Modify Trade Window Alternatives There are several other ways to modify take profits or stop losses 20 Click on the trading activity icon for the trade and choose to modify the stop loss or take profit from the menu that appears You can then drag a line to where you want to set the new value i 675501790 modify stop loss 675501790 modify take profit 675501790 modify trailing stop 675501790 close trade Click on a trade s corresponding red stop loss or green take profit line on the graph Choose the Modify menu option Drag the line to where you want the new value and click the mouse again to set the new take profit or stop loss value Move the cursor outside of the graph area to cancel the modification Getting Started fr L mA P Modify a Limit Order Because a limit order is not yet executed you can modify any of its parameters including the number of units or the quote value After a limit order is executed and becomes a market order that is an open trade you can only change its Stop Loss or Take Profit values To modify a limit order 1 Click the Orders tab Limit orders are identified in the first column as Long or Short Entries identified as TP or SL are for market orders and will only let you change the Take
76. p loss orders on currently open trades It doesn t list changes you made to open limit orders 81 fxTrade Platform User Guide m TICKET MARKET UNITS eee PRICE CURRENT DISTANCE EXPIRY 35340319 USCA 0 24075 0 98380 S65 339804 usp CAD 0 23185 0 95380 365337011 USCAL i 0 94606 0 98380 365324110 usb cAD 0 90435 0 98380 3515720807 EUR PASBP i 0 67267 0 58225 Note If you don t see all these columns click the button beside the table to add them from the Table Configuration window Orders Table Columns First column Indicates whether the order is a buy long or a sell short limit order or a take profit TP or a stop loss SL order on an open trade Ticket The number that uniquely identifies an open order You can use this number as a reference for inquiries with OANDA or to search for related transactions in the Transaction History database or Activity Log table Market The currency pair involved in the order Units The size of the order expressed in the base currency S L The stop loss value for the order The resultant trade would be automatically closed when if the exchange rate crossed this value T P The take profit value for the order The resultant trade would be automatically closed when if the exchange rate crossed this value T S The Trailing Stop value for the trade The resultant trade would be automatically closed when if the exchange rate crosses this value Price The trade is executed opened
77. pen market sell window Open limit buy window Open limit sell window Save current profile Expand time axis Compress time axis Expand price axis Keyboard Shortcuts End Up Down Left Right 5 Ctri Down Ctri Up Ctri Right Ctrl Left Ctrl Tab amta Compress price axis Scroll chart up Soroll chart down Scroll chart lett Soroll chart right Switch the chart made ta basic advanced Switch chart ta next instrument Switch chart to previaus instrument Switch chart ta next interval Switch chart to previous interval Switch to the nest wind omy 41 Using Graph Features In This Section e What Do Currency Graphs Show e Currency Graph Quick Start e Trading Activity Symbols e Draw Trendlines e Use Overlay and Indicator Studies What Do Currency Graphs Show The currency rate graphs used in the fxTrade platform show how currency exchange rates change over a period of time ranging from minutes to months All charts are updated in real time as OANDA sends out the latest currency rates In addition to the standard chart types there are also a number of overlays and indicators available through the Platform For detailed information on each of the fxTrade trendlines overlays and indicators go to the fx rade Graphing Indicators web pages 7 EUR USD 15 min SRE feurusp vw 15mi Close Price e Buy sen 7 a 00 04 00 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 EUR USD Close Laer V LL sag
78. per bound lower bound take profit l3 stop loss or trailing stop are not set To set them click their corresponding check box Their initial default value is determined by the settings in the Trading tab Dider expires on May 27 2000 at 10 04 Unite Auallabla 2 522 Grat of the User Preferences e ean Trade value 11409 CAD M gigin upad 3 80 CAD Trailieg Shop Change the field values using the buttons or by typing in a value Click the radio buttons above these values to view them by quoted price or by i Kaap span Submit difference in pips E Check the information provided at the bottom of the PY Sell Window for a Market Order window to verify the order When you are ready to issue the order click the Submit button An acknowledgement window appears with a ticket number that you can use for future reference You can disable or enable trading confirmation windows in the Trading tab of the User Preferences window Getting Started 6 The Orders Table and Activity Table are updated to reflect the order The ticket number appears beside its entry Important Notes Click on an open order in the Orders Table to modify its options You must manually close an order Closing the browser or disconnecting from the system will not close it Limit Order Options Buy Sell Choose between buy and sell To find out about buy
79. rcent Position Walue 23 163 36 f g afespspespey The following fields are shown only in the Account Summary s extended view To go to the extended view click the icon at the top right corner of the Account Summary Unrealized P amp L Net Asset Value Margin Alert The unrealized Profit and Loss shown as a percentage of your balance Your Account Balance plus Unrealized P amp L When your Net Asset Value drops to half of the Margin Used or when it reaches the Margin Closeout value a margin closeout is triggered The minimum required margin If your Net Asset Value falls below this amount at 4 p m Eastern New York time you are sent a margin alert 59 fxTrade Platform User Guide Margin Closeout Margin Percent Position Value lt Numbers gt buttons 60 The Margin Used divided by two A margin closeout will occur if your Net Asset Value falls to this amount Your Net Asset Value divided by Position Value and multiplied by 100 This is another method of measuring how close your positions are to a margin closeout Depending on the leverage your choice of trading pairs and other regulatory requirements you will get a margin closeout when your Margin Percent declines to 1 00 if you have selected 50 1 leverage and traded only major pairs 1 25 if 40 1 1 67 if 30 1 2 00 if 25 1 2 50 if 20 1 or 5 00 if 10 1 The value of your position s expressed in the current account s hom
80. rder F x DARE MARKET EUR USD owns cm GUOTE Prete dLowet Dou nd Upped Bound Tau Prot Slop Lon Tiailig Stop Unit Asyallabla 7 227 550 1 PiP 0 01 CAD Trade walua 157 50 CAD Muangin ured 5 24 CAD Take PORE 0 00 CAD 0 0 PERS Stop Toss 0 00 CAD S00 FIFS E Submit Maep open Buy Sell Window for a Market Order Cih correspond to the most current exchange rate maintained at the OANDA fxTrade servers and not necessarily the rate you saw in the Buy Sell Market Order window This is because the rate may change due to market conditions during the time it takes to process and confirm the order 13 fxTrade Platform User Guide To control this situation you can set lower and upper bounds The trade will be executed only if the exchange rate at the time of execution is between the two bounds You are not required to use lower and upper bounds when requesting a market order Place a Market Order with One Click 1 From the Quote Panel click the One Click Mode button The Quote Panel adds Units fields as pictured above in which you can change the size of the trade These fields are pre filled with default values 2 Scroll to the currency pair you want to trade verify and update the number of units you want to trade and then click the BUY or SELL side of the quote 3 By default a verification window appears for
81. rency The Exposure Table shows the aggregate of all positions and individual trades for each currency To close all trades related to a specific currency click on that currency in this table A confirmation window asks you to verify that you want to close the exposure Click OK to confirm 2 fxTrade Platform User Guide DANDA FAGame Java Applet window Close Exposure Window When you close an exposure it will simultaneously close all positions and individual trades both short and long involving that currency For example closing a EUR exposure closes ALL transactions with EUR as the base or quote currency 28 Getting Started Use Box Options In This Section How Do Box Options Work Define and Purchase a Box Option Hide Show Box Options Box Option Visual Cues Sell a Box Option Box Option Fields How Do Box Options Work With Box Options you use your cursor to draw a box around expected future price targets or resistance support levels and then specify if the box will be hit or missed After you specify the purchase price you will pay when you submit the Box Option you are given a quote from OANDA for the payment you ll receive if the exchange rate moves to hit the hit box or miss the miss box The fxTrade system determines this payment by calculating the probability that the box will be hit or missed based on market trends and on the boundaries and position of the box The lower the probability t
82. ry is continuously updated in real time and is always shown in your home currency indicated in parentheses next to the Account Summary title Account Summary Actions Click B for the basic view Click z for the extended view Click to open the Account Summary in a separate window Click x to collapse the Account Summary You may want to do this to see more quotes listed in the Quote List Quote Panel Click Ei to expand the Account Summary when it s collapsed Note To hide the Account Summary completely select Tools gt View gt Account Summary What s Shown in the Account Summary s Basic View Account Summary USD Account Summary Basic View s Box Resale Value oo logotothe extended view click the icon Realized P amp L 34 252 34 Margin Used Margin Available 100 552 83 The following fields are shown in both the Basic view and the Extended View Balance The amount of cash in your account Your balance changes when you realize a profit or loss on your positions earn pay interest or deposit withdraw funds This value does not change with the current exchange rate on your open positions Unrealized The current profit or loss total for all your open trades If you were to close all P amp L of your open trades at this exact point in time this amount would be realized and added to the Realized P amp L Unrealized P amp L does not include interest earned or paid on your trades or a
83. s Lists details for all open Box Options In particular the resale value of open boxes is shown if you are interested in selling boxes before they expire Positions Lists aggregated positions by currency pair For example if you have three trades in USD JPY the Positions Table will show these trades aggregated into a single USD JPY position Exposure Lists aggregated positions by currency Activity Lists the most recent transactions Shar Shack onesT2s3 Ages T 433 WEDUSE GBPNJSD too v0 073831 1 ere OQ T3E27 i rp Trades 3 Orden ee ee Exposure mo bratty fs i TICKET MARKET umts JL Ti PRICE cuRRENT PROFIT USD 0 amp hort Gg eas Us pP CADO 130 1545 100 ie 103 132 128 150 O22 M as Long ams T017 EURUSD o 1 5021 155870 OFZ fxTrade tables interface showing all tabs with the Trades tab selected Mouse Actions for Tables You can change the information displayed in a table in several ways Scrolling The scroll bar is located on the right hand side of the table Use it or use the scroll wheel on your mouse to scroll up or down through the rows in the table Sorting Click on a column header to sort the table based on that column Click once to sort the column in ascending order larger numbers and later letters are further down the list Click again to sort it in descending order larger numbers and later letters are higher up the list Resizing Expand the table area
84. s using a small amount of funds without affecting your primary account e To allocate funds to your investment manager for your FXManager account For more information on opening multiple accounts see the Multicurrency Accounts web page Add Accounts To add an account select Account gt Create Account A web page appears where you can provide a name for the account and designate the currency and leverage You will not be able to change the name or currency later but will be able to change leverage by selecting Account gt Change Leverage Important Make Sure You are Trading with the Correct Account When working with multiple accounts you must make sure you are using the correct account before you start trading 1 Select Account gt Change Account and choose the correct account from the submenu 2 You can see the current account in the window title Add or Withdraw Funds from Accounts For fxTrade users 1 Login to the Cash Management System Select Account gt Transfer Funds from the fxTrade interface 2 Select the Transfer Funds option For fxTrade Practice users 1 Select the account you want to fund from your primary account or from which you want to withdraw funds to return to your primary account 2 Select Account Add or Remove Funds A web page appears where you can choose from various amounts of funds to add to the account the positive values or deduct from it the negative values 10 Getting
85. se or modify a trade order Confirm Position Reversal Notifies you if a position is being reduced closed or reversed by a new trade This notification will be issued even if confirmation windows are disabled Confirm One Click Trades When checked provides a confirmation window for one click trades that you make from the Quote Panel Locale Tab The Locale tab lets you choose settings related to your language and geographic location 74 fxTrade Interface a User Preferences FRGAME Language Englah Tene Core Syriam Tima Mortar armat Comi Canada Ween da Erjiuh Bampi 3 45 Piro RFastere Datfauli E Language Changes the text of the fxTrade interface to a different language Choose from a list of available languages Number Format Numbers are written in varying formats around the world To change the number format shown in the fxTrade interface choose your country and then choose your language only those languages spoken in the country are shown A sample number appears showing you the number format that will be used in the fxTrade interface Time Zone By default the time zone matches the one set in your computer s operating system To change the time zone select the new time London Greenwich Mean Time n hours Because some regions use Daylight Savings Time at different times of the year you also need to select your geographic area to ensure the system tracks time cha
86. tem move the cursor to the place on the graph where you want to start the trendline and then click once Then move the cursor to the place where you want the trendline to end and click again Types of Trendlines For detailed information on every type of trendline go to the Forex Indicators web pages Basic Trendlines Basic trendlines are straight lines that you can draw on the graph to mark times values or trends The following basic trendlines are available from the Trendlines menu e Vertical Trendline Used to mark a time period e Horizontal Trendline Used to mark a price e Trendline A diagonal line to mark trends or movement on the graph You can set trendlines to auto extend left or right from the User Preferences Chart tab 52 Using Graph Features Advanced Trendlines Advanced trendlines include the following Fibonacci Arc Fibonacci Fan Fibonacci Retracement Fibonacci Time Zone Pivot Points Speed Lines For information on these more sophisticated trendlines go to the Forex Indicators web pages To include a numbered label on advanced trendlines so you can distinguish them from each other select the Show Trendline Labels check box in the Trendlines menu Manage Trendlines Click the L button located in the top right corner above the graph Use the bottom menu items to e Show or hide trendlines e Show or hide trendline labels available for advanced trendlines e Turn on magnetic trendl
87. terest Rates Trading Forums Spread Statistics OANDA Forex Order Book Long Short Ratios FXDaily FXGraph 66 Access continuously updated world and multi topic news from various financial news sources including Thomson Financial UBS News and 4CAST News Access news and analysis from UBS Access current market news from 4CAST Access a PDF document with the current month s calendar of scheduled news and announcements relating to the forex market Find out current and historical interest rates for any currency supported on the fxTrade platform These rates are used by OANDA to calculate the intra day and or daily interest rate Fissceure m FXMews UES FX Strategy and Research ACAST News Commentary and Analysis Economic Calendar Interest Rates Trading Forums Spread Statistics DANDA Forex Order Book Long Short Ratios FXDaily FXGraph FXHistory FXMap FXMarketHours Account Calculators FXTrends Access an interactive forum where you can share tips and learn from other currency traders View the bid ask spreads for each of the currency pairs offered by OANDA The spreads are plotted graphically over a 7 day time horizon for each currency pair You can select which currency pairs are shown View a graph showing the distribution of all orders currently open in the fxTrade system View graphs showing the current trading activity in the fxTrade system for the major currency pairs
88. the period Minimum Maximum Chart The Min Max chart plots the minimum and maximum prices for the interval chosen The upper boundary represents the maximum ask price while the lower boundary represents the minimum bid price 4 A Hu 5 Jm MM EN a ud NN Mial f 1 IL 1 na A The Min Max chart is different from the Closing Price chart because minimum and maximum prices may not be the opening and closing prices for that interval Add price lines Click the Chart Options H button located near the top right corner above the graph to add horizontal lines on the chart so you can track the current ask price average price or bid price Select Show Average Position to add a horizontal line showing the average position of your current trades for the currency pair shown in the graph Your average position is shown in the Positions table Seeing these lines may help you track the status of your trades because you will see when the current price is approaching trading activity symbols or your average position Price Box Li Show Average Po J Show Ask Price J Show Average Price J Show Bid Price Move in out and around the graph Scroll The scroll bars are located on the right and at the bottom of the graph Use them to see information that is hidden from view Zoom In Out Zoom to change the level of detail displayed and use different perspectives to better understand short term and long term trends
89. the transaction type is Interest earned on your account balance the entry refers to the account currency Price The currency exchange rate related to the transaction Units The size of the transaction in units expressed in the base currency Stop Loss The price specified as a stop loss For more information about Stop Loss and Take Profit see Place a Market Order Take Profit The price specified as a take profit Tran Link The transaction number of the original transaction For example the transaction number for a limit order in one row of the history report will also appear in the Transaction Link column of another row describing any activity related to this original limit order for example Modify Order Order Fulfilled Order Expired and so on 69 fxTrade Platform User Guide Lower Bound The price specified as the lower bound For more information about bounds see Place a Market Order Upper Bound The price specified as the upper bound Interest Interest paid on account balances or net financing charges on a given trade P L The amount of profit and loss for the transaction Amount This field shows two types of data depending on the transaction e The number of units of the base currency for trades This value is not used in the P amp L calculation and does not affect the value in the Account Balance field e Amonetary amount shown in the account home currency for monetary transactions other than trades for
90. u specify the minimum acceptable payment should this change occur By default this field is set to the value specified in the User Preferences Trading tab To have the Box Option rejected if the payment will be less than what s shown in the Payment field type that payment value into this field opecify when you would like the box to begin The start time must be at least 15 minutes in the future and corresponds to left side of the box opecify when you would like the box to end The End Time must be at least 5 minutes after the Start Time and cannot be more than 180 days into the future The end time corresponds to the right side of the box opecify the maximum exchange rate for the box The maximum level corresponds to the top of the box The maximum level and minimum level must be at least 10 pips apart opecify the minimum exchange rate for the box The minimum level corresponds to the bottom of the box The maximum level and minimum level must be at least 10 pips apart Getting Started Customize the Interface In This Section Hide and Show Panels in the Window Change the Appearance and Behavior of the Chart Change the Appearance and Behavior of the Interface List Only Certain Currency Pairs Pre Fill Trading Values and Control Other Trading Behavior Change International Settings Save Different Sets of Customizations in Different Profiles Add Sound Alerts Save your changes Important To save any
91. urehase Pic id UNITS Default Bax Minimum Payrmant 1000 Payout r Default Bounds Dex Pr Datasult Stop Loss Price Detault Take Profit 0 1500 Price Detautt Teailing Stop 15 Prive Dafault Limit Order Dusatisn ea ec b Enable Sounds By Dafaull E Shes C ondirmartiam Windows I Enable Stop Loss By Default Confirm Position Revemal E Enable Take Profit Dy Deiayh Caonfim One Click Tradas L Enable Trailing Step By Dataut T Restore Defaults Change Trading Settings for Individual Currency Pairs The following settings apply to individual currency pairs if you select a pair and click the Use Custom Settings box MARKET Choose a currency pair from this list box if you want to use custom settings for that pair Leave DEFAULT selected if you want the settings to apply to all pairs Use Custom Settings Check this box if you want the settings to apply to the pair you selected from the MARKET list box This box is grayed out if the DEFAULT market is selected After you customize settings for a particular currency pair you can toggle between those settings and the default settings by clicking this check box on and off Default Order Size The default order size used in any units field for example in the Buy Sell window Use the pull down menu beside this field to set the number of units for example 10 000 of the base
92. xTrade Platform User Guide Conversely if the trendline is an upward sloping line and the curve breaks the trend by dropping below the line this might be seen as a selling opportunity Support and resistance lines When the price goes below trendlines horizontally drawn across previous lows it may be a selling opportunity Conversely when the price goes above trendlines horizontally drawn across previous highs it may be a buying opportunity Channels If the currency price line stays between two parallel lines connecting peaks and troughs this is a channel where fluctuations are range bound If the currency price breaks out of this channel it could be considered a signal of a change in direction Add Trendlines To work with trendlines click the L button located in the top right corner above the graph A menu appears for you to choose from available trendlines and choose trendline options menona 1 24 Jo rendline 1 591 Horizontal Trendline Vertical Trendline Fibonacci Arc Fibonacci Fan Fibonacci Retracement Fibonacci Time Zone Pivot Points Speed Lines 1 57 H Show Trendlines 156 1 Show Trendline Labels 1 Magnetic Trendlines 1 56t Remove All EURJUSD Trendlines To draw horizontal or vertical trendlines choose their menu item move the cursor to the place on the graph where you want to place the trendline and then click once To draw other types of trendlines choose their menu i

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