OK, let's stop and take a deep breath here. You need to spend a day watching all the videos on T4. That platform is not as intuitive as say Ninja Trader. You probably have the "S" clicked. It will be lighted red if it is. You need to click that again and turn it black. This will allow you to bid "below" the market and offer "above" the market. If the S is highlighted, it's the opposite. But seriously, watch all the demo videos.
The Top Step Trader Combine: Cool Trader Dude
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OK, let's stop and take a deep breath here. You need to spend a day watching all the videos on T4. That platform is not as intuitive as say Ninja Trader. You probably have the "S" clicked. It will be lighted red if it is. You need to click that again and turn it black. This will allow you to bid "below" the market and offer "above" the market. If the S is highlighted, it's the opposite. But seriously, watch all the demo videos.
Cooltraderdude has begun a 10-Day Combine (http://www.topsteptrader.com/Combine). The account parameters are $50K / 5 lot buying power / $1K daily loss limit. Cooltraderdude has 30 calendar days to complete the 10-Day Combine.
Cooltraderdude's Combine objective is to profit $3,500 and follow the Scouting Criteria: http://www.topsteptrader.com/scoutingcriteria. If at the end of Combine he has met the Combine objective, he will be provided with a fully-funded trading account (no capital contribution required) http://www.topsteptrader.com/fundedtrader.
On this thread http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=249489, we will be posting his trade reports (this is normally private for all TopstepTrader recruits, but cooltrader has agreed to let us post his reports), cooltrader will also be keeping a journal of his Combine experience on this thread.
Cooltraderdude's Combine objective is to profit $3,500 and follow the Scouting Criteria: http://www.topsteptrader.com/scoutingcriteria. If at the end of Combine he has met the Combine objective, he will be provided with a fully-funded trading account (no capital contribution required) http://www.topsteptrader.com/fundedtrader.
On this thread http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=249489, we will be posting his trade reports (this is normally private for all TopstepTrader recruits, but cooltrader has agreed to let us post his reports), cooltrader will also be keeping a journal of his Combine experience on this thread.
Allright...
Managed to get even today despite not knowing how to use the platform...!
Well at least in trading terms... With commissions I'm negative like + $30...
See picture for stats below...
Managed to get even today despite not knowing how to use the platform...!
Well at least in trading terms... With commissions I'm negative like + $30... See picture for stats below...
Bravo! This is awesome and what elite trader should be all about. Traders helping traders--rather than the garbage brought on here by the FX threads. I sincerely look forward to following this journal, first one in years that has my interest, best wishes to you cool traderdude-- You never know who else may be watching your performance 
--- hats off to you! surf
--- hats off to you! surfQuote from marketsurfer:
Bravo! This is awesome and what elite trader should be all about. Traders helping traders--rather than the garbage brought on here by the FX threads. I sincerely look forward to following this journal, first one in years that has my interest, best wishes to you cool traderdude-- You never know who else may be watching your performance
I concur Surf.
I'll admit that I don't quite know how to use this platform... But with the S clicked on or with the S clicked off... NOTHING on the bid/offer...! I've clicked the other orders as well... See picture...
In the interest of not destroying this account I'm going to stop trading today until I figure out the platform.
If everything is black, then you simply need to click BELOW the current price in the bid column to put in a bid and if you want to sell, ABOVE the current price on the right hand side where the offer column is.
I did that Mav... I'm telling you nothing...! Both on the BID and the OFFER... It executes if you cross the market but that's it... Unless I'm doing something wrong...
Picture with my mouse below market clicking... NOTHING...!
Cooltrader, check your private messages. We set you up with a practice account. Use that until you get comfortable with the platform. Also, if you have not already done so, I recommend reviewing the tutorials here: http://www.topsteptrader.com/PlatformTutorials.
OK that picture was completely pointless... The cursor didn't show up... Oh well...! But trust me...! I'm clicking above the market on the OFFER (right side red) and bellow the MARKET on the BID (left side BLUE)...