Unlike the Quote SpreadSheet, the EQSS is fully customizable, allowing traders to customize cells to view specific market data. Over 200 quote board parameters are available. Traders are not restricted to a single type of data in a column or to data for a specific instrument in a row. They can execute trades and manage orders for multiple positions.
The EQSS also features trade routing functionality, and sweep mode is available. Track the current best bid, best ask, size of the best bid and ask; place market or working orders; monitor open positions and other key market and positions details directly from the spreadsheet. The EQSS features a trade bar on the toolbar. To trade from the EQSS, you must add trading columns to the display. You can name the spreadsheet as well.
Additional cells can be added for sending orders and detailing current orders and positions:
- BuyMarket
- SellMarket
- OpenPosition
- OpenTradeEquity (OTE+P/L)
- Size (order size)
- WorkingBuyOrders
- WorkingSellOrders
- MarketDirection (last trade was an up tick or a down tick)
All orders placed through the EQSS will automatically appear in other CQG order routing interfaces, such as the DOMTrader®. Symbols selected in the EQSS will be changed to the same symbol in the DOMTrader for order management.