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Digital 100 trading desktop guide

Learn how to trade digital 100s with our step-by-step online desktop platform guide.

To start trading digital 100s on your desktop computer, log in to the platform and choose ‘Digital 100s’ from the top navigation toolbar, or within the product library.

Product grid

Product grid
When the digital 100 module is opened you will be presented with a product grid, showing which digital 100 instruments and digital 100 types are available, and the expiries available to trade. By default, Daily Ladders are displayed the first time you open the digital 100s product grid.
Filters
Filter by type (choose between Ladder, One Touch, Up/Down and Range), expiry (five minutes to weekly depending on the digital 100 type) and asset class.
Popular digital 100s
We've included quick links to the most popular digital 100 types and expiries.
Sort products
Sort the product grid by alphabetical order or by products with the best or worst performance.
Product squares
Each square shows the number of open positions (if any) in that instrument, the live daily performance, current settlement price and the expiry time and date. The settlement price is greyed out when the product is not available to trade.
Open positions & history
Choose 'Positions' to see all your current open trades and 'History' to see the outcome of settled digital 100 trades.
Launch a strike price list
Click on a square to open the relevant strike list in the area to the right, and a chart showing the digital 100 details on the left.
Launch an order ticket
Choose a strike price and select the relevant sell or buy price buttons to launch a digital 100 order ticket.

Order ticket

Order ticket display
The order ticket will show the selected strike price, digital 100 type and expiry.
Buy or sell
You can switch between buying and selling by selecting the quoted prices within the ticket.
Enter trade size
Enter a trade size into the field manually or use the minus and plus signs to scroll through some predefined sizes.
Amount & maximum profit
The amount field will show the amount at risk (the maximum amount you could lose per trade). Please note, this amount will be deducted from your account when placing the trade. The maximum profit field will show you the maximum potential profit.
Current open positions
Below the ticket any currently open positions with the same expiry and strike price are displayed.
Return to strike price list
Select the back icon in the top left or the strike price to close the order ticket and return to the strike list.
Pre-order confirmation
When the ‘Place Order’ button is selected, a pre-confirmation request prompts the user to hit the button again to confirm the order. This step can be turned off by selecting the check box. When checked, future digital 100 orders are placed on a single click.
Order confirmation
Once the order has been placed, an order confirmation window displays the details of the order. Closing the confirmation will expand the positions view or you can return to the strike list by choosing the option at the bottom of the confirmation window.

Open positions

Open positions
Open positions are displayed in the right-hand panel of the digital 100s module – the positions tab highlights the number of open digital 100 trades. Positions are ordered by: closest to expiry; then by instrument (A-Z); then by digital 100 type (Ladders, Up/Down, One Touch, Range); and finally by strike price. Expiries can be expanded or collapsed from the time/date row.
Expiry time
Individual expiries are shown as a circle with the expiry time (or date if more than 24 hours to expiry). The bold outer circle graphic displays the approximate remaining duration until expiry. If the aggregate of all positions in the instrument and expiry are in profit, the circle will be green; if in a loss, it will be red.
Product row
Alongside the instrument and time to expiry, the settlement price and current profit or loss for that expiry are displayed.
Position row
Each digital 100 type and strike price has its own individual row showing digital 100 type icon, expiry and current buy/sell prices. The second row shows an aggregate position, detailing direction, total size, average entry price and current unrealised P&L.
Close or reduce a position
Select the red close-out ‘X’ to bring up an order ticket. You can close the individual or aggregate position by choosing the X on the applicable row. To partially close a position, reduce the size of the trade. The button copy will change to confirm that the trade is about to be reduced rather than closed.
View a chart
To view a chart displaying the digital 100 position, click on a strike price area within the positions window. This will load a chart displaying details including a trade triangle showing where you have entered the position and its direction, the strike price, expiry time and the current and historical settlement price.

History

History
Select the history tab to view your closed or settled digital 100 positions, in chronological order and separated by date. See the buy/sell price, units, the settle price, buy/sell time, settle time, digital 100 type, and profit or loss.
Order IDs
Choosing this icon will load further details including order IDs for each individual digital 100 order.
Digital 100 outcome
The circle icon of the digital 100 displays whether it was settled in profit or loss, and whether or not it was settled prior to expiry.
Chart history
Select an expiry in the history panel to load a chart of that digital 100 position, which will show the history of the order, including the buy/sell time (trade triangle), any relevant strikes, plus the settle price and time.
Account history
The account history tab displays your full digital 100 order details.

Overview & settings

Product overview
When a product is selected, choose the overview icon in the top right of the digital 100 module to open a detailed product overview, including a matrix of digital 100 expiry times and types available with the selected instrument.
Type & settlement descriptions
See a brief description for the selected digital 100 type and a description of the settlement details.
Trading hours
View the trading hours for the selected digital 100 expiry and type.
Pre-close period
View the pre-close period details for the selected digital 100 type and expiry.
Trading & position limits
View the minimum and maximum trade size; maximum position permissible per instrument, expiry and type, and; maximum potential return (exposure) per instrument, expiry and type allowed concurrently across all digital 100s on an account.
Settings
Click on the settings icon in the top right of the platform to access your digital 100 settings menu.
Order settings
You can choose for the platform to remember the trade size of your last digital 100 order, and activate (or deactivate) a pre-confirmation for each trade.
Loss limits
Set a maximum loss limit to restrict the maximum losses you can incur on the account within selected digital 100s and Countdowns expiries (loss limits are calculated by netting winnings against losses). Should the limit be exceeded you will be prevented from further placements of digital 100 and Countdowns orders.
Chart type
Choose from one of four chart types which will be displayed by default in the digital 100s module.
Additional chart settings
Customise your default chart view by selecting one of up to six chart presets, inherited from the chart module.

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