Order ticket and confirmation: types, time in force, risk sizing
The order ticket sends market, limit, stop and stop-limit orders to the selected broker account, with a shared quantity, an optional max-size guard and a confirmation dialog that follows the global 1-click / 2-click setting.
Senzoukria · Documentation · Updated September 2026
Where to find it
- Where
- Trading page → Order ticket; also docked in the chart's broker account panel
- Default type / TIF
- Market · DAY
- Quantity
- Shared across ticket, quick ticket and right-click menu; 1 by default, clamped between 1 and 20
- Confirmation
- Settings → Trading → Order confirmation; 1 click by default
What it does
The ticket builds an order draft from side, quantity, type, time in force and, when needed, a limit or stop price, then hands it to the backend. Quantity cap, trading-enabled flag and the confirmation requirement are enforced backend-side; the ticket mirrors them so you see the guard before the round trip, never as the only line of defence.
The quantity is a single shared value. Before this, four independent quantities coexisted and setting 7 in one place left the context menu sending 1. The shared value is persisted and clamped to 20 as a typo guard; the per-order cap "Contracts per order" in the chart Settings → Trading tab is a separate limit, empty or 0 meaning no cap.
Above the buttons, the ticket shows a derived bid, the last traded price and a derived ask, one tick either side of the last trade from the chart feed.
Settings
| Setting | Default | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| BUY / SELL | BUY | Side of the order |
| Quantity | 1 (max 20; label shows "max N" when a guard cap is set) | Contracts; must be a positive integer |
| Type | Market | Market, Limit, Stop, Stop limit; Limit and Stop limit require a limit price, Stop and Stop limit require a stop price |
| Time in force | DAY | DAY, GTC, IOC, FOK |
| Stop (ticks) · Risk ($) | empty | Indicative risk calculator: shows the dollar risk at the current quantity and a "Use N×" button sizing to floor(risk ÷ (ticks × tick value)); places no order and no bracket |
| Order confirmation (Settings → Trading) | 1 click — send immediately | 2 clicks shows a recap first; applies to the ticket, the chart quick ticket and the right-click menu |
The confirmation dialog
When 2-click mode is on, a "Confirm order" dialog recaps Side, Quantity, Instrument with exchange, Type with time in force, Price when the order is not a market order, and Account. If the connection's environment is funded, it adds "This is a FUNDED account — a fill affects your real drawdown." The send button reads "Send BUY" or "Send SELL" and is focused; Cancel or clicking the backdrop closes the dialog. The account named in the recap is the one the order was built for, even if you switch accounts while the dialog is open.
After acceptance the ticket shows "Order accepted — id …". If copy trading is set up, followers are only sent the order after the leader's acceptance.
Limits and pitfalls
- The ticket is blocked without a ready connection, when trading is disabled on the connection (off by default on funded accounts) or before the broker account list arrives.
- The order carries the account you see; the backend refuses it if the order-plant session routes to another account.
- The risk calculator is indicative. Real protection is placed on the open position, because the entry price is only known once filled.
- Live trading uses your own broker account; market data is billed by the provider.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where do I turn the confirmation dialog back on?
- Settings → Trading → Order confirmation, mode "2 clicks — confirm first". It is a shared backend guard, so it applies to every order surface at once.
- Why can't I type a quantity above 20?
- The shared quantity store clamps input to 20 as a typo guard. A separate "Contracts per order" cap can be set in the chart Settings → Trading tab; left empty it reads "No cap — your size is your call."
- Does the Stop (ticks) field attach a stop to my order?
- No. It only sizes the quantity for a dollar budget. Attach protection to the open position from the account panel or the chart.