#Das trader hotkey scripts full#
#Das trader hotkey scripts pro#
#Das trader hotkey scripts windows#

Dark Pools are popular for traders who use extremely large positions and need to leg out of trades with small orders. Additionally, I will use CCMX for dark pool routing. The alternative routes I use are JPCC, ITGI, and ARCA. It’s always good to write hotkeys for more than 1 route because there are times when a route will be down for the day to maintenance. This will change the route in my level 2 window, and then I can either sell by pressing the sell button or executing a hotkey that is already specifically designed for the alternative route. Sometimes I will want to quickly change the route and I can do that again by using a hot key.

These hot keys are all I need to press in order to sell shares. Control+X will sell my 1/2 position 10 cents below the bid, and Control+C will sell my 1/4 position 10 cents below the bid.

#Das trader hotkey scripts full#

When I press Control+Z I will sell my full position 10 cents below the bid with a limit order. I have hot keys to automatically sell on the BID and the ASK. This is to our advantage as day traders BUT we need to be able to sell exactly when we see the right opportunity. Many of the stocks we trade in the first 15-min are extremely volatile. It’s very important for me to be able to quickly lock in profits. Since most of my buy orders are manually entered, the hot keys I use the most are for selling.

#Das trader hotkey scripts windows#

I can toggle to the Price, Share Size, and Route windows using hot keys. I do have hot keys that allow me to move around the level 2 window without using the mouse. This makes it extremely quick and easy to prepare multiple orders. Then all I need to do is hit the send button. I simply type in position size, price, and route. You can see the Level 2 window from DAS where I prepare orders. I usually prepare my buy orders pre-market for the Gap and Go trades, or during a pull back for a Momentum Trade. When I get into trades most of my entries are pretty well thought out. When I set up hot keys, for the most part, I design them for quick exits. The advantage is that they allow you to get into trades quickly, and sometimes more importantly, get OUT of trades quickly. ROUTE=LIMIT Price=Bid-0.05 Share=BP*0.25 TIF=DAY+ HANDINST=ANY SSHARE=0 SELL=Send ROUTE=STOP StopType=Market StopPrice=last*1.01 Share=BP*0.25 TIF=DAY+ HANDINST=ANY BUY=SENDĪutohotkey is great, but in my opinion, if MT manages hotkeys internally, it will be more reliable, faster and flexible for growth.As you guys know I use hot keys a lot. ROUTE=LIMIT Price=Ask-0.5 Share=100 ACCOUNT=ACCTNUMBER TIF=DAY+ BUY=Send

Sample hotkey scripts for Buy Limit Order:

#Das trader hotkey scripts pro#

There is DAS trader Pro that caters to day traders and have simple order execution script language that traders love. Creating and moving Trailing/stop limit orders.Īs mentioned above, TWS allows saving preconfigured orders as hotkeys/hot buttons, which is great except TWS itself. Hot keys for trading are major time saver, most beneficial for day trading, but I see myself using to manage basket orders, multiple bracket orders and sending executions for multiple broker accounts quickly. Here's a feature request I posted some time ago, see if this can be incorporated For example if I'm focused on a level 2 window with AMD displayed, hitting ALT+Q will cancel any open AMD orders. Same letters used with SHIFT+, but the orders will be to the short side.ĪLT+Q - Cancels any open orders that match the symbol of the focused window.

Sell Order (Sell position 2 cents below the BID, used to bailout of a position)ĬTRL+1,2,3,n to get into a position depending on the size I want Sell Order (Half Position Size, 2 cents below the ASK) - Position sizes are 100%, 50%, 25%.īuy Order (Buy 1,000 shares 2 cents above the ASK) Really excited to see this feature around the corner! My experience with hot keys and buttons has been with Lightspeed there are two components (1) saved orders and (2) mapping the saved orders to hot keys and/or buttons.