Position Grid

From the WTP toolbar select Manage-->Position Grid.

Alternate Method:

From the WTP menu select Position Grid.

Open The Configure Window

Open the Configure window by clicking on the configuration button .

Alternate Methods

From the Config menu select Configuration
Right-click the mouse anywhere in the grid and select Configuration

Position Mode

The Position Grid can be configured to report on each type of position collection.

When a Position Mode is selected, additional options are available to customize the reporting:

Portfolio—check the desired portfolio(s), or <All Portfolios>
Account—check the desired account(s), or <All Accounts>
Firm—check the desired firm(s), or <All Firms>
Wave—check the desired wave(s), or <All Waves>

Filter By

The data displayed in Position Grid is filtered by one of two selectable methods:

Intersect—Position Grid will display all orders that match the Security Name, Security Type, User, Side, etc., i.e., orders that match all of the selected filters.
Union—Position Grid will display all orders that match the Security Name or Security Type, or User, or Side, etc., i.e., orders that match any of the selected filters.

Security and Sec Type

From the drop-down lists select one or more securities and security types.

Select <All Securities> and <All Types> to quickly choose all securities and types.

Show Display Options

Check the box next to the following view options in Position Grid:

Options Columns—Strike, expiration date, and other options-related columns
Only Open Positions—Stocks or equities that are owned
Only Executed Positions—Executed position data
Aggregate Positions—Adds rows to display the cumulative position of a portfolio/account/firm/ or wave. Three asterisks (***) will be displayed in the Symbol column for each portfolio.
Position Summaries—Grouped either by Entity (i.e., account names) or Symbol

Group By Entity—In the Portfolio column, a button for each portfolio will be listed. The PNL column will display the total profit/loss for each portfolio.

Group By Symbol—In the Symbol column, a button for each symbol will be listed. The PNL column will displays the profit/loss for each symbol.

Group Color—Either position summary rows can be displayed in any desired color. Press the rectangular color box to open a color window. Select an existing color or define a custom color.

Columns and Formatting

Learn how to set up columns and define formatting here.

Ask column displaying Option quotes

Ask column displaying underlier quote data

The Position Grid can be configured to display underlier quote data (bid/ask/last/vol) instead of, or in conjunction with, Option data.

There are two different methods for displaying underlier values:

Method 1: Set Column Style for the Quote column

Right-click on the header of the column and select Set Column Style.
Check the box Use Alternate Display.

In the image below, the "Ask" column is configured to display underlier data.

Press OK to close the style window.

Method 2: Create a User Defined "Numeric Expression" Column

With this method, a user defined column is created and an expression is entered that will display the underlier quote data.

The benefit of this method is that an underlier data column can exist in the same grid as the Option data.

Open the configuration window from the Position Grid.
Select the Columns and Formatting tab.
Select User Defined Fields.
Double-click on <Numeric Expression> to add it to the visible columns (or select <Numeric Expression> and press the right arrow).
In the Visible Columns section, double-click on <Numeric Expression> (or select <Numeric Expression> and press Set Column Style). The <Numeric Expression> style window will open.
Enter a display title and expression. The title should reflect the type of quote data to be displayed.

The expression is entered in the following format:

[Alt: name of quote data column]

In the example below the Ask quote data column is defined in the expression.

Press OK to close the column style window and add the new column to the Position Grid.

An adjustment can be made to any position via a special Order Ticket.

Note: Position adjustments can be executed by those with the proper client permission.

To adjust a position:

Press the Adjust Position button

Alternate Methods:

From the Action menu, select Adjust Position.
Right-click in the Position Grid and select Adjust Position.

Note: If a row in the Position Grid is highlighted prior to selecting Adjust Position, its symbol will automatically be placed in the Adjust Position Ticket.

An ALERT column can be added to the Position Grid. When activated, the Alert column will display the button Alert next to each symbol in the grid.

Press the Alert Columns button to display the Alert button and the Enable check box.

Alternate Methods:

From the Config menu, select Show Alert Columns.
Right-click in the Position Grid and select Show Alert Columns.

Alert Button Colors

The Alert button will change colors reflecting the status of the button's underlying settings. The display colors of the Alert button are:

green—The Alert button is active
yellow—The Alert button is inactive
red—The criteria for the Alert button has been met

The Enable check box column (next to the Alert button) turns the Alert for the its row on and off.

See Set Row Color Conditions for instructions in using the configuration window.

Live orders can be canceled in Position Grid, either selectively or completely.

Cancel Position Orders

Highlight the row containing the position to be canceled by clicking on it.
Press the Cancel Position Order button .

Alternate Methods:

Right-click on the row containing the position to be canceled and select Cxl Selected Position Orders.
From the Action menu select Cxl Selected Position Orders.

Cancel All Orders

Press the Cancel All Orders button .

Alternate Methods:

Right-click anywhere in the grid area and select Cancel All Orders.
From the Action menu select Cancel All Orders.

Cancel Matching Orders

All orders for a specific symbol, or all orders in an account or portfolio can be canceled.

Right-click on a row whose order is to be deleted.
Select Cancel Matching Orders --> and one of the following:

Cancel All For Symbol ___

In Account ___

In Portfolio ___

Alternate Method:

Click on the row whose order is to be deleted.

From the Action column select Cancel Matching Orders continue with step #2 above.

The Order Grid is launched whenever a row in the Position Grid is double-clicked. The Order Grid opens with the selected position.

Alternate Methods:

Select a row in the Position Grid and click on the Order Grid button .
Right-click on a row in the Position Grid and select Send To --> Order Grid.
Select a row in the Position Grid and from the Action menu select Send To --> Order Grid.

Learn how to create, edit, and position tabs here.

Position Grid configurations can be saved as templates.

Learn about templates here.

Data in the Position Grid can be exported to a file, clipboard, or Excel spreadsheet.

Learn about exporting grid data here.

The Copy command copies all the symbol names in the Position Grid. The Copy This Cell command copies a selected cell.

To Copy:

Select one or more rows.
From the Action column select Copy.

Alternate Methods:

Right-click on the highlighted rows and select Copy.
Press Ctrl +c after highlighting the row(s).
Press the copy button after highlighting the row(s).

To Copy a Cell:

Click on the cell to be copied.
From the Action menu, select Copy This Cell.

Alternate Methods:

Right-click on the cell to be copied, and select Copy This Cell.
Click on the cell to be copied and type Ctrl +c.

Learn the basics of printing a WTP applet here.