# Trader Desktop

**URL:** https://community.tradovate.com/c/tradovate-requests/trader-feature/7.md?page=2

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## [Ability to schedule software updates](https://community.tradovate.com/t/ability-to-schedule-software-updates/6959)

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**Author:** [@NAKOT](https://community.tradovate.com/u/NAKOT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/ability-to-schedule-software-updates/6959 "2023-03-19T15:56:00Z")

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Hi there, I noticed that at least once a week there’s a software update where I’m forced to wait until the software has updated to log in. Good thing is, it takes less than a minute to update but it would be nice to ha…

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## [Hide Values in Data Box](https://community.tradovate.com/t/hide-values-in-data-box/6924)

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**Author:** [@MD24K](https://community.tradovate.com/u/MD24K)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/hide-values-in-data-box/6924 "2023-03-14T19:18:51Z")

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Currently I do not know of a way to hide certain values from showing in the data box. Even if the “visible” box is unchecked from indicator options, only the line from the chart is removed, but not the value from the dat…

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## [Session break functionality](https://community.tradovate.com/t/session-break-functionality/6854)

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**Author:** [@PETER\_KAHARE](https://community.tradovate.com/u/PETER_KAHARE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/session-break-functionality/6854 "2023-03-06T22:20:25Z")

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Kindly add a session break indicator or function. This block color background is not good. I want to see a different colour in monitor for premarket and a different monitor colour for market hours…Not necessarily bright …

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## [Hot Key to Quickly Adjust Position Size on Order Ticket](https://community.tradovate.com/t/hot-key-to-quickly-adjust-position-size-on-order-ticket/4581)

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**Author:** [@Chang\_Gwoun](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Chang_Gwoun)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/hot-key-to-quickly-adjust-position-size-on-order-ticket/4581 "2023-03-01T17:21:04Z")

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Hi, I use a fixed risk amount per trade. Therefore, my position size will change depending on how wide or tight my stop is from my entry. It would be nice to have a hot key to adjust my position size for my order very q…

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## [Limit Stop to Break Even Hot Key](https://community.tradovate.com/t/limit-stop-to-break-even-hot-key/6815)

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**Author:** [@Ghome](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Ghome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/limit-stop-to-break-even-hot-key/6815 "2023-03-01T17:14:43Z")

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Hello, Is there any way we can add a hotkey option to move our stop loss up to our breakeven tick?

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## [Day P/L and Total fees and commissions paid](https://community.tradovate.com/t/day-p-l-and-total-fees-and-commissions-paid/5388)

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**Author:** [@rgamoros](https://community.tradovate.com/u/rgamoros)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/day-p-l-and-total-fees-and-commissions-paid/5388 "2023-02-27T23:48:51Z")

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Hi, I would like a small section showing DAY P/L and the Total Fees and Commissions paid in currency. This information should be clear and straightforward in my opinion. The performance report only shows % for fees and …

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## [Attach DOM to Chart ( Chart DOM )](https://community.tradovate.com/t/attach-dom-to-chart-chart-dom/1504)

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**Author:** [@Nickg](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Nickg)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/attach-dom-to-chart-chart-dom/1504 "2023-02-24T01:13:36Z")

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In Sierra Chart there is a way to have a DOM attached to the price scale (y-axis) of the chart. The advantage to this is huge because with cross-hairs enabled, placing bracket orders according to levels I can clearly se…

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## [Market Replay in Exchange Time](https://community.tradovate.com/t/market-replay-in-exchange-time/4845)

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**Author:** [@Toto73](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Toto73)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/market-replay-in-exchange-time/4845 "2022-06-30T04:03:41Z")

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Hi, I am using Market Replay to implement a trading strategy for the Micro E-Mini S&P 500. I do not live in the same time zone as the CME. In market replay the time is shown in local time rather than in the exchange time…

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## [Option to set Right or Left click as Chart Order entry](https://community.tradovate.com/t/option-to-set-right-or-left-click-as-chart-order-entry/2152)

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**Author:** [@MadCat](https://community.tradovate.com/u/MadCat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/option-to-set-right-or-left-click-as-chart-order-entry/2152 "2023-02-01T16:09:54Z")

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Please add options to set which mouse click (Right or Left) is to chart order entries. Right now Order entry is locked to the left click and also drawing tool is locked to left click. I am frequently adding orders to t…

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## [Price alert on windows application](https://community.tradovate.com/t/price-alert-on-windows-application/6577)

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**Author:** [@tradynamix](https://community.tradovate.com/u/tradynamix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/price-alert-on-windows-application/6577 "2023-02-01T01:48:26Z")

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Hi, I just moved to tradovate windows application and realized that I am not able to create price alert via price axis which is working on web version. Is that something missing in windows application?

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## [Link DOM and Chart](https://community.tradovate.com/t/link-dom-and-chart/1038)

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**Author:** [@Irishfire1440](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Irishfire1440)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/link-dom-and-chart/1038 "2023-01-28T01:28:09Z")

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Could you please consider an option to link the DOM, charts and other product-related info so when one is clicked, the corresponding screen(s) pop up. this would prevent any chance of having one DOM up and a different pr…

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## [Footprint Charts](https://community.tradovate.com/t/footprint-charts/110)

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**Author:** [@wallstreet](https://community.tradovate.com/u/wallstreet)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/footprint-charts/110 "2023-01-27T18:19:06Z")

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need something different in the Bid-Ask charts. in some situations the scale has to be extremely wide to see volume numbers.

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## [This is going up as my desktop picture](https://community.tradovate.com/t/this-is-going-up-as-my-desktop-picture/6455)

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**Author:** [@Labe](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Labe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/this-is-going-up-as-my-desktop-picture/6455 "2023-01-18T15:07:52Z")

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## [Recalculate PNL After Every Target/Stop on DOM](https://community.tradovate.com/t/recalculate-pnl-after-every-target-stop-on-dom/1639)

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**Author:** [@BZF](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BZF)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/recalculate-pnl-after-every-target-stop-on-dom/1639 "2023-01-09T19:11:09Z")

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I’m not sure how your frontend is handled but how expensive of an operation would be to recalculate and print any PNL after the first and subsequent targets? So in this case, the profit at 3918.75 shouldn’t be $662.50 b…

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## [Grid Lines Chart settings](https://community.tradovate.com/t/grid-lines-chart-settings/143)

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**Author:** [@CL-crude](https://community.tradovate.com/u/CL-crude)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/grid-lines-chart-settings/143 "2023-01-07T21:40:00Z")

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Would be a nice feature to customize the grid lines on a chart to a certain setting. Could be set to show the grid lines every 4 ticks, 8 ticks, 12 ticks, or by points from a price starting point.

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## [Tick Stream Color Customization Feature Request](https://community.tradovate.com/t/tick-stream-color-customization-feature-request/2025)

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**Author:** [@jtc](https://community.tradovate.com/u/jtc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/tick-stream-color-customization-feature-request/2025 "2023-01-02T16:11:54Z")

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I love that tradovate has color customization of the bars in the charts, could those choices please be extended to the tick streams? I would much rather choose colors other than red/green.

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## [Global Hotkeys ⌨](https://community.tradovate.com/t/global-hotkeys/417)

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**Author:** [@BZF](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BZF)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/global-hotkeys/417 "2022-12-31T04:08:11Z")

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I’d like to see complete or partial global hotkeys, as long as they make sense, to use on multiple charts or DOMs. At the moment, for instance, if you have several DOMs open and you want to center them, you’re going to …

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## [Position Size Calculator for Bracket Settings](https://community.tradovate.com/t/position-size-calculator-for-bracket-settings/786)

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**Author:** [@biggy8133](https://community.tradovate.com/u/biggy8133)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/position-size-calculator-for-bracket-settings/786 "2022-12-29T05:50:59Z")

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Could you add a “position size calculator” to the “Bracket Settings”? Lets say I want to risk $100 on a trade. I would put 100 into the " at risk" input box and then based on my entry price and stop loss price, the posi…

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## [Orders executed at market instead of limit when pressing enter button](https://community.tradovate.com/t/orders-executed-at-market-instead-of-limit-when-pressing-enter-button/6208)

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**Author:** [@ichoose100](https://community.tradovate.com/u/ichoose100)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/orders-executed-at-market-instead-of-limit-when-pressing-enter-button/6208 "2022-12-14T14:56:20Z")

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On Tradovate Desktop when adjusting price for a limit order at the ‘order ticket’ module and pressing the ‘enter’ button on my keyboard, the order will directly be executed at market price. When clicking ‘send’ it’s exec…

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## [DOM Pulling / Stacking](https://community.tradovate.com/t/dom-pulling-stacking/2967)

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**Author:** [@BWeis](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BWeis)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/dom-pulling-stacking/2967 "2022-12-02T16:56:19Z")

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We will be adding columns showing Pulling/Stacking

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## [Suggestion: Add volume in the chart’s background](https://community.tradovate.com/t/suggestion-add-volume-in-the-chart-s-background/6122)

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**Author:** [@Srcrz](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Srcrz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/suggestion-add-volume-in-the-chart-s-background/6122 "2022-11-30T15:49:06Z")

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Tradovate has this feature in their mobile app where the volume is on the chart instead of wasting indicator space. I don’t know why they don’t add this on their desktop app and their website. There should be an option o…

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## [Open P/L in ticks on last price line](https://community.tradovate.com/t/open-p-l-in-ticks-on-last-price-line/5726)

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**Author:** [@Bason710](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Bason710)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/open-p-l-in-ticks-on-last-price-line/5726 "2022-10-08T12:33:27Z")

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It would be helpful psychologically to have the option to show open p/l on the last price line in ticks instead of dollar amount!

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## [Add session breaks line on chart](https://community.tradovate.com/t/add-session-breaks-line-on-chart/5718)

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**Author:** [@Nemtrd](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Nemtrd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/add-session-breaks-line-on-chart/5718 "2022-10-07T02:03:17Z")

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It would be great to be able to turn on/off to show the session breaks line on the chart.

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## [Fibonacci Extensions](https://community.tradovate.com/t/fibonacci-extensions/5679)

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**Author:** [@jlecaj](https://community.tradovate.com/u/jlecaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/fibonacci-extensions/5679 "2022-10-01T01:16:28Z")

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How come they never added Fibonacci Extensions? Makes no sense why they would not have them as they are crucial to charting.

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## [Accuracy! Priceline on chart and open P/L don't match!](https://community.tradovate.com/t/accuracy-priceline-on-chart-and-open-p-l-dont-match/5574)

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**Author:** [@Tina\_R](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Tina_R)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/accuracy-priceline-on-chart-and-open-p-l-dont-match/5574 "2022-09-18T09:50:55Z")

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Hello, I am new here, but I have noticed a major, major problem. The priceline money and the open P/L don’t match. In fact the open P/L in three places (showing the same thing) don’t match the priceline amount and they l…

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## [Commission Order.csv download](https://community.tradovate.com/t/commission-order-csv-download/5525)

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**Author:** [@alden](https://community.tradovate.com/u/alden)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 10:40am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/commission-order-csv-download/5525 "2022-09-09T10:40:12Z")

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Is it possible to include commissions for each execution row in the orders.csv download?

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## [Access Total Number of Orders on Bid/Ask](https://community.tradovate.com/t/access-total-number-of-orders-on-bid-ask/5494)

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**Author:** [@Range\_Trader](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Range_Trader)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/access-total-number-of-orders-on-bid-ask/5494 "2022-09-06T01:54:38Z")

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Is there a way to access the total number of “bids” and the total number of “ask” limit orders that are on the book? Looking to make an indicator that is showing total bids /total ask on the orderbook for any given peri…

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## [Add Break Even +](https://community.tradovate.com/t/add-break-even/20)

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**Author:** [@BWeis](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BWeis)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/add-break-even/20 "2022-08-27T14:37:00Z")

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Lots of people think we need this…

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## [Bracket quantity ratios](https://community.tradovate.com/t/bracket-quantity-ratios/5415)

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**Author:** [@Burrben](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Burrben)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/bracket-quantity-ratios/5415 "2022-08-25T19:32:50Z")

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I use brackets alot to trade. Most other platforms with multiple targets use quantity ratios. So if I had a 3 target bracket with each target qty of 1, and I entered a 9 lot, it would split it 3,3,3 across the orders. …

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## [Add risk settings](https://community.tradovate.com/t/add-risk-settings/5379)

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**Author:** [@rongbing\_qin](https://community.tradovate.com/u/rongbing_qin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/add-risk-settings/5379 "2022-08-23T07:44:20Z")

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hello sir , i want add a risk setting, and i also saw others post this “New risk setting request. Allow Trader to set specific trading hours. The account will only allow trading between the set time. ie. trade only da…

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