Predefined Layouts

Instructions

You may use the layout library to browse and add any predefined layouts. These have been listed below.

To Add a Predefined Layout

  1. Click the + icon at the end of the tabset along the bottom of the TWS Window.

  2. Click the Browse button under Layout Library.

    The add a predefined layout in TWS

  3. Click Add Layout below the Layout type you would like to add.

    The browse predefined layouts panel in TWS

Layout Types

Create option orders using the Option Chain or option strategies using the Strategy Builder.

The option trading layout in TWS.

Make trading decisions using a sequence of short-term charts with preconfigured technical analysis. Trade with a single click at a price point in any chart.

The chart trading short term layout in TWS.

Scan the markets for new opportunities with this customizable scanner. See comprehensive research, check fundamentals and analyst forecasts before you invest.

The stock scanner layout in TWS.

See at-a-glance account summary and position detail in your portfolio, and quickly trade any asset type. View today's market performance side by side with any security in your portfolio.

The order entry with portfolio layout in TWS.

Make trading decisions using a sequence of longer-term charts with preconfigured studies and benchmark indices. Trade with a single click at a price point in any chart.

The chart trading - long term in TWS.

Create forex spot and futures orders with a single click from the FXTrader, which is preconfigured with popular fx pairs and futures. Stay on top of economic events and forex news with event calendars and streaming news feeds.

The FX trading layout in TWS.

Stay tuned with current news using Street Insider Top News, Bloomberg TV, Portfolio News, Social Sentiment and more.

The news layout in TWS.

Stay on top of activity across the world's markets with a comprehensive watchlist of world indices and an up-to-the-minute list of Top Movers throughout Europe, Asia and the US.

The markets layout in TWS.

Create orders for a single instrument from the BookTrader "price ladder". Attached tools help you quickly select the asset you want to trade.

The book trading layout in TWS.

 

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