What is Quik? This is a software package that helps provide access to exchange / over-the-counter trading systems in real time. The software package includes a server part and workstations (terminals) of users that interact with each other via the Internet.
Setting the Current Design Table
Setting the order book
Setting up the order table and entering orders - first deals
Setting up tables to track securities, money, profit / loss
Setting charts, bookmarks
Making deals, adding labels, entering orders like stop, profit, trailing stop
Setting up the orders table and the deals table
Setting up and working with a chart, adding indicators
The distribution kit of the program contains default screen settings, which include the most commonly used tables, as well as two screen tabs that switch the layout of tables on the screen. The user can change the arrangement of tables on the computer screen. Window settings are automatically saved when you exit the program.
The functions that are available in a particular table are displayed in the context menu (which can be opened by right-clicking the mouse) and in the program menu (namely, in the "Tables" item).
The convenience of setting up all types of tables is provided by a button on the toolbar or a combination of "Ctrl" + "E".
Consider the main tables of the program:
| Table | Purpose | Menu item |
| current parameters | Shows the last values of the parameters in the process of trading on the exchange | Tables | current table |
| all transactions | Deals are presented for all instruments that were concluded by all participants in trading on the exchange | Tables | Table of all transactions |
| quotes | Shows a queue of buy-sell orders for a specific instrument | Double clicking the left mouse button in the Table of current parameter values |
| limits on securities | The available funds in securities for making transactions on stock exchange | Limits | Limits on securities |
| limits on money | Showing the available funds in money for making transactions on the stock exchange | Limits | Cash limits |
| applications | Introduced a register of own user applications | Dealer | Applications |
| deals | Register of user transactions | Dealer | Deals |
| stop orders | Reflects the status of execution of its stop orders | Dealer | Stop orders |
| Client portfolio | An estimate of the margin level and asset value is presented | Limits | Client portfolio |
| Graphs | Reflects the construction of graphs for the course of trading on the stock exchange | Data export | Charts | New chart |
To create a new window, select the appropriate item in the menu, for example, for a table with the current values of order parameters, select the item "Tables | Current Table".
In the window that opens, create a list of displayed columns by moving the necessary headers (move the headers from the list of available ones to another list - selected ones). In some tables, you can also specify a list of row headers. To make a choice, select the lines in the list and click the “add” button, or double-click on the selected line with the left mouse button. If the parameters are combined into a class (marked with a yellow “+” symbol located to the left of the name), to open the list of parameters, left-click on the “+” symbol.
Some types of tables allow you to limit the number of rows displayed using filters that set required parameters. You can set the filter by pressing the "..." button. After that, a window will open in which you should form a list of the parameters you have selected.
Note.
When creating a new table, the list of parameters that are used most frequently is selected by default for the main table types.
In the QUIK system, in almost all tables, it is possible to combine data from several classes at once (exchange modes, trading, etc.) within one table.
How to call the bookmark settings dialog? You need to press "Ctrl" + "B" or select the menu item "Windows | Make bookmarks. At the top of the left part of the window is a list of bookmarks, below it is a list of program windows shown on this tab. On the right, the program windows that are not attached to bookmarks are displayed, they are shown with any bookmark you select. General settings are located at the bottom of the window, they relate to the location of the bookmarks bar (bottom, top, right or left of the program windows) and the highlighting of the active bookmark.
If the data presented in the Table of Current Parameter Values is not used for plotting or exporting, you need to disable "Reception of missing data" (to do this, select the "Settings | Receiving data" item in the menu, deselect the "Receive missing data" checkbox).
Let's consider how to set a filter to receive information from the server for the Table with the current parameter values. You need to select the menu item "Communication | Lists. Then you should select in the "Classes of securities" list only those classes for receiving that are used. You can additionally limit the list of instruments and the list of parameters for each class by clicking the appropriate “set filter” buttons and setting up the lists of selected parameters (or securities).
It is better to close the quotes table (queue of orders) if it is not needed all the time for any instrument. It can be easily opened again if you double-click the left mouse button on the line of the Table with current parameter values that corresponds to the given tool.
The scheme of the transaction is as follows.
1. The broker determines for the client the balance of funds on the exchange that are available to him, and the client can make transactions within this amount. The balance of funds is expressed in money or securities and corresponds to the entire amount of funds that the client has deposited with the broker to conduct activities on the exchange (in the Table of Limits, this is the “Incoming Balance” parameter).
2. The client, independently choosing securities, sells and buys them on the exchange. Purchase/sale occurs by sending an application (instruction) to the broker using the QUIK system, in which an agreement is given to buy or sell securities on the terms specified in the instruction.
3. Order statuses are as follows: a) active - if the order is registered on the stock exchange, queued, but not yet executed / not completely executed. This application can either be removed or edited its conditions. When the application is partially satisfied, only its unfulfilled balance can be withdrawn; b) executed - if the condition of the order is fully satisfied, that is, one or several transactions are made on the conditions specified in the order. It is not possible to withdraw a completed application; c) withdrawn - if the user decides to cancel the application or change its conditions. When an order is edited, it is withdrawn from the exchange (in other words, it is removed from the order queue so that the order cannot be executed during the editing process), then a new order is generated with exactly the same conditions that the user can edit.
4. The broker can accept a stop order - an order from the client, which will be executed depending on the achievement of a certain level by the market price of the instrument. Two price values are specified in the stop order: 1) stop price - a condition of the type "the price of the last transaction is not less (not more than) a given value". The order is activated when the condition is met, that is, it will be sent to the exchange as a regular limit order; b) the price, which, when sent to the exchange, is indicated in the application
5. On the client's account, when entering an order, the funds necessary for its execution are blocked. As a rule, a deal is made if there are counter orders (for sale/buy) in the trading system that have mutually satisfying conditions. The Table of Deals shows the deals that were made at the request of the client.
To open the application input window, click the button on the toolbar or the F2 key. The application entry window can also be called by selecting the "New application" item from the context menu of most tables, or by double-clicking the left mouse button.
Mandatory fields of the application are given in the table.
| Required fields | Substitution of specific values | Key management |
| Tool | Values are substituted from the list by the first letters you type | |
| trading account | First in the list | Value substitution similar to above |
| Type of order (limit / market) | Selected "limited" by default | Not |
| Direction of operation (sale/purchase) | The action is configured for the Quotes Table - a quote operation is taken or counter to it | Selecting Tab, The direction of the operation is changed with the Space key |
| Price indicated per instrument unit | The value is taken from the selected table row | Select Tab," + », « - " - change by 1 minimum price step, " ctrl" and " + », « ctrl" and " - » - change by 10 minimum price steps |
| Quantity, lots | The default value is specified in the settings. For the Quote Table, you need to select the best value or quantity at a given price | «>», «<» - изменение на 1 лот, "Ctrl" and "<», «Ctrl» и «>» - change by 10 lots |
| Client code | default | Values are substituted by the first typed letters from the list |
The order table is designed to work with orders. In the "State" field of the table, the state of orders is indicated, which is additionally highlighted in font color: active orders are highlighted in red, executed orders in blue, and canceled orders in black. To remove an active order, double-click the right mouse button on the table line or press the key combination "Ctrl" + "D", and also click the button on the toolbar.
To cancel several orders with the same conditions, for example, all orders “for sale” for Sberbank, select the menu item “Dealer | Cancellation of orders" by condition or press "Shift" + "Alt" + "D". After that, a window will open in which you need to set the conditions for canceling orders, and then click the "Cancel orders" button.
A stop order is a pre-prepared limit order that is transferred to the trading exchange system when a condition (or stop price) occurs.
A stop order is used to limit the amount of losses when the prices of trades change in the opposite direction of expectations.
The stop price is a condition for the execution of an order, it can be represented as the limit value of the value of the last transaction on the instrument. Such an order is stored until the condition is met on the QUIK server.
The table of stop orders is necessary for working with stop orders, it displays all the statuses of execution of conditional orders. A stop order is considered executed (its status changes in the “Status” field) when the stop price condition occurs, at this moment a limited order is transferred to the trading exchange system, and the number of this order is displayed in the “Order number” field. The table of stop orders also additionally displays the result of processing by the QUIK program server and the trading system of a limited generated order (see the "Result" field) and the registration exchange number of the transaction taken from the Table of all transactions, the price of which justified the execution of the stop order (see fig. field "Deal conditions").
The QUIK system provides for the following types of conditional orders:
An additional parameter of the stop order is the expiration date, which takes one of the following values:
The QUIK system provides for the construction of the following basic chart options:
Consider the horizontal and vertical scales of the graph.
The horizontal scale can be changed by selecting values in the "Scaling" item of the context menu, or automatic selection is carried out with the selected "Auto" value.
The vertical scale of the graph can be adjusted automatically so that it occupies the entire plot area. You can change the relative size of several plotting areas in one chart at once (for example, for a volume chart and a price chart) by moving the separator bar between the areas with the mouse cursor. Similarly, you can move the vertical axes of the graphs.
Consider the functionality of working with charts.
Before setting up data export, you need to open MS Excel and load into this program a file into which you will transfer data.
Then, in the "Workbook" field, you need to specify the name of the file in the MS Excel program with its extension, for example, "Book1.xls".
The "Sheet" field specifies the name of the sheet in this file, for example, "Sheet1".
The fields “Upper left corner” are filled in the following way: the coordinates of the initial cell in the MS Excel table intended for data transfer are indicated: “Row” means the row number (should be counted from the top), “Column” means the column number (should be counted from the left).
The "Start Output" button launches dynamic data output to MS Excel from the specified table.
The started export process will be carried out automatically. When you click the "Stop output" button, the display of data from the table stops.
The purpose of the "Withdraw Now" button is to display data once.
The Close button closes the window.
By clicking the "Cancel" button, you will close the window without saving changes in the settings.
In order not to depend on the key floppy, you should:
Go to the C:\Program Files\QUIK directory, then open the QRYPTO text file (or CFG file), then change the path, pointing to the place on the hard disk where the keys will be located.
pubring=a:\pubring.txk (for example on c)
secring=a:\secring.txk (for example on c)
NewPubring=a:\pubring.txk
New Securing=a:\secring.txk
After that, the keys will be loaded from the hard drive.
To copy the appearance of the program (configuration file) from one PC to another, you need:
Enter the C:\Program Files\QUIK directory, copy the info.wnd text file to the clipboard, then paste it into the similar C:\Program Files\QUIK directory on another computer.
QUIK program
What can the QUIK program do?
1. Provide access to trading on all major Russian exchanges: MICEX, MICEX Stock Exchange, RTS Stock Exchange, FORTS Derivatives Market, St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, SPVB.
2. Automatically submit orders to the exchange's trading system on behalf of your broker.
3. Support trading operations in the over-the-counter market.
4. Maintain trading operations in overseas markets.
5. Execute limit, market and stop orders.
6. Provide comprehensive information about the current state of the client's portfolio, used margin resources and available funds for opening new positions.
7. Export data.
8. Provide access to the news of information agencies: Interfax, MFD-Infocenter, Prime-TASS, REUTERS, Finmarket.
9. Provide quotes for foreign markets supplied by Prime-TASS, REUTERS, Finmarket news agencies.
10. Display the dynamics of changes in any of the parameters for any instrument on charts with elements of technical analysis.
And what about the protection of information? “All transmitted information between the server and the client is encrypted, it can be decoded only if there is an access key, individual for each user of the system. The access key is created independently by each user and is stored separately from the program itself on removable media, such as a floppy disk or flash card. Thus, different users can work on the same computer with QUIK installed, each with their own personal and confidential access to information. To prevent unauthorized use of the access key, it is additionally protected by a password” (information from the website of the program developer).
Now let's move on to the development of the program.
Working with the QUIK program
Before proceeding to a detailed description of the program and working with it, it is worth reminding the reader once again about who and why works with this program.
So, we decided to go into stock trading. How can we “voice our desires” for other participants: call a broker and give an order to buy / sell certain shares. Just do it? Of course! But at the same time, not very pleasant conditions arise: spending money and time on calls; lack of visibility, etc. After all, before giving an order to buy/sell, you need to decide on prices and trends in the market, but where can you find out all this? Watch on TV? Read in newspapers? This is not the way out. There is a more modern way: to use special programs for exchange trading via the Internet, the so-called Internet trading programs, and through them to convey our orders for buying / selling to others. We view pages on the Web using Internet Explorer or another browser, and we will trade using the most common program in Russia - QUIK.
Summary: a trader (trader) on the stock exchange uses special computer programs to complete his business transactions. It is convenient, fast, visual and easy.
Filling the program window with information - arranging your workspace for trading.
Rice. 5. Filling the program window with information
When you download QUIK for the first time and enter it, you will find that it has certain presets: tables, graphs.
Close it all and let's start all over from the beginning.
So what do we see now (fig. 5)? The information field of the program, which we must fill with various data.
What should we create? Tables and graphs.
1. CREATE TABLES: the current table of parameters (in QUIK it is called the CURRENT TABLE OF VALUES) and the table of quotations (usually called the GD of quotations).
Current parameter table - it contains information on those instruments (for simplicity, shares) that you are going to trade, or data on which you are going to track trading.
Depth of Quotes reflects buy and sell orders. I emphasize: not TRANSACTIONS, but APPLICATIONS!
Let's deal first with the CURRENT TABLE OF PARAMETERS.
This table is created by clicking on: TABLES - CURRENT TABLE.
A window should appear in front of you(Fig. 6).
Rice. 6. Create current table of values
Here you need to choose:
Tools that should be reflected in the table (you are interested in);
Parameters (data) for the instruments you have chosen, which will be reflected in the table.
The choice of tools is carried out by clicking on yellow plus (cross) and choosing a specific stock(click the left mouse button 2 times) (Fig. 7).
Rice. 7. Tool selection
I draw your attention to the fact that you can color the table in different colors: item - color settings; After everything is done, click "YES".
Rice. eight. Select stock data
Before us should appear CURRENT TABLE OF PARAMETERS (Fig. 9).
Now let's create a GLASS OF QUOTATIONS.
To do this, double-click the left mouse button on the selected issuer, for example, Mosenergo, in the CURRENT PARAMETERS TABLE.
And here's what we get(Fig. 10).
But this display of information is not very convenient. Therefore, click on the GLASS with the right mouse button and select EDIT TABLE in the menu that opens (Fig. 11).
Put a tick in the item HIGHLY HAVE QUOTATIONS WITH COLOR. We define, for example, that buying is green and selling is red. We remove the sum of the best sale and the sum of the best purchase (recommendation) from the column headings. Press "YES" and as a result (Fig. 12) we get a beautiful GLASS OF QUOTATIONS, where the following are highlighted:
Queue of requests for sale (only the first 10 prices!);
Queue of purchase orders (also only the first 10 prices!);
In the middle - the price of applications;
On the left (in sales) and on the right (in purchases) - the number of lots.
Rice. 9. Current parameter table
Rice. ten. Create a glass of quotes
Rice. eleven. Editing the table
Rice. 12. GLASS OF QUOTATIONS
2. TABLE OF TRANSACTIONS. TABLE OF APPLICATIONS. STOP ORDER TABLE - this will help us in what we will do in the trading process - give orders to the broker (make orders and stop orders, which will be discussed below) and make transactions based on these orders.
It is created by clicking on TRADING - TRANSACTIONS (and in the same way - APPLICATIONS, STOP APPLICATIONS).
Now you need to decide on the available parameters (Fig. 13). Recommendation - do not overload tables with information! By clicking "YES", we get the TABLE OF TRANSACTIONS (Fig. 14).
And accordingly - the TABLE OF APPLICATIONS and the TABLE OF STOP-APPLICATIONS.
3. CLIENT PORTFOLIO, CASH LIMIT TABLE, SECURITIES LIMIT TABLE
What information do they carry?
The CASH LIMIT TABLE will tell you how much money you had initially, how much you currently have, how much is blocked (for example, for your orders to buy a share), how much is available (for making transactions and placing orders).
Rice. 13. Available Options
Rice. fourteen. TABLE OF TRANSACTIONS
The TABLE OF LIMITS FOR SECURITIES will tell you if you have securities (that's why it is called that), i.e. shares and other instruments.
CLIENT PORTFOLIO is your assets all together: money + securities. In addition, it reflects shorts / longs, your profit, leverage used, etc.
Create the above tables:
LIMITS – CLIENT'S PORTFOLIO (TABLE OF LIMITS ON CASH, TABLE OF LIMITS ON SECURITIES).
We select the available parameters (Fig. 15). We press "YES". Three more tablets appear in front of us (Fig. 16).
Rice. fifteen. Available Options
4. CHARTS. What it is, I think, it is not necessary to explain.
They are created as follows: in the CURRENT TABLE OF PARAMETERS, select the issuer, i.e., press the left mouse button. The line should turn blue. Now right-click on the selected issuer and select the PRICE AND VOLUME CHART (Fig. 17).
Immediately, a graph will appear in front of you (Fig. 18).
Rice. 16. Ready tables
Rice. 17. Creating a price and volume chart
Rice. eighteen. Ready chart
5. News - this refers to the news of news agencies and your broker. It is created like this: NEWS - WATCH.
We select the data and agencies (Fig. 19) that we are interested in using the "YES" button (Fig. 20).
Rice. 19. Creating a news table
Having created the tables we need, we will decompose them for convenience into different shelves. In the QUIK program, these shelves are called BOOKMARKS.
In order to create bookmarks, you need to: press WINDOWS - MAKE BOOKMARKS.
Now in the window - NEW BOOKMARK we must write the name of the bookmark (Fig. 22).
Charts - and put there: CURRENT TABLE OF PARAMETERS + GLASS QUOTATIONS + CHARTS + NEWS;
Deals - and place there: TABLE OF TRANSACTIONS + TABLE OF ORDERS + TABLE OF STOP ORDERS;
Limits - CLIENT PORTFOLIO + CASH LIMITS TABLE + SECURITIES LIMITS TABLE.
So, we write the name of the bookmark - GRAPHICS. Next, press ENTER.
A new tab has appeared in the list of available bookmarks – GRAPHS (Fig. 23).
Rice. twenty. News table
Rice. 21. Make bookmarks
Rice. 22. New bookmark
Rice. 23. CHARTS
Then select ADD again and create the two remaining tabs - Trades and Limits.
After we see three tabs in the list - CHARTS, TRADES, LIMITS, we will start distributing the tables we have already created by these tabs (Fig. 24).
In the right part of the window configuration settings, we see a list of the tables we have created. We select each table by clicking on it with the left mouse button, and click ADD (Fig. 24).
At the bottom of QUIK we find the bookmarks we created (Fig. 25).
Now let's tidy up the windows. To do this, select WINDOWS - COLUMNS (OR ROWS OR STACK). Here is how what we should get looks like (Fig. 26).
Having made the program settings to your liking, save them (in case of failures). To do this, select: SETTINGS - SAVE SETTINGS TO FILE. Now, in case of any problems, you will only need to click SETTINGS - LOAD SETTINGS FROM FILE - and everything will return to the form that you originally intended.
Rice. 24. Distribution of created tables by bookmarks
Rice. 25. Created new bookmarks
Rice. 26. Choose the location of the windows
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Hello dear friends!
I decided to write a series of articles (+ videos for some of them) dedicated to the most popular trading platform on the Russian stock market - the QUIK terminal. And it is quite natural that in the first article of this series we will talk about how to install quik on a computer.
In order to reveal the topic of the article, we will need to do a few simple steps, namely:
First you need to download the distribution package of the program to your computer.
If you have a trading account with a broker, then all files must be download only from the official website of your broker!
I will give several direct links to the websites of the most popular brokerage companies in Russia, as well as to the website of the program developers:
If you do not have an open brokerage account, but you want to install and deal with the program, then do not despair, we will download the QUIK terminal from the developers' website. By the way, this is exactly what I will do, because Quick from the broker is already installed on my computer.
I hope that you managed to download the distribution kit, and now we can move on to the next step. To do this, run the downloaded file and follow the instructions of the installer. Specify the path to the folder where the program will be installed:
For users of Windows 8,8.1,10 operating systems, I would recommend installing to the root of the disk (C:\) or any other folder, and not to the Program Files system folder .
And on desktop:
And in the end, click on the "install" button and wait for the installation to complete:
We installed Quick on the computer, but we still won’t be able to connect to the broker’s server. In order for everything to work as it should, you need to generate security keys and register them with the broker. Actually, now we will deal with this.
We go to the working folder of the program, i.e. the folder in which the program was installed, look for the file « keygen.exe" and run it:
Here you need to generate 2 keys: secret ( secring.txk) and public ( pubring.txk), as well as specify the owner's full name and password to protect the key.
Be careful when entering the owner name and password. It is these data that will subsequently be used for authorization on the broker's trading server!
Pay attention to 2 buttons "Choose". Using these buttons, we can specify the folder where the files with keys will be written after generation. For me, by default, the program offers to create a subfolder "keys" and save the keys in it. You can choose any other directory on your computer, it doesn't matter. Just remember where you save them, later we will still need the files with the keys.
After all the required information is filled in, click the button "Farther" and go to the next step. Here we will be asked to repeat the previously typed password to protect the key:
At step number 5, we check the information entered earlier and click "Create!":
Then this interesting window will appear:
Here you need to enter 320 absolutely any characters from the keyboard. This set of random characters does not affect anything and is necessary for encrypting security keys.
Previously generated keys must be registered with the broker. The essence of this registration is that technical support will need to transfer a file with a public key ( pubring.txk). Actually, I, unfortunately, cannot tell you how to transfer this file, because each broker has its own procedure: someone asks to send a public key by e-mail, someone needs to do this through a personal account on the site . When opening a brokerage account, the manager will definitely tell you about it. And if not, then check with him yourself.
Here we come to the finish line. We have already downloaded and installed the trading terminal on the computer, generated and registered the security keys with the broker, and now the last step is to set up the QUIK workstation by adding the keys to the program. This is done very simply. Launch the terminal and select the item in the main menu of the program "System". In the drop-down list we are looking for a sub-item "Settings" and beyond "Basic settings"(or you can use the hotkey by pressing the F9 button on the keyboard):
Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention: when you run the program, an authorization window will appear in which you will be asked to enter a name and password. In it, click "Cancel": until we register the security keys in the settings, we will not be able to connect to the broker's trading server.
After the window opens "Client Settings", in the left hierarchical menu, select the 1st item "Program" and then go to the submenu "Encryption". On the right side of the window you will see the line "Default settings" and then an icon-icon. Click on this icon, another small window will open:
Remember, at the 3rd step, when we created the security keys, we were asked to choose a folder to save these same keys? So now it's time to remember where you saved these files and specify the path to them. Accordingly, for the file with public keys, specify the path to pubring. txk, and for a file with secret keys - up to secring.txk. After all the manipulations done, click on "Save" and restart the program. Now in the "User Identification" window we write our name and password.
In general, that's all. Quick "out of the box" is perfectly configured and does not require any additional actions from the user. Yes, there are still some settings that should be mentioned, but everything has its time, and we will definitely return to them in future articles. And that's enough for today, all the more so since we've done an excellent job with the task at hand. Now you can download and install the QUIK program on your computer yourself.
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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.
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.
Let's briefly go through the main functionality:
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.
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.
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.
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:
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:
The work of the Shares + OFZ tab is completed.
In this tab, we need information on the client portfolio, limits on securities and cash.
To add relevant items:
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.
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..
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.
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 of a 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:
A small example of analysis according to the figure above:
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 how to work in the stock market, I recommend paying special attention to the glass. Unlike Forex, this tool is very informative here.
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:
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.
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:
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 status of open positions throughout the entire trading session.
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):
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):
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.
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.
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:
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.
Here are a few specific terms that you may come across while working at Quick and the stock market in general:
More details about the terms can be found in Glossaries in QUIK help.
As in MT5, in Quick you can simplify the work by using buttons that duplicate certain commands:
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.
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):
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.
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:
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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