ThinkorSwim: How To Get Faster Trade Executions

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This video goes over some tips and tricks on how to get faster trade executions on TDAmeritrade ThinkorSwim platform. Using active trader to day trade stocks, options or futures is the best way in my opinion to place orders on the market.
Timestamps:
Intro: (0:00)
1. Setting Up AT: (1:17)
2. Active Trader Orders: (2:39)
3. Buying/Selling: (5:55)
4. Faster TOS Tips: (10:03)
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[@1Sulster]

OMG Carmine, what an eye-opener for TOS. I have been using this for a couple of years and have constantly not had an order filled due to many steps to enter and then to confirm. Thanks so much for this video!

[@raymondcastro2613]

Been trading under a year now and I am always trying different configured TorS style platforms. Just recently I started running three separate TorS platforms at the same time. And just like you. I have two for charts and one for Active trader. I wasn't sure if this was a stupid idea but it seem to working. And now that I see that I'm not the only one, I feel somewhat relieved. Thanks Carmine, two thumbs up.

[@k_doshi]

I've been watching your videos for months and its been the single most helpful youtube channel to help me learn to trade options. Please never stop making these.

[@kylemorgan2905]

Very helpful video, thanks Carmine! I believe you can hold the shift key and that will allow you to bypass the order confirmation as well. With a 2 year old at home, it's risky to keep auto-send on

[@mwilliamsonn]

7:20 I heard the chime and immediately double checked for the yellow border for paper trade My heart skipped a beat for you for a second!!!

[@joeanderson3423]

Great tips on 'Collect Garbage' and 'AT order submission rate limit', as well as the entire video (and others) !! Most excellent channel Carmine !

[@EightyFiveBen]

Dude thanks for your video on active trader. It’s a whole new world

[@passport_papii]

well well well.. now THIS is some solid content and help! Thank you for this video!

[@brucelj1]

Wow, I have been trading for months now on ToS and I learned a lot of new things just in this one video! Great content....

[@zachj6423]

I think this is why my losses are higher than intended when I get stopped out. I do a mental stop loss, not physical. I'm going to implement this and try it tomorrow morning. Thank you!

[@angelapalmer2246]

Thank you so much! You gave such great information!!

[@olo290]

Super helpful... Thank you for this video!!

[@Nuschler22]

Great video. Thank you! Subscribed.

[@timl7819]

This helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@fmag956]

Thanks for the tutorial. I've been wanting to try and daytrade options rather than shares. I'm going to try it out tomorrow morning.

[@Kaiziak]

how did that go

[@pkg9591]

Carmine, I know you posted this two years ago, but it all still applies today and thank you for posting the video. I knew nothing about the setup options to improve my speed and have made the changes you suggested to my setup. One thing I recently added that I think makes my executions faster is to use the watchlist provided in TOS. Prior to the market opening, I select several contracts that I may be buying from the trade tab and right click on the contract. Just below the copy option is one that indicates add contract to watchlist and a drop-down menu that gives you several watchlists to choose from. I use "Potential Buys". Any given day I might have 10-15 different option contracts in the watchlist. Once the contracts are on the Potential Buys watchlist, you will notice that the watchlist is linked to the nine different color-coded chart options. If Red(1) is selected, all you have to do is click on the option in the watchlist you want to buy, and it will immediately be added to the Red(1) chart in the Active Trader grid you showed in your video. Change the watchlist color to Yellow(2) and click on a different contract in order to add it to the Yellow(2) chart in the Active Trader grid. You can add and remove contracts from the watchlist during the day depending on price action. Having contracts in the watchlist means that you can have the chart page up, make one click to the watchlist and be ready to trade without having to go to the Trade tab, find your option, send it to the correct chart and then click back to the chart tab to be able to buy that option. Then, if you are trading 0DTE options, that evening or the following day click on the Potential Buys label at the top of the watchlist and select Edit Potential Buys. That brings up a list of all the options in the watchlist. Click on the first one, hold down the shift key then click on the last one. Then click on Remove Symbols and they will all be removed from the watchlist so that you can start over on the next trading day. Or if you don't want to remove all of them, you can click on one option and then click on Remove Symbols to remove that option from the watchlist.

[@kevinjanay133]

Thank you! Definitely clicked the subscribe button

[@rickl1024]

This was just the Video I needed. Excellent - thanks!

[@1Cor13-13]

Thank you so much...VERY helpful !!

[@xrobmctx]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@rafaelsorianoalcala1]

Thank you so much. Great video

[@StevenEdwardDetroit]

Excellent information. Thank you for sharing!

[@chaddsmith3354]

Thank you for the video!

[@donteonly5633]

Very helpful most definitely gave you a like appreciate it!

[@mpwrtrades]

Good stuff brother thank you for your contribution to the trading community !

[@carmine_rosato]

Thanks for your support !

[@raulmorales5888]

Very helpful....Thank you!!

[@itsallgoodbro9080]

Thank you thank you thank you. Needed this

[@wallstreetbeef2489]

Great Video Boss! 📹 👍

[@zoltardo]

Even quicker way is to click the arrow next to where the symbol is on the active trader window, click options and drag the symbol into the new box and click what option you want. No switching tabs and takes about 3 seconds

[@drleo6409]

a lot of good points. Thanks.

[@Exoticano]

I needed this

[@CBKFahim]

Awesome video man. 🙏

[@blindjedi4139]

Thanks for the tips :)

[@HOWTOWITHSEDIQI]

awsome video, thank you so much

[@alejandrojalmeyda-gonzalez7907]

Great explanation

[@BryantGarcia]

Great job explaining

[@jackhasso4539]

Great video - thanks Carmine.

[@nanobot81]

Thanks for the real time no delay. Mine was setup with delay. They don't tell you this of course

[@StevenCollar]

Excellent Thank You

[@mr.t0ny_stark]

Great video, do you use join the bid/ask button in active trader? Pros and cons of that?

[@mach1734]

Great tips, highly apprecaited!

[@stephaniemandi7681]

Nice really appreciate too

[@jacobsharp9659]

You got me at I day trade options.

[@tedlofland3446]

I learned something today on active trader never knew you could use it for options. I think that is just for long or short calls or puts intraday, single calls or puts over several days only works 50 to 60 percent of the time, intraday short or long trends with single calls or puts work best. I only trade spreads within a week or months, but not single calls or puts.

[@marcellokilyan9467]

Thanks for making this video, some really great tips. I noticed the options commission was much higher using active trader (4.5 vs .50) have you noticed this as well?

[@miguelmejia6398]

Great video! @10:00 you say you open a separate ToS application and another ToS program. You just mean you detach windows, correct? Was considering using a different laptop to run a separate ToS program for paper trading while I'm trading with my real account on my main laptop. Either way, thanks for the great tip of a dedicated window for the active trader! New subscriber!

[@carmine_rosato]

No, on PC you can open a full other TOS instance and have 2 applications running at the same time

[@rafaelsorianoalcala1]

Thank you so much

[@dyardsale5475]

I still don't get how to buy and sell stocks when the price is fluctuating wildly. I use market most of the time. I gave you a thumbs up.

[@tonymacon9219]

Awesome!

[@cliffchan6587]

Hi Carmine, many people are leaving TOS, as poor execution and fill. Do you still find the execution with Active Trader is great?

[@MiddleTennesseeLiving]

What about the "Autocenter AT price ladder every" setting @ 12:00? Yours is set to 5, but mine is defaulted to 3. Which is best?

[@karatheriault6715]

Thank you

[@dmy1618]

Good job.

[@carmine_rosato]

Thanks!

[@andyatmosphere]

As a default (paper trading account) Think or swim gives you two live accounts selections... how do you take the second one out to just have one OR as many as you want. Thanks!

[@dizzolve]

thank you

[@andrenawright8037]

Thank you for that tip on the real time. Mine was off by 3 sec.

[@jamesmbryant6349]

You hit 0 on AT order submission order limit, but it showed 5, what was going on there? Great video by the way!

[@newtamilhitssongs9864]

Love you bro

[@ChristianHada]

Wait so you recommend opening ToS completely again and log in on a second application just solely for executions? Whats the difference between that and just detaching and having a separate window for AT?

[@bigoptions]

Wow, this guy is good.

[@rickyirizarry8228]

not sure if i commented before but Carmine do you use stop losses with options on active trader??? can you do a video on this???

[@kylestearns7416]

Thanks

[@carmine_rosato]

:)

[@PeterJames143]

Thx :)

[@wonjonglee7854]

at 7:20 you say you don't recommend having the P/L on the active trader. would you please explain why you wouldn't? i'm new to trading and don't understand how it would be a detriment

[@steveedelen3251]

Thanks So Much for this video Man. It was exactly what I was looking for and more. Now My scalping game will get better. Never used active Trader because I thought it was for Forex and Options only. I ‘ve been doing scalps and very frustrated by all the extra clicks and the order confirmation. I had a Scalp attemp bite me in the ass today because I couldnt exit fast enough. Was up $1200 from 4 scalps on AMC and I should have called it a day but I was feeling good and too excited so I pushed to far and in my greed AMC decided to scalp me right back and I could not get out quick enough and it took me back down to $500 in an instant. Sucked but at least I was still ending the day positive. So I decided it was time to dig for quicker way to execute. Thanks.

[@CromLine]

Bruh same shit happened to me, we are literally living the same life rn

[@MrSupakilla123]

@@CromLine how has it been workiing for u guys im curious

[@Bill-ck3lo]

First of all, great tips and tricks!! I'm in your discord! How do I do this pre- and post- market with AT and auto fill on? Is there an option so I don't have to manually go back in and hit Day-EXT for pre and post market?

[@jonatancarmen5653]

OMG !! I can´t believe that my 3 seconds lag was because of that default configuration. I had just fixed it. Thanks a lot Carmine.

[@carmine_rosato]

Yeah i dont know why thats defaulted, but its a really big and important difference!

[@jonatancarmen5653]

Carmine Rosato I agree it has no sense thath delay... maybe it’s part of the Conspiracy... -.-

[@tacosandsex]

One other trick is at the login screen on the lower left side of the box, there is a gear icon and you can increase TOS's ram setting to increase the program speed.

[@carmine_rosato]

Yep! That definitely helps too

[@merazislam6887]

@@carmine_rosato what should i make my memory usage range into please?

[@merazislam6887]

what should i make my memory usage range into please?

[@xzintaq]

Wow I really needed this video! Active Trader is going to sharpen up my entries so much. Thanks Carmine!

[@luketrades9473]

Thank you for the tips, really appreciate it! Got one question for you, when I open up multiple TOS applications, does it save the different workspaces on each application or do I have load the workspace each time? Cheers!

[@carmine_rosato]

So multiple applications for the same account. I have 3 different workspaces saved to my one account where I just open the program and on each window, I select the workspace

[@luketrades9473]

Carmine Rosato Ok, I understand now, thank you for the quick response!

[@agboodobi2918]

Great tips but in real time the price ladder on the AT move very fast and before you scroll to get your desired price it has moved again. It is hard scrolling as the change is fast and the price list is a lot. How do you handle that?

[@JonBlog101]

You can increase the time from 5 seconds (default) to say 10 seconds persay in the options section where Don C highlighted, and the price will move after that longer duration of time... if you want it to move faster then 3 seconds etc. Else between the zoom in and out there's two triangles and a line where it centers the AT to market when you click it.

[@QPSbatch92]

Pls do the video DEMO how to use reverse button in think or swim option! Thank you

[@janssenmanzano2138]

at 2:40, how do i open the blue small tab at lower right corner?

[@carmine_rosato]

Hit L2 on your chart sidebar

[@Coleman.1957]

u da man

[@markschellhammer4663]

Can you elaborate on how to use a separate TOS account? Do you open a separate account with a different user name and password? Does TDA know that you have two separate accounts? I happen to have my wife's IRA account at TDA. I guess I could use her account for all my charting, and use my account for actual trading, since that would be the money I would be using? Or just open another account and stick $100 in it?

[@TheTomG100]

Very helpful , I've been considering funding a TOS account , Thank You

[@carmine_rosato]

Not a bad platform when runs smooth and no lag

[@altacollections5844]

How can you do that? I cannot open two different sessions with the same accunt in different Pcs. TOS won´t allow it.

[@hike4424]

Very Helpful! Thanks. Do you use Flatten on Active Trade?

[@stevek33]

Folks ....the free stuff Carmine puts out there on the interweb is invaluable....thanx C !

[@carmine_rosato]

Appreciate that Steven !

[@thevinbrooklyn9874]

in my active trader above the bid price are buy stop orders and below the bid price are limit orders How do i set all orders to limit orders in active trader

[@carmine_rosato]

If you are putting an order above the bid, they only can be buy stops, or else you should just market at the ask. You should only put an order on the bid if you want to be passive and should only be at it or below the inside bid

[@weldersandblaster]

Wow. So very helpful. Thank you. If you had a donate now button, I would give you $10.

[@dummygo8]

Great video! Even with the settings I notice active trader is about 1-2 sec lag compared to IB. Any ideas?

[@JonnyW.]

Thanks Carmine. Great Tips. How do you have multiple TOS programs running at one time? Is it actual Separate programs of TOS? Or just other windows?

[@carmine_rosato]

You can open separate TOS applications. I run 3 at once

[@JonnyW.]

Next level. I gotta figure out how to do that. Appreciate you

[@JonnyW.]

@@carmine_rosato Anywhere you can point us to on how to do that. Not finding anything and cant figure it out

[@carmine_rosato]

Just open up a separate TOS application on your desktop

[@JonnyW.]

@@carmine_rosato Tried a million times. Doesnt work. Are you using Mac? Only thing Im finding is to do it using the Terminal Application. Is that what you do? Dont mean to ask a million times but once you open one application, Mac doesnt let you open to the same app twice as it sees that app as being open already. I think other people dont get it either from the comments.

[@intriguelearner652]

Thanks for the video. It was helpful!

[@YuuzahnDragon]

Limit orders never get filled for me, neither when I open nor close trades. I'm always losing money buying and selling on Market. Is there something I'm missing because I'm frustrated.

[@lawnpro979]

wondering about direct routing, anyone use it in TOS ?

[@Deep.Purple]

this still seems so slow for order entry and clumsy. Tradestation, motivewave.. heck most of the other platforms make it so you can order so much faster. In some cases 1 click. All the things you have to do to order allow an individual to make mistakes on the way whereas if you use a one click process it's really hard to mess up pressing one button. I really like TOS but the order entry is archaic and primitive. Other plat forms that are simple to use like TC2000 are literally 1 click after you pick the option (which resides on the same page so you don't have to go back and forth)

[@Consciousness317]

I assume this will only work on computers and laptops

[@markschellhammer4663]

Could please do a video on AT specifically? I'm curious how you set a trailing stop loss on AT. Or do you have to set a TSL using the traditional method on the Options Screen?

[@carmine_rosato]

I do not use any hard stop losses for options trading

[@jackalope_hunter]

Do you use /ES futures overnight supply and demand zones to determine trades on SPY during the next day?

[@carmine_rosato]

Yep!

[@golf-freq]

Excellent - thanks Carmine!

[@Xcraigyy]

Carmine is the Big Homie after this video wayy too much free game

[@TheRoyal911]

Great video . Does it work for other tip of orders? Like spreads or butterfly? I tried but it doesn’t work for me

[@abrahamkingsley9306]

Basically I just want to testify about Mr Franklin, He is an account manager with differences, I have been trading with him for much longer than i can say and he has turned my life around, when I was about to loose my house to the bank, he introduced me to a strategy and software that helped me to make over $50,000 in forex market, I can boast with earnings from Mr Franklin trading experience, I don't depend on my salary anymore and I'm living the comfortable life, contact him on [e-mail] if you need help!Based in Pennsylvania

[@bigOtrades]

why not use a paper account as an example ?

[@shaileshpatel4424]

Hey Carmine, quick question, if your scalping options do you constantly go to the option chart and change your put/call option based off of where the price of the stock is at currently or do you stick to the same call/put option you chose to start with at the beginning of the day? Hope that question makes sense lol.

[@carmine_rosato]

I only will load the option once I am ready to trade. I pick the contract according to when I see the stock setting up. Before I enter, I have everything planned out, so no reason to flip back and forth

[@pravintailor3735]

7

[@harleytrader3820]

Do you personally need to see and use the options chart on the Yellow Linked window?

[@abrahamkingsley9306]

Basically I just want to testify about Mr Franklin, He is an account manager with differences, I have been trading with him for much longer than i can say and he has turned my life around, when I was about to loose my house to the bank, he introduced me to a strategy and software that helped me to make over $50,000 in forex market, I can boast with earnings from Mr Franklin trading experience, I don't depend on my salary anymore and I'm living the comfortable life, contact him on [e-mail] if you need help!Based in Pennsylvania

[@brentmccullough335]

This video is REALLY confusing could I pay someone to do a 1 on 1?

[@hasan_usman]

TOS been lagging so much gonna switch prolly

[@Coleman.1957]

i wanna scalp stocks not options

[@2HEARMEOUT]

How do you open up a second TOS for executions?