Lesson 3 of 8: Using the thinkorswim® Trade Tab | Getting Started with thinkorswim®

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Getting Started with thinkorswim® | 11-20-23
Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. bit.ly/2v9tH6D
In this video, we explore the functions and tools found on the thinkorswim Trade Tab, which allow a trader or investor to quickly place and manage orders for stocks, options, forex, and futures. We also discuss potentially important data that can be found via the fields titled Trade Grid, Today's Options Statistics, Options Time & Sales, and so much more.
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@George18529 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the excellent instruction. It would be easier to follow the cursor if it was highlighted in some way, thus instead of searching with our eyes for the cursor, we could pay better attention to your words.

@tradertalkswebcasts 4 ай бұрын

Great suggestion, and as a matter of fact, if you watch my most recent videos, you'll see that I've changed to a larger green cursor to aide visibility. I hope that helps, and thanks for watching! ^CM

@lindaalbers5596 7 ай бұрын

On the Options statistics, I use just the iv percentile when I am selling puts.

@tradertalkswebcasts 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Linda! ^CM

@Zareh1949 3 ай бұрын

Is Order Entry customizable such that after selecting the Amount option in the Qty field and entering a budgeted amount for my order the equivalent number of product units is calculated automatically and rounded down to the closest match?

@tradertalkswebcasts 3 ай бұрын

That is not a trade feature on thinkorswim, but it can be done on schwab.com. Hope this helps! ^CM

@lindaalbers5596 7 ай бұрын

For a GTC trade, could I specify that it is to be effective after the first half hour of trading each day?

@tradertalkswebcasts 7 ай бұрын

Happy to help! In brief, you could set the order to be submitted after the first hour on a given day, but I'm not aware of a function that would skip that first hour every day on a single order. ^CM

@JQUICK21 11 күн бұрын

Hello....is "Copy Trading" a good thing? Good for a beginner? Or anyone at all? Thank You

@tradertalkswebcasts 10 күн бұрын

As with any approach to trading or investing, there can be pros and cons. Among the potential considerations would be the effectiveness of the trader being followed, as well as the timeliness of the follow trade (may be late to the motivations of the original trade.) As an educator, I can't advise whether any particular technique is "good" for a specific investor, but I do wish you luck in whatever approach you decide to take. Thanks for watching! ^CM

@russcarefoot7235 5 ай бұрын

Is there a sell all choice? You showed the buy stuff but then went to options which I don't do.....thnx

@tradertalkswebcasts 5 ай бұрын

Do you mean a "Sell All" function to sell all shares of a single stock? Or sell all stocks in an entire portfolio? Happy to help, but I want to make sure I offer the help you're actually looking to receive. Thanks! ^CM

@russcarefoot7235 5 ай бұрын

Thnx for the quick response...I found the solution, just not used to this platform yet,,,my bad. All my SSE is customized, charts,scans,WL's etc. I would think it would be possible to convert all of it over to TOS fairly quickly for the nerd kids...not so much for us old guys lol

@MikeMikeFoxtrot Ай бұрын

Can you set up a floating stop loss order in ToS?

@tradertalkswebcasts Ай бұрын

Stops can be set a fixed dollar amount or fixed percentage amount per share below a selected price, or one can also set both of these to "trail" if price subsequently rises. In any event, a stop is not a guarantee of a specific selling price. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching! ^CM

@lindaalbers5596 7 ай бұрын

Can I sort the strike prices to be in descending order (as on charts)? Confession: I know that TOS does not proide that feature, though Robinhood does. I don’t know a single other inividual who actually cares! I guess that’s why it is not available.

@tradertalkswebcasts 7 ай бұрын

In any event, thanks for watching. See you in the next one! ^CM

@natayo9410 7 ай бұрын

What different letters at Bid and Ask prices mean?

@tradertalkswebcasts 7 ай бұрын

I'm happy to help, but I may need you to clarify: Where are you seeing these letters? You may have a custom column, so I'll need to know what that column is in order to give accurate direction. In any event, thanks for watching! ^CM