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QATS HELP CENTER · TRADING

Set up your terminal workspace

Choose chart panes, ticket placement, panels, and confirmations.

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Before you start

Make layout changes before entering a trade. Confirm that account, instrument, position controls, and order confirmation remain easy to see.

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What to look for

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Illustrative QATS screen from a test account. Your plan, balances and available actions may differ.
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Choose the workspace

  1. Open Layout from the terminal command bar. Select the chart count and visible panels offered for your screen size.

  2. Use the active chart to choose the instrument linked to the order ticket. In a multi-chart layout, confirm the selected pane before an order.

  3. Choose Right rail or On chart for desktop order entry, then Quick trade or Full ticket. The full ticket exposes pending-order settings.

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Keep useful controls visible

  1. Enable Market depth if you use the book or Ladder (DOM). Ladder click-to-trade is armed by default; choose Disable trading on the ladder if you only want to read it.

  2. Keep Positions and Orders reachable. Full-chart or focus views should not be mistaken for a flat account.

  3. Use Layout → Features to review Order confirmation and Hotkeys. Hotkeys work by default, for example Shift+X flattens everything; clear the ones you do not want.

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Confirmations and persistence

  1. The confirmation dialog shows the proposed order; Enter submits it and Esc cancels.

  2. If you choose Don’t ask again, review Order confirmation in Layout before your next session. Quick actions may then submit without that dialog.

  3. Layout preferences are stored in the current browser. After changing device or browser, verify your panels and confirmation settings again.

WHEN YOU NEED A HAND

Common questions

Do my layouts transfer to another browser?

Layout preferences are local to the current browser. Review them when changing device or browser.

Can a hotkey place an order?

Yes. Hotkeys work by default: Shift+B buys and Shift+S sells at market, and Shift+X flattens without asking. Review or clear them in Layout → Features → Hotkeys.

CHECK YOUR RESULT

You’re done when…

The chosen layout and visible modules let you inspect the correct instrument and account.

If this does not match what you see, use Common questions above or contact support with the page and account details.
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