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Changing and reordering columns

You can configure the Product Grid display by changing and reordering columns within the grid. You can also set
the bold font for each column.

To change and reorder columns:

1. Right-click in the Product Grid and click Edit columns… in the context menu.
2. Check/uncheck each column name to show/hide a column and click OK.

   If desired, click Sort to view the list of columns in alphabetical order while configuring the
   columns.

   

   Note: The Product Grid provides an optional VWAP column that is populated for instruments on the EPEX and Nord Pool exchanges.

3. To reorder the columns, click-and-hold a column title and drag it to a different location in the list.

   Tip: You can also click-and-hold a column header and drag it to a new location directly in the
   Product
   Grid.

4. To set bold font for a column, click next to a column in the context
   menu. When bold is active for a column, the button will be highlighted ().

   Tip: The Product Grid displays a bold horizontal line to indicate new days for intraday instruments
   such as EPEX spot contracts.

5. To set the text alignment for a column, click to the right of the
   column name to cycle through the left, centered, and right text alignment settings. You can also adjust the
   arrangement of your columns by clicking and dragging each column name.
6. Click Save.

Open Interest Column

Shows the total number of outstanding futures contracts.

Adding products to the Product Grid

To add products to the Product Grid:

1. In the Search box, type the name of the product you wish to add or use the Explore
   button to drill down to the desired product by selecting the Exchange, Family, Type, then Product.

   

   

2. The selected products are added to the Product Grid.

   

3. Use Search or the Explore button to add additional products. Newly
   added products appear on the right.

   

Using a stand-alone widget

A stand-alone widget is populated with market data for an instrument selected in the Product Grid.

To use a stand-alone widget:

1. Right-click on an instrument row and select Open to show a list of widgets that can be opened from
   the Product Grid.

   

2. Click on a widget (e.g., Order Ticket) to select it.

   The widget opens and is seeded with market data for the selected instrument.

   

Using a linked widget

A linked widget is populated with market data for a selected instrument, but updates automatically when you
select other instruments in the Product Grid.

To use a linked widget:

1. Right-click on an instrument row and select Launch linked… to show a list of widgets that can be
   linked to the Product Grid.

   

2. Click on a widget (e.g., Depth) to select it.

   The linked widget opens with a yellow border.

   

3. In the Product Grid, click a different instrument to select it.

   The linked widget (e.g., Depth) now contains the market data for the selected instrument.

   

Trading with a Floating Order Entry Order Ticket

To trade with a floating order entry order ticket:

1. Click in one of the following column values in the Product Grid to open MD Trader:

   • Bid or Ask column to submit an order at the current price. The price in the Order
     Ticket is seeded with the selected bid or ask price.
   • BidQty or AskQty column to submit an order for the available quantity. The quantity in
     the Order Ticket is seeded with the selected bid or ask quantity at any level of available market
     depth.

   

2. Enter the remaining order information in the order ticket and
   submit the order.

Trading with a Floating Order Entry MD Trader®

To trade with a floating order entry MD Trader:

1. Click one of the following column values for an instrument in the Product Grid:

   • Bid or Ask.
   • BidQty or AskQty. The quantity in MD Trader is seeded with the selected bid or ask
     quantity at any level of available market depth in the Product Grid.

   

2. Enter the remaining order information in MD
   Trader and submit the order.

Trading with a Linked Widget

To trade with a linked widget:

1. Right-click on the instrument to select Launch linked… and click on a widget (e.g., Order
   Ticket).

   

   The widget opens populated with market data for the selected instrument. The border of
   the widget is yellow indicating it is linked to the Product Grid.

   

2. Select another instrument in the Product Grid.

   The linked widget is seeded automatically with the new instrument.

Adjusting Orders with the Floating Order Book (FOB)

Launch the Floating Order Book (FOB) directly on the bid or ask cell to update or cancel a working order.

The FOB will launch based on the method defined in the global Preferences | Orders menu in the “Floating Order Book” section.

Market Depth

The Product Grid can be expanded to display market depth for one or more instruments to the extent that an exchange disseminates the data. When a row is expanded, the aggregated bid or ask quantity is displayed for each price level. When a row is expanded to display detailed depth, you can see the quantity of each individual order at a price level to the extent an exchange disseminates that data.

The Product Grid allows you to optionally highlight your own orders in the WrkBuys/WrkSells columns when depth is exposed. Go to Product Grid/Settings to enable.

Note This can be enabled in Product Grid Settings.

You can use tabs to organize your instruments by doing the following:

• Adding tabs
• Managing tabs
• Moving or copying instruments to a new tab

Adding tabs

You can add tabs to the Product Grid to allow you to monitor and trade different products within the same widget. Tabs applied to the group operate independently of each other.

To add a tab:

1. Click the + icon.

   

2. Add a product to the new tab using either the Search or the Explore
   button to access the instrument explorer.

Managing tabs

You can move, rename, copy, and remove tabs in the Product Grid using the tab menu:

• To reorder the tabs, drag a tab to its new position.
• To copy a tab, select Copy tab from the context menu.
• To set a color for a tab, select Tab color then either Set text color
  or Set background color from the tab’s context menu.
• To rename a tab, select Rename tab from the tab’s context menu, and specify the new name.
• To restore a tab’s name to its original value, select Restore tab from the context menu.
• To remove a tab, select Remove tab from the context menu.
• To open a new Product Grid from an existing tab, select Break-out tab from the context
  menu. This option only appears when there are more than one tab in the Product Grid widget.
• To hide the tab panel, select Hide tab panel from the context menu. Once hidden, you need
  to enable Show tabs in the Settings to show the panel.
• To add another row to the tab panel, select Add tab row from the context menu. Adding a
  row, moves the tabs hidden in the scrolling view to the next row.
• To remove a manually added tab row, select Remove tab row from the context menu, which
  removes the bottom-most row.
• To lock the position of the tabs, select Lock tabs from the context menu. This option
  only appears when there are more than one tab in the Product Grid widget.