Trading Terminal Plugins for Manual Hedging and Order Execution
Summary
The document describes short-running plugins that add manual trading helpers to a trading terminal. Immediate plugins execute code through a debugging process, can return a chart or table, and have a stated runtime limit; longer-running tasks use background robots. Since the plugin interface does not show execution logs, the returned result should report the outcome. The examples cover futures spread visualization and one-click paired orders, position closing, spot iceberg orders, ladder orders, and commodity futures orders that close after an opening order fills.
For inter-period futures hedging, the example compares recent contract prices, plots their spread, and submits opposing orders when a trader sees a convergence opportunity. Repeated smaller executions are suggested to build a position gradually. Other examples split spot orders or manage pending orders. These are operational illustrations, not tested strategies: code snippets contain apparent errors, and the document gives no performance or fill-quality evidence. Users must account for order behavior, exchange conventions, market impact, and the risk of one leg filling without the other.
Key ideas
- Immediate plugins can run brief trading tasks from the terminal and return results for display.
- A spread chart can help a manual trader compare futures contracts before entering a hedge.
- Paired orders can build a hedge incrementally, but partial fills can leave exposure between legs.
- Iceberg and ladder orders divide execution into smaller pieces to manage order placement.
- The examples are operational templates and do not provide performance evidence or complete safeguards.
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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.