How to Use the Market Analyzer (Quote Board)?
The Market Analyzer in the KGI Crusoe platform is a customizable quote board that lets you quickly view and analyze multiple instruments at once in a grid format.
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The Market Analyzer in the KGI Crusoe platform is a customizable quote board that lets you quickly view and analyze multiple instruments at once in a grid format.
Table of Contents
Configuring the Market Analyzer
Right-Click Menu
Customizing Columns
Complete List of Columns
Configuring the Market Analyzer
To add the Market Analyzer module to your Workspace, click and drag it from the New + menu at the top-left of the screen. Once it's added, use the search bar to find and add instruments to the grid by entering a symbol or keyword.
By default, the Market Analyzer opens in Compact view, which allows you to see more instruments in a smaller screen space.
To switch to a more detailed view, adjust the slider at the top-right of the module to Standard. This view displays additional bid/ask depth information and a miniature session chart for each instrument, though it requires more screen space.
Double-clicking on a specific row will open the instrument in a Quote Info module, giving you a detailed view of that specific market. Learn more here: Quote Info Module
You can manage multiple quote board groups within the same Market Analyzer module by clicking the dropdown next to the "Market Analyzer" tab at the top-left. In this menu, click "Name It!" to give your current instrument list a custom name, and easily switch between saved layouts to access different groups of instruments.
To reorganize rows within the Market Analyzer, click and drag the slider icon that appears next to the instrument symbol in the left-most column.
Right-Click Menu
Right-clicking on an instrument within the Market Analyzer opens a menu that lets you perform the following actions for that specific contract.
Tool | Definition |
|---|---|
Insert Header | Adds a new header row above the selected row, allowing you to assign a custom name and color to help organize your quote board into distinct sections. |
Quote Info | Opens the selected instrument in its own Quote Info module. |
Alerts | Set up a custom, condition-based alert for the selected instrument. |
Trade | Opens the Trading module for the selected instrument, allowing you to place orders and trade from the Market Analyzer. |
Delete | Removes the selected row from the Market Analyzer. |
Roll Forward | Rolls over to the next available contract for the selected instrument. |
Roll Backward | Rolls backward to the previous contract for the selected instrument. |
At the bottom of the right-click menu, you can drag and drop a new SuperDOM, Chart, or T&S (Time & Sales) module into your workspace, with the selected instrument automatically loaded.
Customizing Columns
Columns can be easily resized by clicking and dragging on the header borders between them at the top of the module.
To customize the columns in your Market Analyzer, click the View Settings (cogwheel icon) at the top-right corner of the module and select "Select Columns".
In the menu that appears, drag columns from the Available list to the Visible list to add them, or drag columns from Visible back to Available to remove them.
The top-to-bottom order of columns in the Visible list determines the left-to-right order in your Market Analyzer grid.
Complete List of Columns
Below is a complete list of the available columns that can be added to your Market Analyzer modules in the KGI Crusoe platform.
Column Name | Description |
|---|---|
Default Columns | |
Instrument | Displays the symbol and expiry for each market. |
Last Price | Last traded price in the market. |
Change | Net price change for the current session. |
%Change | Percentage change for the current session. |
Bid Price | Current bid price. |
Offer Price | Current offer (ask) price. |
Open | Opening price for the current session. |
High | Highest price of the current session. |
Low | Lowest price of the current session. |
Total Volume | Total contracts traded during the current session. |
Available Columns (not visible by default) | |
Bid Size | Number of contracts remaining at the current bid price. |
Buy/Sell Buttons | Adds Buy Market and Sell Market buttons to each row for quick order placement. |
Description | Basic contract description, if available from your data provider. |
Expiration Date | Displays contract expiration date. Note that your broker may restrict trading as this date approaches, especially if volume is low. |
Last Size | Number of contracts at the current last trade price. |
Offer Size | Number of contracts at the current offer price. |
Open Int. | Open interest, or outstanding contracts for each instrument. |
Settle | Previous session’s closing price. |
Timestamp | Clock showing the current time in each instrument row. |
Trend | Displays small red and green bars representing trade activity, similar to a Time & Sales module. |