ADL® Documentation
- Fundamental Concepts
- ADL Learning Guide
- Basic Blocks
- Trading Blocks
- Discrete Blocks
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Miscellaneous Blocks
- Round Block
- Display To Decimal Block
- Formula Block
- Average Block
- Stopwatch Block
- Clock Block
- Note Block
- Random Number Block
- Pause Block
- Log Block
- IsNumber Block
- Once True Always True Block
- Not Block
- Loop Block
- Exit Block
- Risk Block
- Workup State Block
- Alert Block
- Math Block
- Actor Blocks
- TT Analytics Block
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Advanced Concepts
- Sniper Algo
- Order of Discrete Event Message Propagation
- Grouped Blocks and Library Functionality
- Rules Of Virtualization
- Jump Blocks
- Safety And Preventive Design With Visual Feedback
- Flip For Sell Orders Functionality
- Dynamic Data ExchangeLink
- Leave Orders On Pause Or Cancel
- Creating and Launching Order Ticket Algorithms (OTAs)
- Breakpoint Functionality
- Algorithm Behavior At Market Close and Disconnect
- Exporting Block Output Values
Value Extractor Block
Operations
- A
discrete event message
triggers the Value Extractor Block.
- Upon trigger, the Value
Extractor takes a "snapshot" of the information specified by the
user (specified by double-clicking on the block). The user may choose
to take a snapshot of information contained within the
or information unrelated to
.
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After the taking the snapshot, the Value Extractor Block passes the original message
unchanged through its lower-right port and starts to output the snapshot as
.
- As
indicated by the yellow output port,
can be a Numeric, True/False or an Instrument type depending on the type of information captured by the snapshot.
- As
indicated by the yellow output port,

View: Details
Details
- The Value Extractor Block is commonly used to take a snapshot of information that may be constantly changing in the market, such as the bid quantity of a given instrument. By taking a snapshot, the user can capture the information at a single moment in time and use the "frozen" information later on even if the market continues to change. However, when a new discrete event message triggers the Value Extractor Block, the block will replace the old snapshot with a new one.
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The Value Extractor Block can also be used as a "toggle" to indicate the occurrence of a specific event in the market. To do this, the user can instruct a Value Extractor Block to take a snapshot of the numeric value "1" (in the internal logic canvas, drag and drop the "#" icon onto the canvas and input the value "1") when triggered by a discrete event message. Before the discrete event message occurs, the Value Extractor Block will output the default value of zero. However, when the discrete event message occurs, the Value Extractor Block will output a value of 1, indicating that the discrete event has occurred.
Example. Using the Value Extractor Block as an event toggle
View: Double-Click Edit Window
Double-Click Edit Window
Double-click on the block to bring up an edit window:
- Clicking on the formula
link will display a green canvas where the user can define an equation
which will determine the specific value to be captured by the snapshot
at the moment the block is triggered by
.
View: Using Internalized Logic Canvas
Internalized Logic Canvas
Internalized Logic Canvas: Several blocks in ADL contain an internalized logic canvas which can be accessed by double-clicking on the block.
Example. Internal Logic Canvas
The canvas is used to define user-made equations which will play an important role in the overall operation of the respective block. The following icons can be dragged onto the green canvas to define an equation:
: These icons can be linked to define an arithmetic equation or a True/False statement.
: The Block Value Icon allows the user to reference the output of any other block in the algorithm. When dragged onto the canvas, the Block Value Icon will display a menu from which the user will be able to choose a block within the algorithm (except for the blocks contained in a virtualized block).
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: The Message Info Icon allows the user to extract certain information embedded within a discrete event message, such as a Fill Confirmation Message. When dragged onto the canvas, the Message Info Icon will display the following selectable fields:
Field Description Limit The price of the respective order or the order about to be submitted OrderQty The total order quantity of the respective order or the order about to be submitted WorkingQty The working quantity of the respective order or the order about to be submitted FillPrice Fill price FillQty Fill quantity Instrument Instrument of the submitted order ExeQty Total filled quantity of the respective order DisclosedQty The disclosed quantity or percentage (%) of total goal quantity viewable to the market DeletedQty The canceled quantity of the deleted order or the order about to be deleted IsBuy When this field is selected, the respective block will evaluate the user's fill confirmations messages (not trade data message disseminated by the exchange) and will output a Boolean value of TRUE if the user's fill was a buy side execution StopTrigger The price at which the respective stop-limit or stop-market order is activated TradeQty Quantity of the last trade for a specific instrument TradePrice Price of the last trade for a specific instrument IsQuotingOrder Applies to discrete event messages generated by an ASE Order Block. The field will output a Boolean value of TRUE if the message was generated from an order submission for the quote leg of the respective spread IsHedgeOrder Applies to discrete event messages generated by an ASE Order Block. The field will output a Boolean value of TRUE if the message was generated from an order submission for the hedge leg of the respective spread User Field 1 - 4 An empty field that can be populated with a value using a Value Injector Block. The value may then be extracted using a Value Extractor Block