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Strategy Runner User’s Guide
Getting Started
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1.
GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................... 5
DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE PROGRAM ...................................................................................... 5
STARTING THE PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................... 5
MAIN W INDOW ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Menu Bar ............................................................................................................................................. 7
The Toolbar ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Status Bar............................................................................................................................................ 7
Contracts Table .................................................................................................................................. 8
Strategies Table ................................................................................................................................. 8
Viewing and Hiding Strategies Table........................................................................................................... 8
Chart Tab............................................................................................................................................. 8
Charts............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Working Orders Table and Last Completed Orders Table ....................................................................... 9
Historical Chart Tab ........................................................................................................................... 9
Additional Information Tabs .............................................................................................................. 9
CHAPTER 2.
MANAGING CONTRACTS ......................................................................................... 10
CUSTOMIZING CONTRACTS TABLE.......................................................................................................... 11
ADDING CONTRACTS ............................................................................................................................... 13
DELETING CONTRACTS ........................................................................................................................... 14
DDE EXCEL LINK FOR STREAMING REAL-TIME CONTRACT DATA ........................................................ 15
CONNECTING TO STRATEGY RUNNER’S DDE SERVER.......................................................................... 16
CHAPTER 3.
REAL-TIME & HISTORICAL CHARTS..................................................................... 18
REAL TIME CHART ................................................................................................................................... 18
Chart Toolbar .................................................................................................................................... 19
Modifying Chart Resolution............................................................................................................. 20
Selecting Chart Style ....................................................................................................................... 20
Displaying Studies............................................................................................................................ 20
Session Hours .................................................................................................................................. 25
Chart Studies Settings..................................................................................................................... 25
Order Display Settings..................................................................................................................... 26
Chart Style Settings ......................................................................................................................... 26
Chart Window Settings .................................................................................................................... 27
Displaying Lines ............................................................................................................................... 27
Defining Custom Pivot Lines .......................................................................................................... 28
Zooming............................................................................................................................................. 28
Drawing Additional Lines................................................................................................................. 28
Viewing multiple Charts................................................................................................................... 29
Change Displayed Contract............................................................................................................ 30
Trading From Chart.......................................................................................................................... 30
Displaying Cursor ............................................................................................................................. 30
HISTORICAL CHART ................................................................................................................................. 30
Setting Data Range.......................................................................................................................... 31
Modifying Chart Resolution............................................................................................................. 31
CHAPTER 4.
MANAGING STRATEGIES......................................................................................... 32
CUSTOMIZING STRATEGIES TABLE ......................................................................................................... 33
ADDING STRATEGIES............................................................................................................................... 34
LIQUIDATING STRATEGIES ....................................................................................................................... 36
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