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 Order templates can be enabled from the main properties/contract/order toolbar/order templates. Order templates can be enabled from the main properties/contract/order toolbar/order templates.
  
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 Click the order template button on your ladder to activate the template. Click the order template button on your ladder to activate the template.
  
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 Then click the edit order template icon to edit or create a new template. Then click the edit order template icon to edit or create a new template.
  
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 After clicking the edit template button, it will bring up the order template window. Click the Green plus sign (+) to bring up the create template drop-down menu. Select the template you wish to create and click OK. After clicking the edit template button, it will bring up the order template window. Click the Green plus sign (+) to bring up the create template drop-down menu. Select the template you wish to create and click OK.
  
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 Now the template you selected will be visible in the name field. Here is where you can keep the default template name or simply highlight the name and type in a unique name for your template. Now the template you selected will be visible in the name field. Here is where you can keep the default template name or simply highlight the name and type in a unique name for your template.
  
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 Once the name and type are entered, you can build your template. You need to select your initial buy or sell quantity at a price level of 0. In my case, I am going to select a limit sell of 1 for the initial. I click the buy side to the left of the 0. A dialog pops up, and I enter a quantity of 1 and then choose limit. Then I click OK. Now my initial order is set. Once the name and type are entered, you can build your template. You need to select your initial buy or sell quantity at a price level of 0. In my case, I am going to select a limit sell of 1 for the initial. I click the buy side to the left of the 0. A dialog pops up, and I enter a quantity of 1 and then choose limit. Then I click OK. Now my initial order is set.
  
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 Now we can finish configuring the Batch order. In the screenshot below, I have set my initial order to be a 1-lot limit order. With a limit sell order to be placed one tick above the initial placed order, a two-lot sell two ticks above the initial, and a two-lot three ticks above the initial. Now we can finish configuring the Batch order. In the screenshot below, I have set my initial order to be a 1-lot limit order. With a limit sell order to be placed one tick above the initial placed order, a two-lot sell two ticks above the initial, and a two-lot three ticks above the initial.
  
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 Now that the template is created to our liking, we can click OK on the setup. The template is created and is now visible to be selected for trading on your template drop-down menu. The ratio mode is not checked, so it will not multiply the leg based on the current volume (quantity) prior to submission. Now that the template is created to our liking, we can click OK on the setup. The template is created and is now visible to be selected for trading on your template drop-down menu. The ratio mode is not checked, so it will not multiply the leg based on the current volume (quantity) prior to submission.
  
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 **IMPORTANT TIP**: When you click the template button, the template that is displayed in the drop-down menu is active. To disable the template, simply click the order template button to turn it off. When turned off, you will no longer see the drop-down menu. **IMPORTANT TIP**: When you click the template button, the template that is displayed in the drop-down menu is active. To disable the template, simply click the order template button to turn it off. When turned off, you will no longer see the drop-down menu.
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