To help increase efficiency, TWS and the Blotter use default values where appropriate, so that you don’t need to continually enter the same value over and over for each order. Initial defaults are set for every new account, but you can change these values through Global Configuration.
To change order default values
From the top right of any Blotter panel, click the Configure wrench icon.
In the left pane, expand the Order and then Order Defaults.
Select a product.
In the right window, modify any product-specific defaults and click OK.
In the image above, the Option defaults window is selected, and we have changed the the system-defined Default order size from 1 to 2. When you Create an Order from the Tickets panel of the Blotter, the Quantity for options orders will now default to “2” instead of “1.”
Use Global Configuration to define other OMS configuration settings including:
Create ticket for all orders - this Order setting enables all TWS order-creation actions and order windows for OMS ticket creation.
Sound Manager - assign sounds to order and ticket actions, such as a partial fill or receipt of an electronic ticket.
Blotter display configuration - modify Blotter settings from the Blotter section of the Trading Tools config page.
For more details on Global Configuration, please see the TWS Users’ Guide.
