# SmartTape

To create a new window, select **Open** → **Smart Tape** in the main menu.

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The window contains:

* Instrument list control panel
* Linking with other windows
* Customizable columns of the trade feed
* Area of visualization of the trade feed

#### Main toolbar

| Button        | Description                                                                                                 |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Settings      | Opens the settings menu and options window.                                                                 |
| Select symbol | Allows the instrument to be selected for which trades will be displayed.                                    |
| Load history  | Allows all trades for the selected instrument to be loaded into the window for a period of up to five days. |
| Clear Tape    | Clears the entire list of trades                                                                            |

#### Trade feed

The trade feed is presented in the form of a table. To configure the columns, right-click on their names and check or uncheck the boxes.

| Column   | Description                                                                                                |
| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Date     | Date of trade completion                                                                                   |
| Time     | Time of trade completion                                                                                   |
| Mcs      | Trade time in microseconds                                                                                 |
| Price    | Asset price at the time of the trade.                                                                      |
| Size     | Trade volume. A (+) or (-) sign indicates the influence of the transaction on the change in open interest. |
| Avg Size | Average volume of an aggregated trade.                                                                     |
| Bid      | Best buy price in the DOM.                                                                                 |
| Bid Size | Volume of orders at the best purchase price.                                                               |
| Ask      | Best selling price in the DOM.                                                                             |
| Ask Size | Volume of orders at the best selling price.                                                                |
| MM       | Exchange on which the order is registered.                                                                 |
| Open Int | Open interest. Total number of open contracts at the time of the trade.                                    |
| S        | Indicator of the speed of the trade feed’s movement.                                                       |
| B        | Indicator of the balance of buys and sales for the time period indicated in the settings.                  |

#### Trade feed parameters

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**General**

| Setting                    | Description                                                                                                                            |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Colors                     | This group of settings allows the color scheme of the trade feed to be configured.                                                     |
| Aggregate Ticks            | Display trades executed at the same time as one trade.                                                                                 |
| Show OI Change             | When an open interest changes, the direction of the change is displayed in the “volume” column with a (+) or (-) sign.                 |
| Minimum Volume             | Trades less than the set value are not displayed.                                                                                      |
| Maximum Volume             | Trades more than the set value are not displayed.                                                                                      |
| Empty Line Interval        | Values are set in seconds. If there are no trades for the specified period, then this event is displayed as an empty line in the feed. |
| Balance Indicator Interval | Values are set in seconds. The indicator counts trades for the indicated period and graphically displays the ratio of buys and sells.  |

**Alerts**

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| Setting   | Description                                                                               |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Min Size  | Alert is activated when the trade volume is equal to or greater than the indicated value. |
| Max Size  | Alert is activated when the trade volume is equal to or less than the indicated value.    |
| Tick Side | Only buys, only sells or trades directed in any direction.                                |
| Alert     | Field for selecting a sound notification.                                                 |
| Color     | Selecting the color for highlighting the line of a triggered notification.                |

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