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Introduction

 

Environment Options allows the user to personalise Swordfish with various settings.

 

General Options

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Order confirmation

If checked, Swordfish will display a confirmation message each time    the user places an order. Useful to ensure validity of orders before      they are submitted.

 

Order confirm default on Yes button

If checked, the order confirmation message box will have focus set on the "Yes" button. The default is focus on the "No" button.

Delete/Suspend order confirmation

If checked, Swordfish will display a confirmation message before an    active order is canceled or suspended and before a suspended order is deleted by the user.

Follow market price

If checked, the order placement box price field will follow the market  by default. This can still be turned on and off on the order placement dialog box.

 

Last ref code

Use this code as the start sequence for default order reference number. Eg 00001 in this field will generate 00001 then 00002 as the next order reference. John1 will generate John1 then John2 as next order reference.

 

Order to confirm notification

This alert is used for a broker member to confirm a user's order notification.

 

Highlight selected instrument row

If checked, the entire row in a instrument window will be highlighted when an instrument is selected. Colour is yellow.

 

Enable DDE

Turns on DDE in Swordfish and allows linking to DDE-enabled applications.

 

"Chat" in Messages

Displays chat communication messages in Messages tab page

Deals in Messages

Displays Buy and Sell trades in Messages tab page

Enable mouse wheel values change

Mouse wheel movement will change values of quantity and price fields

Auto load charts

Load charts previously open at last closing of Swordfish.

Swap order place box

If unchecked this option will display 'Bid/Buy' order place box when

clicking on a 'Bid Qty' or 'Bid Price' cells. Clicking on a Ask Qty or Ask

Price will display 'Ask/Sell' order place box.

 

If checked this option will display 'Ask/Sell' order place box when

clicking on a 'Bid Qty' or 'Bid Price' cells. Clicking on a Ask Qty or Ask

Price will display 'Bid/Buy' order place box.

Always show chat popup

If checked this option will display new chat message notification in the Windows Operating System task bar.

View Cumulative Depth

If unchecked the 'Depth' window of an Instrument will display upon opening the depth of an Instrument.

 

If checked the 'Cumulative Depth' window will display upon opening the depth of an Instrument.

Select price on focus

 

 

Environment setting that will select order place window price field contents on focus. This will allow user to quickly over type the price.


Calculate IntVol for Options Instruments

If this box is checked, the column IntVol is calculated for an option and  delta option instruments

Calculate Bid & Ask Volatility for options instruments

If this box is checked, the columns for bid and ask volatility is calculated for option and delta option instruments

Keep window columns autosized

If checked, most windows will autosize the columns as they are opened or switched.

 

 

 

 

Sounds

Manage the various sounds that Swordfish can generate.

 

Method

 

Click on Tools from Swordfish menu and then select Environment Options from the pop-up menu. Click on Sounds tab page:

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Jibba Jabba

This setting allows a speech synthesizer to read all entries to the

Messages tab.

Beep on order to confirm

This setting is used for broker members to alert them when a user's

order that needs broker confirmation has arrived.

 

Beep on error

If checked, Swordfish will make a beeping sound when an error occurs  for the logged in user.

 

Beep on deal

If checked, Swordfish will make a beeping sound when a deal occurs

for the logged in user.

 

Beep on alert

If checked, Swordfish will make a beeping sound when an alert occurs

for the logged in user.

 

 

 

Exchange Specific Options

The exchange-specific tab of Environment Options relate to the current connected exchange. SAFEX financial exchange is shown as SXFIN in the image below.

 

Method

 

Click on Tools from Swordfish menu and then select Environment Options from the pop-up menu. Find and click on exchange name.

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Default Fields

In the case of a user who has multiple principle codes , multiple dealer  codes or multiple capacity codes, these settings will allow the user to  select which principle code, which dealer code, which capacity will be  the default value when placing an order.

 

Default Trailing Trigger Size

Option that allows setting of default trailing distance for triggered orders.

 

Expand Order Box as Default

If selected will always open the Order Box expanded

 

Principal Filter Precedence

To enable the Principal filter precedence over Order Place window default principal value.

 

Popup Errors

If activated, users to receive popup announcements of errors on Swordfish.

Market Announcements

Users to receive any market updates per exchange.

 

 

Popup Deals

If activated, users to receive popup notification of new deals.

Sub Accounts

This feature will only be visible if the User’s Swordfish permissions allows.Sub Accounts can be added and deleted.

 

 

 

Features

This list indicates which features are enabled for the particular Swordfish installation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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