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Trading Technologies TT cheat sheet

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Global
Ctrl + O Open existing Workspace Chart
Ctrl + S Save Workspace
Esc Escape draw mode
/ Set focus in search
[A - Z] Open contract search
Ctrl + [1 - 9] Switch to window
[0 - 9] Open intervals
Backspace Abandon OCO
Order types
This option lists hotkeys defined for order types, algos Check All to enable all MD Trader hotkeys, which are
and time-in-force (TIF settings). Click this option and applied with focus on MD Trader.
check the check box next to a hotkey to enable it.
Note: The MD Trader hotkeys are disabled by default.
Uncheck to disable.
You should enable them in Preferences to use them.
Note: These keyboard shortcuts are only valid in MD
Space Center price ladder
Trader and Order Ticket widgets.
Up arrow Scroll price ladder up
Ctrl + M Select market
Down arrow Scroll price ladder down
Ctrl + L Select limit
Page Up Scroll price ladder up a page
Ctrl + I Select iceberg
Page Down Scroll price ladder down a page
Ctrl + Alt + L Select market to limit
Alt + C Launch Chart
Ctrl + Alt + M Select stop market
Alt + T Launch Time and Sales
Ctrl + Alt + S Select stop limit
Alt + P Show/hide order pane
Ctrl + Alt + O Select OCO (native)
[A - Z] Open contract search
Ctrl + Alt + X Select cross
[0 - 9] Set order quantity
F6 Select block
Backspace Abandon OCO
[ Select TT bracket
Ctrl + Shift + X Display contract information
Alt + I Select TT iceberg
Shift + R Reset/Restore VAP (toggle)
Alt + D Select TT if touched
F1 Buy at the Offer (submit Buy
Alt + O Select TT OCO
Limit order at the current best
Alt + R Select TT retry Ask price)
F2 Select TT stop Shift + F1 Buy Market (submit Buy Market
Alt + S Select TT timed sliced order)
Alt + E Select TT timed F3 Better the Bid (submit Buy Limit
Alt + L Select TT trailing limit order 1 tick higher than current
best Bid price)
Alt + W Select TT with a tick
F4 Join the Bid (submit Buy Limit
Add Row: Lets you create hotkeys for various MD
order at the current best Bid
Trader and Order Ticket widgets.
price)
Esc Cancel all working orders for that
Widget instrument and account (if
This tab contains hotkey shortcuts for specific widgets filtered)
in the Trade application. Check the box next to a F5 Cancel working Buy orders
hotkey to enable it. Uncheck to disable. F8 Cancel working Sell orders
Note: Commands displayed in italics and disabled Home + Space Center price ladder at Bid (move
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price ladder to the best bid price; Ctrl + A Sweep buy up to buy side
if no bids, move to center of grid) marker
End + Space Center price ladder at Sell (move K Increase sell side marker
price ladder to the best ask I Center sell side marker
price; if no asks, move to center
M Decrease sell side marker
of grid)
; Sell at sell side marker
Shift + F6 Combo Join the Bid and Offer
Ctrl + ; Sweep sell down to sell side
F7 Better the Bid and Offer (submit
marker
Buy Limit order 1 tick above best
Bid price and a Sell Limit order 1 Ctrl + Space Center both buy/sell markers
tick below best Ask price) and the price ladder

F9 Join the Offer (submit Sell Limit

order at the current best Ask Market Grid
price)
Check All to enable all Market Grid hotkeys, which are
F10 Better the Offer (submit Sell applied with focus on a row in Market Grid.
Limit order 1 tick lower than
Ctrl + Shift + X Display contract information
current best Ask price)
Alt + B Launch Buy Order Ticket Join
F12 Sell at the Bid (submit Sell Limit
Bid
order at the current best Bid
price) Alt + S Launch Sell Order Ticket Join
Offer
Shift + F12 Sell Market (submit Sell Market
order) F11 Launch Sell Order Ticket Hit Bid

Shift + T Liquidate (same as left-click on F2 Launch Buy Order Ticket Take

Liquidate button in MD Trader Offer
order panel) Ctrl + Alt + X Launch Order Ticket Cross
Shift + Q Set order quantity to current Order
position (if net position is greater
than your maximum order
Options Chain
quantity, TT uses the maximum
order quantity) Check All to enable all Option Chain hotkeys, which
are applied with focus on Options Chain.

MD Trader keyboard trading Space Center strike prices

Alt + S Set spread type to Strip
Note: MD Trader keyboard hotkeys are the only TT
Hotkey functions that can be assigned with single Alt + C Set spread type to Calendar
alpha keys. Each alpha key is shown in upper case to Alt + B Set spread type to Combo
match the keyboard, but commands must be entered
Alt + 0 Set spread type to Combo
in lower case.
Hedged
Use the list below to submit trading commands using
Alt + Y Set spread type to Fly
the keyboard.
Win (hold key) Set spread type to
D Increase buy side marker
custom
E Center buy side marker
Win (release key) Submit custom
C Decrease buy side marker spread
A Buy at buy side marker Esc Abandon spread
S Delete buy orders at buy side Space Center strike prices
marker
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Order book
Check All to enable all Order Book hotkeys, which are
applied with focus on the Order Book.
Esc Escape confirmation mode
Del Cancel selected order(s).

Order Ticket
Check All to enable all Order Ticket hotkeys, which
are applied with focus on the Order Ticket.
Esc Escape confirmation mode
Ctrl + F1 Submit Buy Order
Ctrl + F12 Submit Sell Order
Ctrl + P Open Profiles dropdown
Ctrl + A Open Account dropdown
Ctrl + Home Set focus on Quantity
Ctrl + End Set focus on Price
Alt + T Set focus on TextTT
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