In the Smart Tape window all trades that are made on the market for the selected instrument are displayed.
To create a new window, select Open → Smart Tape in the main menu.
- 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
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
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. |