What is a quik on the exchange.  QUIK trading terminal.  Brief guide.  Quick for mobile devices

What is a quik on the exchange. QUIK trading terminal. Brief guide. Quick for mobile devices

Hello dear friends! When a beginner looks at an open trading terminal for the first time, it reminds him a bit of a cockpit from the inside. A lot of incomprehensible buttons, strange icons, graphs, changing numbers in tables. In fact, this apparent complexity, a couple of weeks of work and the platform seems convenient to you, and the purpose of various tools is remembered by itself. Today the focus will be terminal called Quick, in addition to how to use QUIK, let's compare its functionality with MetaTrader 5.

MetaTrader is more often used to work on Forex, stock market instruments, if presented there, are available only for CFDs on them. There are some differences in functionality. We will talk about this in the final part of the review.

Getting started with QUIK

Registration and installation

We will work with software downloaded from the BCS website. was done earlier. When working on a real account, Quick will be free. If your deposit is less than 30,000 rubles (300 rubles per month), the company provides demo access to it. A study account is enough for a review.

Immediately after registration, a link to the terminal itself, keys and instructions for installing the software are sent to the mail. The process is standard: run the .exe file, select the drive and folder where QUIK should be located.

We start the terminal. The login and password are in the letter, in which there was a link to download Quick for PC. For further work, you need to copy to a folder key public key file (pubring.txk), we previously downloaded them from the link from the letter. If it is not there, you will see a message like:

Also, when logging in, you need to specify the server from which the terminal will receive data. Here everything is by analogy with MetaTrader - for training accounts we select the appropriate servers.

If the keys are in the correct folder, the server is connected. We get a message about it. You may receive a notification that some of the instruments will expire soon. The terminal can replace them automatically, or you can do it manually later.


Immediately after launch, the workspace will look like this:


If you are not working with BCS, the appearance of the terminal after launch may differ. It depends on the broker and software version.

Menu

Let's briefly go through the main functionality:

  • System. These are the main parameters of the terminal. Here you make settings, order data, select the type of server if necessary.
  • Create window. We will study this menu below when setting up workspaces. The menu is used to display information on deals and add new windows.
  • Actions. Here you can edit tables, place orders to open positions. You can also find a set of filters here.
  • Broker. Here, the QUIK terminal allows you to set limits on the derivatives market, cash, securities. They can also be saved to a file or uploaded to the platform.
  • Extensions. Needed to create volatility charts and your own strategy (which is also loaded from a previously created template).
  • Services. Through this menu we get access to Lua and QPILE scripts, common filters are also located here. You can also set a criterion for automatic cancellation of orders when certain conditions are met.
  • Window. Adjusting the arrangement of windows in the workspace. There are several preset layouts.

For greater clarity, let's delete all the windows opened after the start of the terminal and add everything necessary for trading stocks and OFZs.

Setting up the QUIK terminal

Unlike MetaTrader, where everyone's workspace looks about the same, in Quick it is desirable to tailor it to your needs. For comfortable work, we need information on the instruments you work with, account status, orders created and deals made.

Setting up the QUIK terminal begins with the fact that we remove all the tabs at the bottom. There is only one left, we can’t do this with the last one, so we just close all the windows on it.

To add a new tab in the context menu, select the appropriate item and enter its name.

Add stock data

We need to add an information window in which we will display data on securities of interest to us. For this:



The result of the work will look like this:


The table can be resized, so there will be no problems with setting up the workspace.

Settings for bonds (OFZ)

Now let's move on to working with bonds and start from the same stage as in the case of stocks - with the formation of a table.

Technically, OFZs could have been added to the list of required instruments at the previous stage, but OFZs and shares will require different parameters. The QUIK program does not allow displaying different characteristics of instruments within the same table.
We do the same as when adding shares, only now in the Available Instruments window we select OFZ and transfer them to Row Headers. As for the parameters that need to be put in the column headers of the future table, I recommend setting:

  • Percent change from close;
  • Coupon size, date of payment and NKD(accumulated income);
  • Duration- shows when you can return the investment. For Russian OFZs it is calculated in days, in the rest of the world in years;
  • Yield by appraisal.


As in the previous case, you can simply copy the main points from the picture above. And this is what the table looks like. We have added all the OFZs offered by the QUIK trading terminal, so there are a lot of lines.


In tables you can sort tools in ascending and descending order. To do this, right-click anywhere in the column of interest, and the item will appear at the bottom of the context menu Sort.


You can also set the conditions by which the instruments in the tables should be filtered. For this:

  • Need highlight table column name. Two icons will appear next to its designation, the last one is responsible for formatting, and in front of it is a funnel symbol. Click on it and you will be taken to the menu for setting filters;
  • Now you can set the limit values ​​of the selected parameter. The table will display only instruments that fall within the specified range.


The work of the Shares + OFZ tab is completed.

State of an account

In this tab, we need information on the client portfolio, limits on securities and cash.

To add relevant items:

  • Go to the menu Create windowAll types;
  • In the table that appears from the section Accounts and positions choose the first three.


As a result, three windows should be obtained, their presence is mandatory. You can also add a table with transactions here. We have a QUIK demo open and there is no trading yet, so the last window is empty.

Customizing the display of orders and deals

This is the last tab and only two tables need to be placed in it. One will display created orders, and the second - transactions. They can be added to the previous tab, where we placed the client portfolio and limits, but with active trading, it will be inconvenient to work with a large number of tables. Therefore, I recommend that you still spread this information into three tabs.


There has not been any activity yet, so there is no data on deals and bids. This completes the initial terminal setup..

How to save the settings

Quick has the ability save workspace settings. Then this file can be uploaded to the platform on any other PC and get the same picture as on the main computer. This saves a lot of time.
There is a similar possibility in other terminals. For example, in MT4 and MT5 it is possible to save chart templates and profiles, the essence is the same - in a separate file we get all the previously set settings. Recently published, it describes in more detail the basics of working with the trading platform. If you plan to work on Forex, I recommend this material for reading.


To save menu settings System select the appropriate item and get a file with the extension .wnd. Save it, it contains your workspace.

Order book in QUIK

MT5 also has this tool, but it is not very useful, since Forex - decentralized market. The glass in this case does not provide meaningful information.

In the case of Quick, the situation is different: the work here is carried out with stock market instruments, so from the glass you can understand which levels can become significant in the future. It also gives an idea of ​​where it is better to place limit orders to enter the market. This may well be the basis trading strategy. The site is, in it the use of these tools is analyzed in more detail.

The glass shows the volumes that traders are going to buy or sell at different price levels. When the exchange is not working, you will not see this information, the table will be empty.

Glass in QUIK is opened by double-clicking the left mouse button on the desired instrument. It opens in a separate table. At the time of preparation of the material, trading on the MB has already ended, so we will include the instrument from the currency section of the exchange in the list of previously added shares (editing the table is opened by the combination ctrl+e).

in red labeled sales orders, for each the price level and the corresponding volume are indicated. Green is used for opposite orders. The glass is useful in several cases:

  • When you want to determine the position of the levels;
  • To determine the price at which it makes sense to place orders to enter the market;
  • To estimate the spread.

A small example of analysis according to the figure above:

  • Liquidity is low, so-called rarefied glass;
  • Spread currently small, within 2% ;
  • Growth above 114.0-116.0 is fraught with difficulties, there are large volumes for sale;
  • The nearest tangible support is at the level of 70.0.

You need to understand how orders will be executed when trading. Imagine that in the current situation you want to sell 30 lots. The deal will be closed, but not at the price of 103.5. Instead, you will take all the liquidity at levels 103.5 to 70.0 until the required volume is filled with counter orders from buyers. In reality, you will not receive a substantial amount.

If you have just started learning to work on stock market, I recommend to pay special attention to the glass. Unlike Forex, this tool is very informative here.

How to make deals in Quick

As in MetaTrader, you can work here not only on the market, but also with pending orders. Click to close a deal F2, in the menu that appears:

  • Tool– an order is placed for this asset;
  • trading account– if there are several of them open, you can choose which one will be used for trading;
  • Given price, by which the application will go to the general list. The closer it is to the current one, the faster it will be fulfilled. Here is a complete analogy with MetaTrader and its limit, stop orders;
  • Number of lots that you are going to buy or sell. It is convenient that the number of securities in the lot is immediately displayed above the corresponding field;
  • Automatically calculated commission and position cost in money.

It remains only to press Yes and the application will go to the glass. If the execution price was not set too far from the market one, and the security is sufficiently liquid, the order is executed quickly. In our case, trading is not very active, so not a single deal has been concluded.

You can make sure that everything is in order with the application in the corresponding table. Opposite it appears the inscription "Active". When the chart reaches the desired price, it will change to "Fulfilled", and a new line will appear in the window with deals.


For cancellation of applications and closing positions that are in the market, you will need a glass of orders for the corresponding instrument. Call the context menu in it and use it to delete orders to buy/sell securities and already open positions.

The only disadvantage of this approach is inconvenient to work with a large number of applications. Especially if you need to quickly close them. You will have to open a glass for each instrument, and cancel orders through it.

Flexible work with orders, stop loss and take profit in Quick

There are several types of orders in MetaTrader5, for example, stop limit, buy limit and others. Work with orders to enter the market is organized quite flexibly. In this part, Quick does not lag behind MT5. Above, we considered the option of simply deleting the application, but this is not the only thing that can be done with it.

In the context menu, through which we previously deleted unnecessary orders and closed deals, there are two more items:

  • Replace Application. If it has not yet been executed, you can edit its parameters;
  • iceberg application. It differs from the usual one in that it allows you to hide information on the number of purchased securities from other market participants. In field market entry order settings new item appears Visible quantity. Here you specify the number of shares that will be displayed in the order book. The rest will become invisible to traders, but the order will be executed in full.


This type of applications got its name by analogy with ordinary icebergs. Most of this ice block remains invisible, hidden under water. The same with your command only the broker will know the full volume.

Let's move on to whether there is a stop order in the QUIK terminal, we will also figure out how to set a take profit. In trading, I recommend using both. The exception is traders with experience and the ability to track the state open positions throughout the trading session.

Stop Loss in QUIK

If you have worked in MetaTrader before, there may be a little confusion. There is no traditional Stop Loss in Quick, its role is played by a request like Stop limit. This is explained as follows (on the example of a transaction to purchase shares of Aeroflot at a price of 91.12 with a volume of 3 lots):

  • For her, SL is a sell order placed below the market price. But it is impossible to place a simple limit of this type in Quick: it will be executed immediately on the market, since this number is more profitable than the one you set in the settings.
  • To set SL through the glass, select the item New stop order, we set a stop limit in it. The expiration date can be set. Until canceled, the type of instrument is automatically selected by the one on which the transaction is opened.
  • Since we have a long position open, Activation conditions choose type Sale.
  • Now we set the price level, upon reaching which our stop loss will be placed. From the terminal's point of view, this will be an order to open a short position on the same instrument with the same volume that was previously entered into a long position. In field stop limit if price<= set the value, for example, 90.00.
  • Next, one more price is set - an order for the sale of shares will be placed at it. The value can be anything, the main thing is that it should not be higher than that indicated in the previous paragraph. Even if we set the value to 88.00, the terminal will still execute the order at the most favorable price close to or equal to 90.00.

Take Profit in QUIK

The same technique is used when placing a take profit. Moreover, in Quick it is implemented in such a way that it immediately fulfills the role trailing stop, allowing profits to accumulate on rollbackless moves. The procedure for setting a take profit for the same example (Aeroflot shares, buying 3 lots at 91.12):

  • In the left part of the window with parameters, specify the price at which you would like to take profit(100.00 rubles per share). Do not forget to set the same volume as the previously opened buy deal;
  • Let's go to the right side of the window. Here you need to set High Retreat and Protective Spread, they can be specified both in the deposit currency and as a percentage. Suppose they are equal to 2 and 1 ruble.

Events will unfold like this. When the price reaches the level of 100.00 rubles. the position is not closed per share. Instead, the terminal starts measuring the amount of rollback down. If we go down a distance equal to the indent from the maximum (2 rubles), then a sell order will be placed at the distance of the protective spread, that is, it will be located at a price of 97.00 rubles. in our example.

With no recoil, profits will accumulate. If the chart reaches the level, for example, 105.00 and only then the correction starts, the position will be closed already at the price of 103.00.


Working with charts

To build it, you need to select the appropriate item in the context menu.

By default, it is built in the form Japanese candles. In addition, the option is available in the form of a line, bars, histogram, dotted line. Fans of graphical analysis will not find anything new here. Through the context menu - Draw, you can use standard tools (trend line, horizontal and Fibo levels).


To add an indicator, click on Insert or select the appropriate icon on the toolbar. Basically, these are standard algorithms, approximately the same set is available in MetaTrader and other trading platforms. Standard indicators are not capable of this, but there are several good LUA algorithms on the network, they need to be installed in the terminal and then added to the chart. and copy the downloaded file there. The terminal does not need to be restarted, the user tool should appear in the list of indicators. The figure above is one such custom algorithm.

Quick for mobile devices

Even models of the middle price segment cope with Quick without any problems. The developer has released versions for Android and iOS devices, they do not differ functionally.

Let's analyze the basics of working with the terminal at the BCS broker. It is not enough just to download the QUIK terminal on Android and log in to it. Through your personal account, an order is submitted to connect a new trading terminal, and only then you receive a login and password for it. I provide a link to detailed instructions from BCS on installing and configuring Quick here .

As for the functionality itself, it is somewhat poorer compared to the desktop version. You can't, for example, set your own indicators. And in general, working on devices with a small diagonal is uncomfortable. Through your mobile device, you can:

  • Work with charts and pre-installed indicators;
  • Submit the same types of requests as in the desktop version;
  • Get information about your portfolio, limits;
  • There is a full glass;
  • View details on deals, orders;
  • Receive news.

In general, the functionality is similar to the PC version. So the main limiter in the case of working through a smartphone is the diagonal of its screen, and not the capabilities of the terminal. It is simply inconvenient to trade on a 5-6 inch display. I recommend considering this version of the platform as an add-on, the ability to follow transactions even when you are on the road or simply there is no way to work through a laptop or a regular PC.

Terms and Definitions

Here are a few specific terms that you may come across while working at Quick and the stock market in general:

  • Request– agreement to buy/sell an asset at a certain price;
  • Client portfolio– a table that displays the status of the client's account. In particular, the details of margin lending, the amount of funds;
  • Limit– how much funds are available for making transactions in the market;
  • Briefcase- a certain type of tables, in Quick they are filled using the QPILE programming language;
  • Spread- the difference between the best prices of the buyer and the seller, respectively;
  • Ticker– a code denoting a certain type of asset;
  • QPILE– the programming language used in Quick;
  • Short and long– transactions for sale and purchase, respectively;
  • Trading session- the length of time during which the work is carried out;
  • Price step- the minimum possible change in the value of the asset.

More details about the terms can be found in Glossaries in QUIK help.

Hot keys and their combinations

As in MT5, in Quick you can simplify the work by using buttons that duplicate certain commands:

  • F1 - help;
  • F2 - entry of the application;
  • F4 – creating a quotes window;
  • F6 - stop order;
  • F7 - create a new window;
  • F9 - setting up a client place;
  • Insert - adding an indicator to the chart;
  • Shift+Alt+Del – window for removing orders by condition;
  • Ctrl + A - its replacement;
  • Ctrl + D - its removal;
  • Ctrl+K - close the deal;
  • Ctrl + I - flip;
  • Ctrl + Z - close the purchase;
  • Ctrl+X – a short position is removed;
  • Ctrl+E – table editing;
  • Ctrl+N - copy it.


In total, there are several dozen keyboard shortcuts, the most common ones are given above. Button combination ctrl+h opens editor, in which you can assign your own buttons and their combinations to any of the above actions.

Difference between QUIK functionality and MT5

There is an opinion that Quick is the choice of professionals, and MetaTrader is more like pampering and you can’t earn serious money on it. A controversial statement, since both platforms have their own merits.

Through Quick, you can work on the stock, futures and currency markets. There is an options board and generally a maximum of analytical information. The presence of a full-fledged glass in both desktop and mobile versions is worth a lot. There are no obstacles to automating trade and developing your own ATS.

On the other hand, MT5 is more user friendly, with commission information in plain sight, as well as trading history. It is much more convenient to test robots in it.

If we compare both terminals according to a number of criteria, we will get the following picture (the winner is indicated on the right side):

  • Support from brokers QUIK;
  • Interface and ease of use MT5;
  • Usage fee - QUIK;
  • Availability of statistics on trading history, commissions - MT5;
  • Work speed - MT5;
  • Ease of creating and testing robots - MT5.

As you can see MT5 is at least as good as Quick. In the past, indeed, QUIK was practically the only solution for working on the stock market, but since then the situation has changed. Trading on Quick is still considered prestigious, but those who have tried MT5 have not made any special claims against it.

Where to trade with QUIK

If you are just starting out as a trader, it is advisable to choose a broker where you can try both Quick and MT5. BCS is well suited for this role, below I will briefly list the main trading conditions here:

  • No limit on starting capital;
  • There is a single account for working with shares and other stock market instruments. Implemented access to all major exchanges in the world. More than 950 assets are available on the St. Petersburg site alone;
  • Leverage - up to 1:200;
  • MT5, Quick are used, there are own developments;
  • The spread is minimal, at the level of the Exness broker;
  • There is a demo account for QUIK.


Summary

QUIK to date remains convenient and reliable program for trading on the stock, futures and currency markets. When you first start it seems that the terminal is somewhat unfriendly, especially if you came here after MetaTrader. But this effect disappears rather quickly. After a few days of active use of the platform, you will remember where the necessary menus are located, you will understand the principle of making deals, and there will be no problems.

Compared to other platforms, MetaTrader5 is pretty close to Quick in terms of capabilities. But this does not make either one or the other terminal bad, you can work successfully through both platforms.

The review turned out to be quite voluminous, but I could not fit all the subtleties of working with Quick into it. Ask questions about this platform in the comments, I will gladly share my experience in working with it.

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Good afternoon, dear traders. Today I want to introduce you to an excellent trading terminal, ideal for working with Quik, an information and trading system beloved by users around the world.

Quik gives you access to real-time exchange and over-the-counter trading. This is a multifunctional front-office system that allows you to conduct both your own trading operations and work with your own stock broker using his services.

The name of the system is fully consistent with its essence, because. Quik has always been distinguished by the highest data transfer speed and uninterrupted operation that does not bring any inconvenience to the trader.

Quik Features and Opportunities

  1. Direct access to trading on domestic and foreign markets such as NASDAQ, NYMEX, NYSE, WSE and others.
  2. Convenient charts showing the dynamics of changes in asset prices.
  3. Many built-in indicators and other elements of technical analysis (up to 40 (!!!) indicators can be applied to one chart at the same time).
  4. Single cash position for all markets.
  5. The ability to work simultaneously with several trading accounts from a single terminal.
  6. The ability to create market, limit, address and stop orders, as well as set stop loss, take profit and create pending orders (the presence of a “Transaction Pocket”).
  7. An interface that you can change with your own hands, adjusting it to your preferences.
  8. Ability to automate trading. Moreover, Quik allows you to import pre-prepared transactions from any other program.
  9. Programming trading robots for Quik, using the QPILE programming language built into the program. Having your own programming language and a window for creating a trading robot for working on the stock market is a unique service that is not available in any other terminal.
  10. Built-in text chat with the administration, broker and other participants

The Quik trading system does not require a particularly powerful computer and is compatible with all types of operating systems.

Quik also has some drawback, which, however, can be leveled by reading the user manual. The fact is that this system has a huge number of settings, tables and windows. On the one hand, this is, of course, good, because you can customize the program for all the nuances of your trading strategy, turning it into an ideal tool. But on the other hand, an inexperienced user will have to refer to the instructions for the first time.

Fortunately, the stock broker Zerich, who gives traders the opportunity to work with this terminal, encloses a detailed manual with a description of all working moments. You can download the program and instructions for it on the official website of the broker.

Benefits of Quik

  1. Optimized and debugged data transfer protocol, which significantly reduces traffic and reduces the time for executing requests.
  2. Reliable means of encrypting and protecting the user's personal information.
  3. Convenient and intuitive mechanism for creating and processing applications.
  4. Availability of the "Options Board", which provides comprehensive trading information on futures contracts.
  5. The ability to work with the program through "hot keys", which further speeds up the time of work and makes it more convenient.

All transactions conducted through the Quik online trading system are accompanied by a digital signature, and regular updates do not bother the user, because happen automatically. The program is available in both English and Russian.

And finally, one more fact about the trading system, which, I am sure, will appeal to scalpers. Its essence is that Quik can display ANY number of ticks on the asset chart, which is just perfect for working on short ones.

In fact, this is the only trading system where there is such a function, so Quik can safely be called unique.

The Quik system is supported by the largest brokers. For example, as I have already said, the Zerich company, which is the most reliable and popular Russian stock broker, is actively working with it.

The combination of the Quik trading system and the Zerich broker is the perfect mix for convenient and profitable trading. Download the latest version of the program on the broker's website and see for yourself.

Sincerely, Nikita Mikhailov

This article contains step-by-step instructions for mastering the QUIK program. The correct name of this program is a trading terminal, and in this article we will consider why an IIS owner needs it and how to use it.

Questions covered in this article:

  1. How the trading terminal works
  2. Installing the QUIK program
  3. Money-papers, Applications-transactions - obtaining information about your account
  4. Quote table - all information about valuable papers Oh

QUIK is not the only terminal that an IIS owner can come across, there are also Transaq, FinamTrade, Smart X, ALOR-trade, but, as will be seen later, they all look alike and have the same functionality.

Boeing cockpit

When an uninitiated person looks at the cockpit of a Boeing, he gets the feeling that it is impossible for an ordinary person to ever deal with all this.

When uninitiated people look at the operation of the terminal, they have the same feeling: something is blinking, some graphics - it fascinates and frightens at the same time.

This, according to inexperienced people, is the most difficult thing in working with securities - to master this program, to know where to click and understand what all these flashing numbers mean.

The reality is that it is very easy to master this program, but, most importantly, this knowledge has little to no effect on whether our investments will be successful or not.

The profitability of our operations depends primarily on our investments, and the QUIK terminal is just a tool that can help us in this (or, on the contrary, harm us, more on that below).

Therefore, the opinion of the layman that “learning to work with securities” means the same thing as “learning to work in QUIK program' is erroneous. Before the advent of the Internet, applications were submitted by phone, and this did not stop people from doing investments (Warren Buffett, etc.).

In general, learning how to work with QUIK is much easier than learning how to invest correctly.

Why QUIK is needed will be clear below, after we consider in detail the device of this program.

How the trading terminal works

The functionality of the QUIK trading terminal (and any other) is divided into two groups:

  1. View information
  2. Actions

The second group (“actions”) is quite simple and includes only the application functionality. We will talk about this in the practical part (below).

The first group of functions is the most voluminous; to facilitate understanding, it makes sense to refer to the diagram:

Viewing information in the QUIK terminal

The information that can be viewed through QUIK is conditionally divided into two main groups:

  1. Information about your own brokerage account
  2. Market Information

What do we need to know about our account? Of course, how much money we have at the moment, how many securities and how much they cost, what transactions were made on our account and what orders were placed.

As for information about the market, we would like to know the parameters of the stocks and bonds we are interested in: what is the price for them now, how many securities are in the minimum lot available for purchase, the maturity date of the bonds, how many securities can currently be bought on the stock exchange, etc. d.

The scheme given above will help to understand any terminal that the IIS owner will encounter and will make it easy to navigate and work with the terminals of Transaq, FinamTrade, Smart X, ALOR-trade and others.

Let's move on to the practical part.

Installation

For each broker, the procedure may differ in details, but in general it includes three stages:

  1. Installing the distribution package of the program
  2. Key Generation
  3. Key Registration

The first two stages are usually the same for everyone. We find a section on the broker's website dedicated to the QUIK program.

Installation does not cause any difficulties for those who have previously used a computer, but depending on which broker we serve, there may be various options. Here is an example of installing QUIK for an IIS owner in Sberbank:

If there are difficulties or some special installation parameters are required, it makes sense to read the installation instructions from the broker with which we want to use QUIK.

Key Registration

At this stage, you need to create a key pair to identify the user in the system. To do this, you need to run the key generation program: you need to go to the Windows program launch menu (Start-> Programs-> Quik -> Key generation program:

The path may differ from broker to broker, but you can always find this program through the Start menu.

At this stage, two keys will be created: public and secret. These keys are just files and we need to specify in which folder we will save them. Most likely, best solution it will simply leave the default path suggested by the key generation program.

Then you need to enter a password, and in the next step confirm it:

The next step is to confirm the parameters of the generated keys:

By clicking on the "Create" button, we will start the process of generating keys, using a random number generator. For his effective work you need to press the keys on the computer in a random order, you do not need to memorize them.

To generate random numbers, the program measures the time between keystrokes. Once the required amount of random information has been obtained, key generation begins:

The key generation process can take some time - up to several minutes. Upon completion, we will receive a confirmation window that the keys have been created:

As mentioned above, "keys" are files, in this case there will be two of them - public and secret keys (files). You can verify that they are available by opening the folder that we approved in the first step.

By default, these files are usually saved in the same folder where the QUIK program itself is installed, in the "keys" subfolder:

The public key is called "pubring.txk", we will need it at the next stage - the stage of registering keys.

For example, the path to the keys when installing QUIK from Sberbank looks like "C:\SBERBANK\QUIK_SMS\KEYS".

Registration of QUIK keys

As a rule, in such a letter:

  • client ID is specified
  • the key file “pubring.txk” is attached

Sberbank, however, has recently automated the process of confirming keys and created a special form on the website through which you can send registration keys:

For VTB24, the instructions for registering keys are as follows:

If the broker did not receive a response about the successful registration of the keys within 24 hours, it makes sense to call and find out if the key has been received, registered, etc.

At VTB24, unfortunately, in order to register the keys, after confirmation by e-mail also to go to the bank office, which, of course, is very inconvenient. In Sberbank, you can receive confirmation of the key on the same day and immediately start using QUIK. For VTB24 clients, this procedure will take several days.

So, the program is installed, the keys are created and registered. Everything is ready to start working.

QUIK setup and use

At the moment of our first launch of the program, we "get into the cockpit of a Boeing" (see above): incomprehensible graphics, signs, flashing numbers. How not to break or damage anything here:

The picture that you see at the very beginning may be like this:

In general, the starting picture can be anything - it depends on the version of the program and the broker. It doesn't matter to us, because we want to put things in order here, and leave only what we really need and at the same time understandable.

Let's remove everything unnecessary. To do this, here's what we'll do. Find the QUIK program tabs at the very bottom of the screen:

Let's delete them all. To do this, select each, press the right mouse button and select "delete":

Each time the program carefully warns us, so we confirm our actions:

When the last tab remains, the program will not let you delete it, we just need to close all the windows on it manually by clicking, as usual, on the crosses in the upper right corner of all open windows:

All this until there is only one tab left, on which there is not a single window left. We get a completely "clean slate":

We will start with this blank slate, and it will be much more visual than studying long instructions for days.

So, let's remember what a trading terminal is for:

Let's try to get information about our account: about the money and papers that are on it.

To do this, let's call our first tab - "account", for this you need to right-click on the tab and select "Rename":

Then we will enter a name for the new tab - "account".

Next, on the top toolbar, select "Create Window" and in the drop-down list we will sequentially open the three items that we need:

It is with the help of these windows that we can get information about the money and securities in our account:

So, in the first window there is generalized information, we see the total amount of “free money + value of securities”.

In the second window from the top (“Table of limits for securities”) we will find information about the securities that we have on our account. In this case, as you can see in the screenshot, the portfolio contains OFZ bonds 26206 in the amount of 189 pieces.

In the third, lowest window, there is information about the amount of free money in our portfolio. In this case, it is clear that the portfolio contains 4402.08 rubles.

Well, now we more or less understand what we have on the account, now we will find out what current orders we have for making transactions and display a table of transactions.

Let's create a new tab, to do this, right-click on an existing tab and select "Add":

Let's call it "bids-deals", and then add two tables on this tab:

You get this picture:

If we do not have active orders and there were no deals on this day, then both tables will be empty - this is normal.

But now we have full control over our brokerage account:

Now let's see what information we can get about securities.

Suppose we are interested in all OFZs and, for example, 10 shares from the list (index) of MICEX10. We need to create two quote tables for OFZs and for stocks. First, let's create a new tab in the program again:

Let's call it "Quotes":

On this new tab, we will again have a clean space where we will now place our tables with quotes:

In the top menu, select "Create Window", and then "Current Trades":

Then another window will open for us, in which we will define the parameters of our table:

We will have two tables - one for shares from the MICEX10 index, and the other for OFZ.

So, first let's create a table for stocks. In the search box, enter the name of the stock we need:

Then we select the found stock in the list, click "add" and the stock appears in the field on the right:

We do this 10 times, adding all the necessary stocks, this list, and after that we will move on to selecting columns for our table:

For shares, it will be enough for us to know: the current price (the price of the last transaction on the market), what% of the increase or decrease in the share for today, how many shares are in the lot, select these parameters and confirm the creation of the table with the “Yes” button, this is how our table looks like:

Now let's create the same table for OFZ. The fact is that OFZ needs a different set of table columns, so it is much more convenient to create your own separate table for them.

Let's repeat the previous process, in the top toolbar, select "Create Window", then "Current Trades". This time, let's come up with our own name for the table, for example, "OFZ":

In the search window for the necessary instruments, enter “OFZ”, get a list of all available OFZ and select them all, and then transfer them to the field on the right with the “Add” button:

To select all OFZs (in the left window) and add them in one list at once, you need to select the first OFZ, hold down the SHIFT key and select the last OFZ from the list, then the entire list will be selected.

Now let's set up the columns of our table with OFZ, for this we go down a little lower and select from the list of "Available parameters" those indicated in the screenshot:

Why these particular fields? This is the most important and most important thing to know about OFZ: what is the yield, what is the ACI for the current day, when will the redemption be, what is the coupon size, when will the next coupon be paid.

This is how we should have a table:

And the windows will be arranged like this (windows can be moved within the program space):

What do we see? The information in the tables is sorted alphabetically (by the names of securities). If for stocks this sorting can be left, then for OFZs another criterion is needed.

There are two criteria for sorting OFZs:

  • Number of days to maturity
  • Yield
  • Next coupon payment date

Which of these criteria to make the key when sorting is up to everyone, and depends on the goals and technique of using OFZ in their portfolio.

Here, for example, is how to sort the table by profitability. To do this, select the heading of the desired column, then right-click and select "Sort by ..." in the drop-down list:

In this case, we will get a sorted table and an arrow in the sort column. By clicking on this arrow, you can change the sort direction (ascending or descending):

If we use the strategy, then we will be primarily interested in OFZs with maturity in the next 12 months, therefore, we will need to sort by the “To maturity” column:

If we implement the Coupon Combine technique, then we will need to sort OFZs by the dates of payment of the next coupons (we will talk about this technique in a separate article).

So, now we have a list of all OFZs available to us. But if the information from this table is not enough for us, we can obtain information separately for each of the instruments of interest to us.

To do this, select OFZ, right-click and select "Instrument Information" in the drop-down list:

We will receive an exhaustive list of systematized information about this security:

True, it is not immediately clear from this information what type of OFZ we are dealing with: a permanent coupon or a variable coupon, etc. To do this, again, you will have to use the bond screeners, which are described in the article:

Nevertheless, the information from these tables of the QUIK program is already sufficient for the majority to accept investment decisions.

Workspace

So, in our QUIK program there are three tabs: account, orders-transactions, quotes. The collection of open windows and tabs is called "workspace".

Like everything else, the concept of workspaces is applicable to any trading terminal, not just the QUIK terminal.

Let's save the workspace:

Give it a name and save it:

That's it, now if we changed something, made a mistake, accidentally deleted it, etc. - we can always restore the saved position of all windows and tabs. You will need to do the reverse procedure: open the "System" tab, and in the drop-down list "Load settings from file".

The next time you open the program, the workspace we created will be loaded automatically. If this does not happen, you can load it manually:

And then select it by name.

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