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Find: Price figure orders order left working filled volume mini windows.

In figure 1, above, is a screenshot of the trading platform, giving a fairly complete picture of its functionality. At the top you can see the markets that the platform is currently accessing, The E-Mini S&P and the E-Mini Nasdaq100. Under the working orders tab, you can see the orders that are waiting to be executed. The two extra windows show the market depth (on left) and the order ticket (on right). 25 Figure 2 In figure 2, is a detail showing the market data and the working orders. The markets (top two grey lines) are the FTSE100 future, represented by the letter Z, and the Long GILT future, represented by the letter R. You can just make out the price data, which includes the bid quantity, the bid price, the last traded price, the offer price, the offer quantity, the last trade volume and the total volume. To trade you click on a price or on the volume, or on the buy and sell buttons on the left. Any of these actions bring up the order window, shown below. The working orders section contains details of every order that is waiting to be filled. Once they have been filled, they turn green and can be transferred to the filled order book (another window). The menu on the left gives access to the other windows and the settings. 26 Figure 3

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How To Trade The Futures Market

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