Selecting a symbol
Tiger.Trade Windows allows selecting a symbol in multiple ways.
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Tiger.Trade Windows allows selecting a symbol in multiple ways.
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The desired symbol can be selected from the drop-down list, which can be opened with:
Menu of one of the terminal windows by clicking the Select instrument button
Hotkey to open the symbol selection element.
In the case of stock exchanges, the ticker of each futures contract in Tiger.Trade Windows consists of three parts: - contract name - expiration month - expiration year
To find a contract with the desired expiration date, you can refer to the table below:
[table screenshot]
Let's take the ticker RiZ23 as an example: in this case, Ri is the name of the futures contract, Z is the expiration month (Z - December), 23 is the expiration year (2023).
Instead of the full name of the futures contract, you can use the base name (for example, Ri instead of RiZ23). When choosing the base name of the futures, the terminal will display a general contract consisting of several separate contracts (the so-called "glue"), at the end of which the current contract is automatically added as the previous one expires. Also, note that trading will be available only when selecting individual contracts.
After entering the name, you can navigate through the list of matches either with the mouse or with the Up / Down arrows on the keyboard. The key combination Shift + Up / Down allows you to quickly move through the list.
If you have created a list of favorite symbols, they will be shown in this window.
To show only connected cryptocurrencies when searching for a symbol, enable the “Hide unconnected cryptocurrencies” option in the Basic settings → Other section.
If you want the symbol name query to always be in English regardless of the keyboard layout used, toggle the “Ignore keyboard layout when searching for a symbol” option in Basic Settings → Other.
If, when entering the symbol name with a separator, you only want to see the list of symbols with this separator, toggle the “Take separator into account when entering symbols” option in Basic Settings → Interface.
In the list of favorite symbols that has been created, the broker commission and exchange can be set separately for each symbol as a fixed value or as a percentage at your discretion; a hot key can also be set. To do so, choose Settings → Symbols Manager in the main menu and navigate to the Favorites tab. In the tab that opens, click on the icon and enter the required settings.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Commission Type
Select the commission write-off type from two values in the drop-down list: Fixed or Percentage.
Broker Commission
A known value of the commission that the broker takes for the operation is set.
Exchange Commission
A known value of the commission that the exchange takes for the operation is set.
Hotkey Switch
Assigns a hot key to the symbol from five available.
