11 TIME & SALES WINDOWS                            Main Table of Contents

Time & Sales Menu

Character size

Main Menu

Delete

Display Options

Time & Sales Display and Filter Options Menu

Bids, Asks, Trades, Settles

Volumes

Cancel

Done

Redraw

A Time & Sales window enables you to display all the trades of an instrument on a minute-by-minute basis.

To display a Time & Sales window, follow these steps:

1. Type t&s btnEnter.gif (1425 bytes). A Time & Sales window will appear.
2. Type the name of an instrument. For example; type sp# btnEnter.gif (1425 bytes). The Time & Sales window will show pricing for the current S&P contract (see Figure 1).

Figure 1

Once the Time & Sales window is displayed, tap the btntilda.gif (1192 bytes) key one time. The Time & Sales Menu (see Figure 2) will be displayed. The Time & Sales Menu can be used to configure the Time & Sales window for different display options, fonts, and font sizes. You can also use the menu to scroll back in time.

Figure 2

Time & Sales Menu                            Top of Page

The Up Arrow selection scrolls back in time one line at a time.

The Down Arrow selection scrolls forward in time one line at a time.

The Pg UP selection scrolls back in time one page at a time.

The Pg Dn selection scrolls forward in time one page at a time.

The UpArrow, DownArrow, PageUp, and PageDown keys on your keyboard will function just like the selections in the Time & Sales Menu but will be disabled if the Time & Sales Menu is currently displayed.

Character size                           

This selection allows you to edit the font sizes and styles within the Time & Sales window.

Main Menu                            Top of Page

This selection takes you to the Main Menu within Aspen.

Delete

Delete removes the Time & Sales Window from the screen.

Display Options                            Top of Page

This option brings up the Time & Sales Display and Filter Options Menu (see Figure 3).

Time & Sales Display and Filter Options menu                            Top of Page

This section will guide you through the selections available in the Time & Sales Display and Filter Options Menu (see Figure 3).

Figure 3

Bids, Asks, Trades, Settles                            Top of Page

To display the Bids, Asks, Trades, and/or Settles, set each one to ON.

A Bid will be displayed as a price followed by the letter b.

An Ask will have the letter a.

A Settle will have the letter s.

Volumes                            Top of Page

Toggles between the following four settings:

Not Displayed - Volumes are not displayed.

All - All Volumes are displayed.

Large - Displays volumes larger than the number you specify in the Minimum Volume field. When Large is selected, the Time & Sales window will only display quotes with volumes that are larger than the number specified.

Range -Displays volumes within a range that you specify in the Minimum Volume and Maximum Volume fields. When Range is selected, the Time & Sales window will only display quotes that fall within the range specified.

Cancel                            Top of Page

Removes the menu but none of the changes made will take effect.

Done                            Top of Page

Removes the menu and all of the changes will take effect on the next tick.

Redraw                            Top of Page

Updates the Time & Sales window immediately and keeps the menu active.