"transmit all" pull-down menu option in IB TWS platform

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NoVoodooHere

I use IB's TWS for order entry and the above described menu option is one of the scariest things I have ever seen... Has the potential to ruin you due to (2) haphazardly placed clicks:eek:. There is a pop-up confirmation dialogue, as I found out to day (finally accidentally hit this today instead of "pause execution" right next to it & w/ the very quick on-off freeze/pause nature of the platform it's easy to do)... But really, why have this option, it is nuts, might as well have "random WTF" :confused:or "Russian Roulette" :eek:button.

...I'm gonna be super-lazy here and ask if anybody here knows how to disable this feature / remove it :rolleyes:
 
When I was a floor trader, I use RediPlus to execute away orders and stock. One day I right clicked on the portfolio, and it gave the options of "cover 25%, cover 50%, cover 75% and cover 100%. That scared the crap out of me as this function had no confirmation. And, it would enter market orders. I asked to disable it but there was no option for that at the time.

Bob
 
rmorse said:
When I was a floor trader, I use RediPlus to execute away orders and stock. One day I right clicked on the portfolio, and it gave the options of "cover 25%, cover 50%, cover 75% and cover 100%. That scared the crap out of me as this function had no confirmation. And, it would enter market orders. I asked to disable it but there was no option for that at the time.

Bob
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Some things just don't make much sense
 
I agree with the OP, that option terrified me when I was using IB regularly. Never figured out how to disable it.
 
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