Order Entry API - Definitions

DEFAULT

Default

Applies to all orders and transactions not included in any of the defined categories. These typically are orders entered by or on behalf of nonmember entities.

MEMBER_OTHER_INDIVIDUAL

Member Other Individual

Applies to orders entered by a member or a nonmember terminal operator for the account of another individual member or an account controlled by such individual member.

MEMBER_OTHER_MEMBER

Member Other Member

Applies to orders entered or trades executed for the proprietary accounts of a member firm, including Rule 106.H., I., N., R. and S. firms.

MEMBER_OWN

Member Own

Applies to orders entered or trades executed by an individual member for their own account, for an account they controls, or for an account in which they have an ownership or financial interest. However, transactions initiated and executed by a member for the proprietary account of a member firm must be designated as Member Other Member transactions.

NO

No

No

YES

Yes

Yes

DAY

Day

Order expires at the end of the trading day.

FILL_AND_KILL

Fill and Kill

Order is immediately executed against any available quantity and any remaining quantity is eliminated

FILL_OR_KILL

Fill or Kill

Order is filled completely or else eliminated

GOOD_TILL_CANCEL

Good till Cancel

Order remains working until cancelled

GOOD_TILL_DATE

Good till Date

Order remains working until the end of the trading session of the local market date specified in the ExpirationDate field.

BUY

Buy

Identifies a buy side order

SELL

Sell

Identifies a sell side order

COMBO

Combo

ACTIVE

Active

Order is resting on the central limit order book and is eligible to trade.

LIMIT

Limit

A Limit order defines the upper price limit at which to buy an instrument and lower price limit at which to sell an instrument. The price limit is defined in the Price field. If the price is not immediately available, the Limit order will rest until filled or cancelled.

MARKET

Market

A Market order with protection is filled within a pre-defined range of prices referred to as the protected range. For buy orders, protection points are added to the current best offer price to calculate the protection price limit. For sell orders, protection points are subtracted from the current best bid price.

MARKET_TO_LIMIT

Market to Limit

A Market-limit order is executed at the best price available in the market. If the market-limit order can only be partially filled, the order becomes a limit order and the remaining quantity remains on the order book at the specified limit price.

STOP

Stop

A Stop order is an order which, when accepted, does not immediately go on the book, but must be "triggered" by a trade in the market at the price level submitted with the order. A Stop order goes on the book as a Market order once triggered.

STOP_LIMIT

Stop Limit

A Stop order is an order which, when accepted, does not immediately go on the book, but must be "triggered" by a trade in the market at the price level submitted with the order. A Stop-Limit order goes on the book as a Limit order once triggered.

CUSTOMER

Customer

HOUSE

House