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Understanding the MetroTrader Menu Bar and Widgets

The left-hand side consists of 3 tabs to specific widgets that can be added to the platform.The right-hand side consists of 7 sections that provide trading and account data at a glance.


Account Displays detailed account metrics as a table.
Account Transactions

Provides detailed information about transactions on the account.

The table can be filtered and sorted by the columns available in the selector, and the date range can be filtered with the Time Range at the top of the widget.

Click on the Export button in the top right corner to export account transactions as a csv file.

Orders

View all working/filled/canceled orders for a specific period.

The table can be filtered and sorted by the columns available in the selector, and the date range can be filtered with the Time Range at the top of the widget.

Left-clicking on an order will open the complete history of that order.

Right-clicking on an order will open a menu that includes order entry, order duplication, alert creation, or the addition of the product to a watchlist.

Positions

View all the long and short positions on the account for a specific period.

The table can be filtered and sorted by the columns available in the selector, and the date range can be filtered with the Time Range at the top of the widget.

Double left-clicking on a specific position or clicking on the x on the last column opens an order ticket pre-filled with the position quantity.

Right-clicking on a specific position opens a menu that includes the ability to close the position, open an order ticket, create an alert for a product, or add the product to a watchlist.

Messages Displays all the system messages sent to the account.
Trades

View all executed trades over a specific period.

The table can be filtered and sorted by the columns available in the selector, and the date range can be filtered with the Time Range at the top of the widget.

Trading Journal

View trades over a specific period and add notes, labels, and tags.

The table can be filtered and sorted by the columns, and the date range can be filtered with the Time Range at the top of the widget.

 

Chart View and generate charts with a variety of indicators.
Watchlist Create custom watchlists or use available public watchlists.
Time & Sales View detailed information on each transaction.
News View market news headlines (as available).
Alerts Create and view alerts on a variety of data points.
 
 Options are currently not available for trading.
Date and time Time is displayed in continental time, and can be automatically associated with the workstation or chosen manually.
Account Number Lists all the accounts the trader has access to and whether the environment is in production or demo mode.
Account Metrics account balance/equity/Net Liquidation/Future Available Funds/Unrealized P&L.
Market Data status displays market data status (realtime or delayed) as well as the specific exchanges available.
Messages Displays all the system messages sent to the account.
Layouts Save custom layouts or choose pre-loaded public layouts.
Hamburger Menu Switch themes (light or dark) or logout.