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TradeMind
A complete suite of trading algorithms
TradeMind is a complete trading solution, designed to provide the user with a full algorithmic
trading power. Built-in strategies, an integrated real-time market data feed, and wide market
coverage make TradeMind a fast and reliable nexus for your trading strategy.




BENEFITS OF TRADEMIND
Productivity                                                Integration
TradeMind enables you to:                                   TradeMind provides seamless integration
   Maximise the efficiency of your trading process          with your order flow.

   Handle higher order volume
   Minimises execution risk


Accessibility                                               Control
TradeMind lets you make algorithmic orders through          TradeMind keeps you in touch and in charge through:
multiple electronic venues, including:                         Real-time updates of the order execution
   Bloomberg                                                   A web-based user interface to monitor and control
   GLWin and GL NET                                            the order flow and strategy execution
   Ullink.NET                                                  An execution audit trail
   Direct FIX connections




MARKET CONNECTIVITY
The system can route orders to any equity market through:
   FIX protocol connections
   GL SLE API
   OMX API

A real-time market data feed can be integrated with:
   QuantHouse QuantFEED
   Bloomberg B-Pipe
   GL SLC API
   OMX API
Strategies
The core of TradeMind is a suite of highly configurable trading algorithms, each of which can be easily
routed to any equity market via any standard protocol. Whether you need a strategy that focuses on target
volume, volume or time-weighted average price, or hidden orders, TradeMind can help you reach your goal.


  TVOL - Target Volume
  The TVOL strategy trades an order so as to achieve optimal target
  volume participation.
  START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
  start trading as soon as it receives the order.

  END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
  finish trading before the closing auction.

  % OF VOLUME - Specify the target volume participation (MANDATORY FIELD) on the TVOL order.

  OPENING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the opening auction. At the
  preconfigured time before the opening, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Opening Quantity
  printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not
  monitor the quantity during the last ten seconds. As a result, executed quantity might not match
  the desired level of participation.

  CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. One minute
  before the official exchange close time, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Closing Quantity
  printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not
  monitor the quantity during the last minute, so the executed quantity might not match
  the desired level of participation.

  STYLE - Select a trading style: Passive, Normal or Aggressive. Passive will trade with discretion,
  while Aggressive will tend to be ahead of schedule.

  SHOW QTY - Enter the display quantity for all the child orders sent by TradeMind.

  WOULD PRICE - Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and
                                                                                                         EXAMPLE
  at which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be      DESCRIPTION
  continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market.          Buy 10 000 BMW, participate at
                                                                                                         30% of volume, start at 10:00h, but
  ACCUMULATE VOLUME - If you select YES, TradeMind will accumulate the volume from all                   stop at 14:30h if it has not already
  available markets and not just the primary exchange.                                                   been finished, and do not pay more
                                                                                                         than 30.00.
  MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent            ENTERING THE ORDER
  by TradeMind.                                                                                          Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW
                                                                                                         with limit price set to 30.00
                                                                                                         and fill the TVOL parameters:
                                                                                                         > Start Time = 10:00h
                                                                                                         > End Time = 14:30h
                                                                                                         > %of Volume = 30
                                                                                    limit
                          price




         participation rate (%)
TVOL Threshold - Target Volume with Threshold
The TVOL Threshold strategy trades an order so as to achieve optimal
target volume participation, with the possibility of changing the target
volume participation when the threshold price is reached. It has four
more parameters than the classic TVOL strategy – Threshold Price #1,
                                                                                                   EXAMPLE
Threshold % of Volume #1, Threshold Price #2 and Threshold %                                       DESCRIPTION
of Volume #2.                                                                                      Buy 10 000 BMW, participate at
                                                                                                   30% of volume, start at 10:00h,
THRESHOLD PRICE #1 – Specify the price that will trigger the Threshold % of Volume #1.             but stop it at 14:30h if it has not
                                                                                                   already been finished, and do not
THRESHOLD % OF VOLUME #1 – Specify the target volume participation that will be used when          pay more than 30.00. If the price
the Threshold Price #1 is reached.                                                                 goes over 29.90, decrease
                                                                                                   the participation to 25%.
THRESHOLD PRICE #2 – Specify the price that will trigger the Threshold % of Volume #2.             ENTERING THE ORDER
                                                                                                   Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW
THRESHOLD % OF VOLUME #2 – Specify the target volume participation that will be used when          with limit price set to 30.00 and fill
the Threshold Price #2 is reached.                                                                 the TVOL THRESHOLD parameters:
                                                                                                   > Start Time = 10:00h
                                                                                                   > End Time = 14:30h
                                                                                                   > %of Volume = 30
                                                                                                   > Threshold Price #1 = 29.90
                                                                                                   > Threshold % of Volume #1 = 25
                                                                                threshold 1

                     price

                                                                                threshold 2




                                                                                participation rate (%)




TVOL Illiquid
The TVOL Illiquid strategy is a version of TVOL. It will place additional
orders down the book to get good executions in fast-moving and
nervous markets. Placing additional orders allows us to obtain a better
price and stay in line with the volume of the market. It has the same
parameters as the classic TVOL strategy.
VWAP - Volume Weighted Average Price
The VWAP strategy spreads trade out to match the forecasted volume
pattern for a given period while overweighting and underweighting certain
periods based on short-term price forecasts.
START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
start trading as soon as it receives the order.

END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
finish trading before the closing auction.

MAX%VOLUME - Specify the maximum volume participation in the VWAP order. TradeMind will pause
the trading if the participation in the total market volume is higher than the volume you indicate.

OPENING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the opening auction. The order
quantity will be calculated based on the historical volume traded on the opening for that stock.

% AT OPEN - Indicate the percentage of the order you want to participate in the opening auction.

CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. The order
quantity will be calculated based on the historical volume traded at closing for that stock.

% AT CLOSE - Indicate the percentage of the order you want to participate in the closing auction.

SLICES - TradeMind automatically calculates the number of slices or separate orders sent, but
if you wish, you can specify the number of slices/child orders you wish TradeMind to send to the
exchange.

STYLE - Select a trading style: Passive, Normal or Aggressive. Passive will trade with discretion,
while Aggressive will tend to be ahead of schedule.

WOULD PRICE – Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and
on which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be      EXAMPLE
continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market.
                                                                                                       DESCRIPTION
                                                                                                       Buy 10 000 BMW, try to match
MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent
                                                                                                       VWAP, but limit the volume
by TradeMind.
                                                                                                       participation at 25%. Start at
                                                                                                       10:00h and finish it at 17:00h.
All the parameters (except Opening and Min Order Amount) can be modified in real time without
cancelling the order.                                                                                  ENTERING THE ORDER
                                                                                                       Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW
                                                                                                       and fill the VWAP parameters:
                                                                                                       > Start Time = 10:00h
                                                                                                       > End Time = 17:00h
                                                                                                       > Max %of Volume = 25%




                                                                             e
                                                                          rat
                                                                     on
                                                                 ati
             actual trade volume
                                                          rticip
                                                       pa


                  historical volume
TWAP - Time Weighted Average Price                                        EXAMPLE
                                                                          DESCRIPTION
The TWAP strategy executes the order uniformly over the period.           Buy 10 000 BMW between
All the parameters are the same as in the VWAP strategy.                  11:00h and the market close time;
                                                                          participate in the closing auction
                                                                          and do not pay more than 30.00.
                                                                          ENTERING THE ORDER
                                                                          Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW
                                                                          with limit price set to 30.00
                                                                          and fill the TWAP parameters:
                                                                          > Start Time = 11:00h
                                                                          > Closing = Yes




           actual traded volume


                                       participation rate




OPEN - Opening Auction
The OPEN strategy allows you to send an order that will participate
in the opening auction.




CLOSE - Closing Auction
Using CLOSE allows you to create an order during the day that will be
executed in the closing auction. TradeMind will release the child order
up to one minute after the official closing time of the regular trading
phase. The order will be released with the correct order type
depending on the market rules of each exchange.
RESERVE - Iceberg/Hidden Orders
The Reserve strategy allows the user to send Iceberg or Hidden orders
at the limit price. The user has the option to either mimic the Iceberg
functionality locally by TradeMind or use the Iceberg order function of the
exchange. If the Iceberg functionality is simulated by TradeMind locally, the
entire parent order quantity will not be sent to the exchange, but only one
small order with the display quantity (Show Qty) at the limit price. Once
filled, the next small order will be sent. This procedure is repeated until
the parent order quantity is fully filled.

START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
start trading as soon as it receives the order

END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
finish trading before the closing auction.

FUNCTION - This function toggles between TradeMind and Exchange. If set to TradeMind,
software will mimic the Iceberg functionality locally. If set to Exchange, the Iceberg order
function of the exchange will be used.

SHOW QTY - Enter the display quantity for all the child orders sent by TradeMind. If you do not
fill in the Show Qty field, TradeMind will automatically calculate the display quantity based on
the sizes available on the book at that time and the rules of the relevant exchange.

RANDOMIZE % - Set the maximum difference from Show Qty expressed as a percentage. If set,
the Show Qty will be randomized by having the value in the range from Show Qty – r% to Show
Qty + r%, where r%= Show Qty * Randomize %
This parameter is available only if the parameter Function is set to TradeMind.

MAX SHOW QTY - The maximum display quantity. If set, the Show Qty will be taken as the
minimum value and Max Show Qty will be taken as the maximum value. This parameter
is available only if the parameter Function is set to TradeMind.

RELOAD % - Specify a percentage to refill the order. As soon as the order is partially filled for
more than the given percentage, TradeMind sends a new order with the full Show Qty. This
parameter can only be used if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind.

OPENING - If you indicate you want to take part in the opening auction TradeMind will send an
order with entered or calculated Show Qty to participate in the opening auction. This parameter
can only be used if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind.

CLOSING - If you indicate you want to take part in the closing auction TradeMind will send an
order with entered or calculated Show Qty to participate in the closing auction. This parameter
can only be used if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind.

ALL IN AUCTION - Send the entire parent order quantity to participate in the opening and/or the
closing auction. As the large part of the total daily volume is traded in the auctions, the user
may decide to place the total parent order quantity in the auctions to minimize the chance of
missing the volume at the limit price or better. This parameter is available only if the Function
parameter is set to TradeMind.                                                                         EXAMPLE
                                                                                                       DESCRIPTION
MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent
                                                                                                       Buy 26 000 BMW showing only
by TradeMind.
                                                                                                       2 000 at a time, for the whole day.
                                                                                                       ENTERING THE ORDER
                                                                                                       Enter BUY order for 26 000 BMW,
                                                                                                       and fill the RESERVE parameters:
                                                                                                       > Show Qty = 2 000
STOP – Stop Loss Orders
The STOP strategy will send an order to buy or sell a quantity of shares
at the designated price once the instrument has reached a trigger price
specified by the user. In the Order Type the user can put the Limit Price or
select Market, and the order quantity will be sent using those instructions.
START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
start trading as soon as it receives the order.

END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this is left empty, TradeMind will finish
trading before the closing auction.
                                                                                                             EXAMPLE
STOP LOSS PRICE - Set the price at which to trigger the stop order.
                                                                                                             DESCRIPTION
                                                                                                             Sell 10.000 BMW at the market
STOP QTY - Set a quantity limit. Stop qty triggers the stop order only when the volume traded
                                                                                                             price if the price goes lower
at the STOP price exceeds the specified number of shares.
                                                                                                             than 25.30.
                                                                                                             ENTERING THE ORDER
                                                                                                             Enter the SELL order for 10.000 BMW
                                                                                                             and fill the STOP parameters:
                                                                                                             > Stop Loss Price = 25.30



PEG
The PEG strategy will send an order that will track the best bid
(or offer) of the order book in real time.
START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start
trading as soon as it receives the order.

END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this is left empty, TradeMind will finish
trading before the closing auction.

TIMEOUT - Specify how many seconds the strategy will wait between sending orders.

RANDOMIZE TIMEOUT - Enter the maximum difference from Timeout expressed as
a percentage. The entered value will be randomized and the actual timeout will be in range:
Timeout ± Randomize Timeout.

ICEBERG - If set to YES, the order will not display the full order size, but the quantity set
in Show Qty. If there is no quantity set in Show Qty the strategy will automatically calculate the
amount to display.

SHOW QTY - Enter the display quantity for all the child orders sent by TradeMind.

JOIN - If set to YES, the pegging order will track the reference price instead of going in front of it.

REFERENCE - Set the reference price (Last, Open, Ask…) to track.

% DIFF - Set the difference from the reference price expressed as a percentage.

TICK DIFF - Set the difference from the reference price expressed in number of ticks.                        EXAMPLE
CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. The order                  DESCRIPTION
quantity will be calculated based on the historical volume traded at the closing for that stock.             Buy 10 000 BMW, start at 10:00h,
                                                                                                             but stop it 16:30h if it has not already
JOIN THRESHOLD - If Join is set to YES and Join Threshold is defined, the strategy will join the             been finished.
current best bid/ask once the price reaches the Join Threshold.                                              ENTERING THE ORDER
                                                                                                             Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW,
JOIN QUANTITY - If Join is set to YES and Join Quantity is defined, the strategy will join the               and set the PEG parameters:
current best bid/ask when the quantity on the first limit is less then Join Quantity. Once Join              > Start Time = 10:00h
Quantity is reached, PEG will start sending orders placed in front of the current best bid/ask.              > End Time = 16:30h
IS
The Implementation Shortfall strategy is used to minimize the risk
connected to trading costs relative to the arrival price by dynamically
adjusting its aggression as a function of real-time market conditions
relative to a chosen reference price.
START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
start trading as soon as it receives the order.

END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
finish trading before the closing auction.

STYLE - Select a trading style: Passive, Normal or Aggressive. Passive will trade with discretion,
while Aggressive will tend to be ahead of schedule.

OPENING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the opening auction. At the
preconfigured time before the opening, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Opening Quantity
printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not
monitor the quantity during the last ten seconds. As a result, executed quantity might not match
the desired level of participation.

CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. One minute
before the official exchange close time, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Closing Quantity
printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not
monitor the quantity during the last minute, so the executed quantity might not match the
desired level of participation.

WOULD PRICE - Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and
at which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be
continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market.

REFERENCE - Set the reference price (Last, Open, Ask…)                                                 EXAMPLE
                                                                                                       DESCRIPTION
PRICE RANGE - The strategy will participate with a minimal amount when the price is outside            Buy 10 000 BMW, with reference
this range surrounding the reference price.                                                            price set to 15.30 and minimize
                                                                                                       the impact on the market.
MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent            ENTERING THE ORDER
by TradeMind.                                                                                          Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW
                                                                                                       with limit price set to 15.30 and set
                                                                                                       the IS parameters:
                                                                                                       > Reference = Limit
                                                                                                       > Price Range = 40




                                                           participation rate
                            reference price
  - price range                                            + price range
GHOST Orders
The strategy does not place orders on the order book but will trigger
orders with an IOC (Immediate or Cancel) order type if there is an
opportunity to trade at the given limit price or better. The limit price
is a mandatory field.

START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will
start trading as soon as it receives the order.

END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this is left empty, TradeMind will finish
trading before the closing auction.                                                                    EXAMPLE
                                                                                                       DESCRIPTION
WOULD PRICE - Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and
                                                                                                       Buy 10 000 BMW until 15:00h,
at which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be
                                                                                                       without placing orders on the
continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market.
                                                                                                       order book, but do not pay more
                                                                                                       than 30.00.
MIN QTY - It will send the order only if the entered quantity is available on the market.
                                                                                                       ENTERING THE ORDER
DELAY - Enter the time the strategy will wait between sending orders.                                  Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW
                                                                                                       with limit price set to 30.00
SERVE % - Limit the quantity of the Ghost IOC order to a specified percentage of the available         and set the GHOST parameters:
quantity for the immediate execution on the best bid or offer.                                         > End Time = 15:00h
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Complete trading solution for algorithmic strategies

  • 1.
  • 2. TradeMind A complete suite of trading algorithms TradeMind is a complete trading solution, designed to provide the user with a full algorithmic trading power. Built-in strategies, an integrated real-time market data feed, and wide market coverage make TradeMind a fast and reliable nexus for your trading strategy. BENEFITS OF TRADEMIND Productivity Integration TradeMind enables you to: TradeMind provides seamless integration Maximise the efficiency of your trading process with your order flow. Handle higher order volume Minimises execution risk Accessibility Control TradeMind lets you make algorithmic orders through TradeMind keeps you in touch and in charge through: multiple electronic venues, including: Real-time updates of the order execution Bloomberg A web-based user interface to monitor and control GLWin and GL NET the order flow and strategy execution Ullink.NET An execution audit trail Direct FIX connections MARKET CONNECTIVITY The system can route orders to any equity market through: FIX protocol connections GL SLE API OMX API A real-time market data feed can be integrated with: QuantHouse QuantFEED Bloomberg B-Pipe GL SLC API OMX API
  • 3. Strategies The core of TradeMind is a suite of highly configurable trading algorithms, each of which can be easily routed to any equity market via any standard protocol. Whether you need a strategy that focuses on target volume, volume or time-weighted average price, or hidden orders, TradeMind can help you reach your goal. TVOL - Target Volume The TVOL strategy trades an order so as to achieve optimal target volume participation. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order. END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. % OF VOLUME - Specify the target volume participation (MANDATORY FIELD) on the TVOL order. OPENING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the opening auction. At the preconfigured time before the opening, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Opening Quantity printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not monitor the quantity during the last ten seconds. As a result, executed quantity might not match the desired level of participation. CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. One minute before the official exchange close time, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Closing Quantity printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not monitor the quantity during the last minute, so the executed quantity might not match the desired level of participation. STYLE - Select a trading style: Passive, Normal or Aggressive. Passive will trade with discretion, while Aggressive will tend to be ahead of schedule. SHOW QTY - Enter the display quantity for all the child orders sent by TradeMind. WOULD PRICE - Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and EXAMPLE at which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be DESCRIPTION continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market. Buy 10 000 BMW, participate at 30% of volume, start at 10:00h, but ACCUMULATE VOLUME - If you select YES, TradeMind will accumulate the volume from all stop at 14:30h if it has not already available markets and not just the primary exchange. been finished, and do not pay more than 30.00. MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent ENTERING THE ORDER by TradeMind. Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW with limit price set to 30.00 and fill the TVOL parameters: > Start Time = 10:00h > End Time = 14:30h > %of Volume = 30 limit price participation rate (%)
  • 4. TVOL Threshold - Target Volume with Threshold The TVOL Threshold strategy trades an order so as to achieve optimal target volume participation, with the possibility of changing the target volume participation when the threshold price is reached. It has four more parameters than the classic TVOL strategy – Threshold Price #1, EXAMPLE Threshold % of Volume #1, Threshold Price #2 and Threshold % DESCRIPTION of Volume #2. Buy 10 000 BMW, participate at 30% of volume, start at 10:00h, THRESHOLD PRICE #1 – Specify the price that will trigger the Threshold % of Volume #1. but stop it at 14:30h if it has not already been finished, and do not THRESHOLD % OF VOLUME #1 – Specify the target volume participation that will be used when pay more than 30.00. If the price the Threshold Price #1 is reached. goes over 29.90, decrease the participation to 25%. THRESHOLD PRICE #2 – Specify the price that will trigger the Threshold % of Volume #2. ENTERING THE ORDER Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW THRESHOLD % OF VOLUME #2 – Specify the target volume participation that will be used when with limit price set to 30.00 and fill the Threshold Price #2 is reached. the TVOL THRESHOLD parameters: > Start Time = 10:00h > End Time = 14:30h > %of Volume = 30 > Threshold Price #1 = 29.90 > Threshold % of Volume #1 = 25 threshold 1 price threshold 2 participation rate (%) TVOL Illiquid The TVOL Illiquid strategy is a version of TVOL. It will place additional orders down the book to get good executions in fast-moving and nervous markets. Placing additional orders allows us to obtain a better price and stay in line with the volume of the market. It has the same parameters as the classic TVOL strategy.
  • 5. VWAP - Volume Weighted Average Price The VWAP strategy spreads trade out to match the forecasted volume pattern for a given period while overweighting and underweighting certain periods based on short-term price forecasts. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order. END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. MAX%VOLUME - Specify the maximum volume participation in the VWAP order. TradeMind will pause the trading if the participation in the total market volume is higher than the volume you indicate. OPENING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the opening auction. The order quantity will be calculated based on the historical volume traded on the opening for that stock. % AT OPEN - Indicate the percentage of the order you want to participate in the opening auction. CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. The order quantity will be calculated based on the historical volume traded at closing for that stock. % AT CLOSE - Indicate the percentage of the order you want to participate in the closing auction. SLICES - TradeMind automatically calculates the number of slices or separate orders sent, but if you wish, you can specify the number of slices/child orders you wish TradeMind to send to the exchange. STYLE - Select a trading style: Passive, Normal or Aggressive. Passive will trade with discretion, while Aggressive will tend to be ahead of schedule. WOULD PRICE – Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and on which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be EXAMPLE continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market. DESCRIPTION Buy 10 000 BMW, try to match MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent VWAP, but limit the volume by TradeMind. participation at 25%. Start at 10:00h and finish it at 17:00h. All the parameters (except Opening and Min Order Amount) can be modified in real time without cancelling the order. ENTERING THE ORDER Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW and fill the VWAP parameters: > Start Time = 10:00h > End Time = 17:00h > Max %of Volume = 25% e rat on ati actual trade volume rticip pa historical volume
  • 6. TWAP - Time Weighted Average Price EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION The TWAP strategy executes the order uniformly over the period. Buy 10 000 BMW between All the parameters are the same as in the VWAP strategy. 11:00h and the market close time; participate in the closing auction and do not pay more than 30.00. ENTERING THE ORDER Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW with limit price set to 30.00 and fill the TWAP parameters: > Start Time = 11:00h > Closing = Yes actual traded volume participation rate OPEN - Opening Auction The OPEN strategy allows you to send an order that will participate in the opening auction. CLOSE - Closing Auction Using CLOSE allows you to create an order during the day that will be executed in the closing auction. TradeMind will release the child order up to one minute after the official closing time of the regular trading phase. The order will be released with the correct order type depending on the market rules of each exchange.
  • 7. RESERVE - Iceberg/Hidden Orders The Reserve strategy allows the user to send Iceberg or Hidden orders at the limit price. The user has the option to either mimic the Iceberg functionality locally by TradeMind or use the Iceberg order function of the exchange. If the Iceberg functionality is simulated by TradeMind locally, the entire parent order quantity will not be sent to the exchange, but only one small order with the display quantity (Show Qty) at the limit price. Once filled, the next small order will be sent. This procedure is repeated until the parent order quantity is fully filled. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. FUNCTION - This function toggles between TradeMind and Exchange. If set to TradeMind, software will mimic the Iceberg functionality locally. If set to Exchange, the Iceberg order function of the exchange will be used. SHOW QTY - Enter the display quantity for all the child orders sent by TradeMind. If you do not fill in the Show Qty field, TradeMind will automatically calculate the display quantity based on the sizes available on the book at that time and the rules of the relevant exchange. RANDOMIZE % - Set the maximum difference from Show Qty expressed as a percentage. If set, the Show Qty will be randomized by having the value in the range from Show Qty – r% to Show Qty + r%, where r%= Show Qty * Randomize % This parameter is available only if the parameter Function is set to TradeMind. MAX SHOW QTY - The maximum display quantity. If set, the Show Qty will be taken as the minimum value and Max Show Qty will be taken as the maximum value. This parameter is available only if the parameter Function is set to TradeMind. RELOAD % - Specify a percentage to refill the order. As soon as the order is partially filled for more than the given percentage, TradeMind sends a new order with the full Show Qty. This parameter can only be used if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind. OPENING - If you indicate you want to take part in the opening auction TradeMind will send an order with entered or calculated Show Qty to participate in the opening auction. This parameter can only be used if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind. CLOSING - If you indicate you want to take part in the closing auction TradeMind will send an order with entered or calculated Show Qty to participate in the closing auction. This parameter can only be used if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind. ALL IN AUCTION - Send the entire parent order quantity to participate in the opening and/or the closing auction. As the large part of the total daily volume is traded in the auctions, the user may decide to place the total parent order quantity in the auctions to minimize the chance of missing the volume at the limit price or better. This parameter is available only if the Function parameter is set to TradeMind. EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent Buy 26 000 BMW showing only by TradeMind. 2 000 at a time, for the whole day. ENTERING THE ORDER Enter BUY order for 26 000 BMW, and fill the RESERVE parameters: > Show Qty = 2 000
  • 8. STOP – Stop Loss Orders The STOP strategy will send an order to buy or sell a quantity of shares at the designated price once the instrument has reached a trigger price specified by the user. In the Order Type the user can put the Limit Price or select Market, and the order quantity will be sent using those instructions. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order. END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. EXAMPLE STOP LOSS PRICE - Set the price at which to trigger the stop order. DESCRIPTION Sell 10.000 BMW at the market STOP QTY - Set a quantity limit. Stop qty triggers the stop order only when the volume traded price if the price goes lower at the STOP price exceeds the specified number of shares. than 25.30. ENTERING THE ORDER Enter the SELL order for 10.000 BMW and fill the STOP parameters: > Stop Loss Price = 25.30 PEG The PEG strategy will send an order that will track the best bid (or offer) of the order book in real time. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order. END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. TIMEOUT - Specify how many seconds the strategy will wait between sending orders. RANDOMIZE TIMEOUT - Enter the maximum difference from Timeout expressed as a percentage. The entered value will be randomized and the actual timeout will be in range: Timeout ± Randomize Timeout. ICEBERG - If set to YES, the order will not display the full order size, but the quantity set in Show Qty. If there is no quantity set in Show Qty the strategy will automatically calculate the amount to display. SHOW QTY - Enter the display quantity for all the child orders sent by TradeMind. JOIN - If set to YES, the pegging order will track the reference price instead of going in front of it. REFERENCE - Set the reference price (Last, Open, Ask…) to track. % DIFF - Set the difference from the reference price expressed as a percentage. TICK DIFF - Set the difference from the reference price expressed in number of ticks. EXAMPLE CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. The order DESCRIPTION quantity will be calculated based on the historical volume traded at the closing for that stock. Buy 10 000 BMW, start at 10:00h, but stop it 16:30h if it has not already JOIN THRESHOLD - If Join is set to YES and Join Threshold is defined, the strategy will join the been finished. current best bid/ask once the price reaches the Join Threshold. ENTERING THE ORDER Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW, JOIN QUANTITY - If Join is set to YES and Join Quantity is defined, the strategy will join the and set the PEG parameters: current best bid/ask when the quantity on the first limit is less then Join Quantity. Once Join > Start Time = 10:00h Quantity is reached, PEG will start sending orders placed in front of the current best bid/ask. > End Time = 16:30h
  • 9. IS The Implementation Shortfall strategy is used to minimize the risk connected to trading costs relative to the arrival price by dynamically adjusting its aggression as a function of real-time market conditions relative to a chosen reference price. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order. END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. STYLE - Select a trading style: Passive, Normal or Aggressive. Passive will trade with discretion, while Aggressive will tend to be ahead of schedule. OPENING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the opening auction. At the preconfigured time before the opening, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Opening Quantity printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not monitor the quantity during the last ten seconds. As a result, executed quantity might not match the desired level of participation. CLOSING - Select YES if you want TradeMind to participate in the closing auction. One minute before the official exchange close time, TradeMind checks the Theoretical Closing Quantity printed by the exchange and sends an order to participate accordingly. TradeMind does not monitor the quantity during the last minute, so the executed quantity might not match the desired level of participation. WOULD PRICE - Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and at which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market. REFERENCE - Set the reference price (Last, Open, Ask…) EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION PRICE RANGE - The strategy will participate with a minimal amount when the price is outside Buy 10 000 BMW, with reference this range surrounding the reference price. price set to 15.30 and minimize the impact on the market. MIN ORDER AMOUNT - Set the minimum child order quantity expressed in euro that will be sent ENTERING THE ORDER by TradeMind. Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW with limit price set to 15.30 and set the IS parameters: > Reference = Limit > Price Range = 40 participation rate reference price - price range + price range
  • 10. GHOST Orders The strategy does not place orders on the order book but will trigger orders with an IOC (Immediate or Cancel) order type if there is an opportunity to trade at the given limit price or better. The limit price is a mandatory field. START TIME - Specify the time you wish to start trading. If this field is left empty, TradeMind will start trading as soon as it receives the order. END TIME - Specify the time you wish to stop trading. If this is left empty, TradeMind will finish trading before the closing auction. EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION WOULD PRICE - Define the price at which the strategy will place all the remaining quantity and Buy 10 000 BMW until 15:00h, at which the user is willing to complete the order. If used, the remaining order quantity will be without placing orders on the continuously placed on the indicated would price in case there is a large move in the market. order book, but do not pay more than 30.00. MIN QTY - It will send the order only if the entered quantity is available on the market. ENTERING THE ORDER DELAY - Enter the time the strategy will wait between sending orders. Enter BUY order for 10 000 BMW with limit price set to 30.00 SERVE % - Limit the quantity of the Ghost IOC order to a specified percentage of the available and set the GHOST parameters: quantity for the immediate execution on the best bid or offer. > End Time = 15:00h