Operations > Level II > Level II Properties

The Level II window can be customized through the Level II Properties window.

How to access the Level II Properties window

You can access the Level II properties dialog window by clicking on your right mouse button and selecting the menu Properties.

Available properties and definitions

The following properties are available for configuration within the Level II Properties window:

LevelII_Properties

Property Definitions

General
Grid font	Sets the font options
Graph	Graphs the total size at a price level or depth which is number of market participants
Number of price levels - detailed	Sets the number of visible price levels in the details section of the Level II window
Number of price levels - summary	Sets the number of visible price levels in the summary section of the Level II window
Show details	Sets if the details section is displayed
Show quotes	Sets if the quotes section is displayed
Show summary	Sets if the summary section is displayed
Size divided by 100 (stocks only)	Displays the the size column values divided by 100 for stock instruments only
Tab name	Sets the name of the tab, please see Managing Tabs for more information.
Color
Price level X	Sets the background color for a specific price level
Tracked market makers background	Sets the background color for tracked market makers
Tracked market makers foreground	Sets the foreground color for tracked market makers
Up tick background	Sets the background color for the ask,bid, and last cells on uptick.
Down tick background	Sets the background color for the ask,bid, and last cells on downtick.
Window
Always on top	Sets if the window will be always on top of other windows.
Show Tabs	Sets if the window will allow for tab support

How to preset property defaults

Once you have your properties set to your preference, you can left mouse click on the "preset" text located in the bottom right of the properties dialog. Selecting the option "save" will save these settings as the default settings used every time you open a new window/tab.

If you change your settings and later wish to go back to the original settings, you can left mouse click on the "preset" text and select the option to "restore" to return to the original settings.

Using Tab Name Variables

Tab Name Variables

A number of pre-defined variables can be used in the "Tab Name" field of the Level II Properties window. For more information, see the "Tab Name Variables" section of the Using Tabs page.