Trading Platforms

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Jes Santaularia,
Managing Principal
Parrot Trading

M-Trade

Designed specifically for the self-directed trader......

MTrade, an Internet-based electronic order entry system for online trading of futures and options, designed specifically for the self-directed trader to place orders via the web.

Users may enter a broad range of order types, including market, limit, and stop orders. MTrade also allows time-limited orders such as day orders or good until cancelled orders.

Order activity screens are available to track the status of current MTrade orders, from the time the order is entered until it is filled or cancelled. This technology is designed to display updated information at your request, just by refreshing the screen.

System Requirements

PC - A Pentium® (or comparable) or faster processor.
Operating System - Windows® 95/98/NT/2000/XP or Apple Macintosh OS 9.0 or higher.
Browser - Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher. Your encryption level needs to be set at 128-bit or higher.

QUOTE WATCH FEATURE

Accessing the profile page allows you to set the following default options:

symbol for a new order. This is selectable from a list of all available contracts that can be traded via the MTrade system.
price type. Choose from LMT, MIT, MKT, MOC, MOO, or STP.
quantity traded.
time in force. Choose from DAY, GTC or GTD.
month format. You can either use 3-character months or the single character symbol.
the default start page. Choose from any of the order entry pages or either of the orders pages.

NEW ORDER SCREEN

Accessing the quote watch page allows you to set up your quote watch contracts so you can track up to five contracts simultaneously. In addition, once your quote watch is set up, you can trade your tracked contacts with ease by initiating a trade directly from this page. Simply select a contract and click on the "new order" button.