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To access the Add Manual Fill dialog box:

Right-click the Fills window and click Add Manual Fill.

If you execute trades outside of X_TRADER , you can manage those trade using the Add Manual Fill dialog box. Adding trades in this manner lets X_TRADER calculate your true position and P/L (profit/loss).

Notes: Manual fills affect only the position and P/L data. X_TRADER does not provide manual fill information to the middle or back office.

Also, for Buy actions, the Add Manual Fill dialog box will be highlighted blue; for Sell actions, it will be highlighted red.

Add Manual Fills Dialog Box Field Descriptions

The fields in the Manual Fills window include:

Adding a Manual Fill

To add a manual fill to the Fills pane :

Note: In order to save a manual fill, you must enable the Save Manual Fills option on the Fill tab in the Properties menu.

1. From the Control Panel, click the Window menu and choose Fill Window.

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From the Control Panel, click the icon.

1. In the Fills pane, right-click an open area and choose Add Manual Fill.

The Add Manual Fill dialog box appears.

Notes : 

• Place your cursor on a specific fill in the Fills pane to pre-populate the Add Manual Fill dialog box with information.

• Open the  Add Manual Fill dialog box via the Position pane to have all fields appear blank.

1. From the Instrument field, select a Market, Product Type, Product and Instrument from the Instrument Explorer.
2. From the Broker field, click the Broker (X_TRADER ASP only).
3. From the Gateway field, select a TT Gateway (non-X_TRADER ASP only).
4. Click Buy or Sell.
5. In the Quantity field, type the appropriate value.
6. In the Price field, type the appropriate value.

After you complete all mandatory fields, Add Fill enables.

1. In the Account field, type any applicable account information. (optional)
2. If you want to see the formatted fill before you add it, click the Confirm checkbox.
3. Click the Add Fill button.

The manual fill is added to the Fill window. If you clicked the Confirm checkbox, you must confirm the manual fill.

1. Click OK to exit.

You successfully added a manual fill to the Fills pane.

Deleting a Manual Fill

The only way to remove a manual fill is to delete it. They persist even in case of an emergency or automatic shutdown when you lose connectivity to X_TRADER .

To delete a manual fill from the Fills pane:

1. From the Control Panel, click the Window menu and choose Fill Window.

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From the Control Panel, click the icon.

1. From the Fills pane, click to select the manual fill trade you want to delete.

Note: Manual fills are identified by the m in the Open/Closed (O/C)column.

1. In the Fills pane, right-click an open area and choose Delete Manual Fill.

The Fills and Position panes update to reflect the fill deletion.

You successfully deleted manual fill from the Fills pane.