How can I roll a future in TWS?

You can see how many days are left until the last trading day for an option by adding the "Days to Last Trading Day" column to your TWS or Mosaic page. To add a column to your TWS page, right click on the tab/page header and select Layout. Click the Market Data Columns tab and expand the Contract Description section on the right side. Select "Days to Last Trading Day", click the Add button in the middle, and you should now see those columns on the left side under Shown Columns. Once finished, click the Apply and OK buttons at the bottom of the window…

In the TWS Latest 970 or newer, you can use the Roll Builder tool to roll option spreads originally created as a Complex Position:

1. Right click on the complex combination position you wish to roll in the Portfolio window
2. Click on the ROLL…

To place a GTD order, first add the Exp. Date and Exp. Time columns to your TWS page. Right click on the tab/page header and select Layout. Here you will find all columns that are available to add to your TWS page. Click the Order Columns tab and find the Time in Force section. Click Exp. Date and Exp. Time followed by the Add button in the middle. You should now see those columns on the left side under Shown Columns. Once finished, click the Apply and OK buttons at the bottom of the window…

You can find the Opening and Closing prices for your stocks by adding those columns to your Trader Workstation Watchlist or Portfolio pages. Right-click on the tab header and select Layout. Make sure you are on the Market Data Columns tab and find the Prices section on the right under Available Columns. Click the green plus sign (+) to expand the section. Click each price column you are looking to add, in this case, Close and Open, and click the Add button in the middle. You should now see those columns on the left side under Shown Columns. Once finished, click the Apply and OK buttons at the bottom of the window…