Entering Orders

CQG Trader offers two trading applications, DOMTrader and Order Ticket, both of which offer several effective and convenient ways to place and manage orders.

It also offers a comprehensive list of order types and times in force that allow you to dictate the life of the order and provide handling instructions.

You have a choice about whether to be notified of various order actions. Go to Notifications preferences to make those choices.

Order Action Confirmations

If you have chosen to confirm orders before they are submitted to the exchange, then expect messages such as:

 

For units trading, the message looks something like this:

 

More:

Placing Orders on Order Ticket

Placing Orders on DOMTrader

Entering Orders Using HeadsUp

Entering Orders with Comments

Entering Sweep Orders

Entering Manual Fills

Entering Order-Cancels Order (OCO) Orders

Entering Bracket Orders

Entering Iceberg Orders

Entering DOM-Triggered Stop (DTS) Orders

Entering Trailing Limit Orders

Entering Batch Orders