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In order to view the complete list of possibilities, click the box next to Show Hidden Actions<\/strong> in the top right-hand corner. The actions are grouped into categories such as Create Orders, Modify\/Transmit Orders or Analysis. You can also use the search bar at the top to search for commands based on key words.<\/p>\nWe will now create a shortcut to quickly close 50% of my positions.<\/p>\n
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- From the list of Possible Actions select Close Portion of Positions and then click Create Shortcut.<\/li>\n
- A new window will open to record my keystrokes associated with the shortcut and enter any applicable customizations to the command.<\/li>\n
- When you are ready, click Record and enter the key or the key combination you would like to assign to the command.<\/li>\n
- You may use any individual key or combine the SHIFT or CTRL key with one of the 26 keyboard letters.<\/li>\n
- In this scenario I will use SHIFT and the letter C.<\/li>\n
- Then, I\u2019ll use the customization section to specify that I would like this command to close 50% of my positions.<\/li>\n
- Once satisfied, click Apply and OK and you will see the hotkey listed under the configured shortcuts at the bottom of the pane. Hotkeys are effective immediately once created so there is no need to restart TWS to begin using the shortcuts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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To see the Hotkey command in practice, I will select SHIFT and C on my keyboard and it will open the pane to configure the order attributes for closing 50% of my positions.<\/p>\nChoose all asset classes or a specific one as well as all positions or just long or short and order type. In this example, I will use market orders. Once satisfied, select OK and another warning will be displayed asking if you are sure you would like to proceed and if so click Proceed. You will also receive a message indicating that you will not receive warnings for orders that exceed your Precautionary Settings. If you would still like to proceed with closing the positions, you may click Yes. If you do not want to receive this message in the future, you can check the box next to Don\u2019t Show this Message Again before clicking Yes to proceed. You will see the transmitted and executed orders reflected in your Activity Panel.<\/p>\n
In addition to global Hotkeys, Hotkeys can be configured for specific trading or information tools in TWS such as ChartTrader or OptionTrader.<\/p>\n
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To see the Hotkey command in practice, I will select SHIFT and C on my keyboard and it will open the pane to configure the order attributes for closing 50% of my positions.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/TWS-Hotkeys-3.jpg\")
As another example, if I trade frequently using Chart Trader and I wanted to quickly change my active limit order to a market order, I will scroll within the dropdown of tool-specific hotkeys and select ChartTrader and click Go.<\/p>\n