Chart Shading CQG has added the ability to shade alternate increments of time on a Chart.

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1 October 2006 CQG Announces Software Release 7x4 CQGNet version 7x4 will be available for installation beginning October Please contact CQG Customer Support at if you have questions. Details of the new features can be found after the highlights. Highlights of New Analytics Features Chart Shading CQG has added the ability to shade alternate increments of time on a Chart. New Pointer Tools Two new pointer tools, an ellipse and a rectangle, have been added. Choose rounded or square edges, dashed or dotted lines, and thickness. Importing into a QSS from Excel You now have the ability to populate a portfolio or a Quote SpreadSheet from an Excel Spreadsheet. XData Several enhancements have been made to XData. A study can be added to the base XData study via a toolbar button. The title of the chart can be changed using the XData feature in QFormulas. XData can now have date formats of YMD, D-M-Y, and M/D/Y. XData, when not used via QFormulas, can now be displayed as candlestick. TradeFlow Aggregation TradeFlow preferences can be changed to display aggregation by either bars or ticks and from level one to twenty. NewsV2 The initial version of a new generation of News is introduced. This feature will be completed in the next software release. Highlights of New Trading Features Order Ticket The Order Ticket has replaced the Order View. SnapTrader The HeadsUp display on Charts has been replaced with SnapTrader. New Order Types Several order types and qualifiers were added, including Order Cancels Order (OCO), Fill or Kill (FOK), Fill and Kill (FAK), Trailing Stop (TSTP), and Trailing Stop Limit (TSTL).

2 DOMTrader Order Entry Order entry on the DOMTrader has been enhanced, so that you can place multiple orders at the same price. Manual Fills You are able to add fills that were not placed through CQG manually. Combined Positions CQG has added the ability to display combined positions for related contracts. The OTE, MVO, and P/L values for the combined net positions are calculated as a sum of the corresponding values for the combined contracts. To view combined positions, select the Show combined new position for relative commodities check box in Trading Preferences. Highlights of New API Features The API is a data delivery and spreadsheet trading solution that can be used to obtain market data, quotes, sessions, and other metadata properties. It allows trading on all exchanges to which CQG connects. For more information, please visit the CQG API web site. SOCKS CQG now supports the SOCKS 4 and 5 protocols for connection to servers. New Analytics Features Chart Shading It is now possible to shade increments of time on a Chart like this: Page 2 of 6

3 This shading is off by default. To change the default, select the Time Shading check box on the Grid tab in Chart Preferences. The default time increment of one minute can be changed also. Importing an Excel Spreadsheet into QSS CQG now offers users the ability to import those lists into a portfolio or a Quote SpreadSheet. Your Excel spreadsheet must be one column only. When you enter symbols in lower case, the inverse value, 1/the value, will be displayed. 1. Open a QSS in CQG. 2. In Excel, select the column you wish to import. 3. On your keyboard, select Ctrl-C. 4. Click in the first field on the QSS. 5. On your keyboard, select Ctrl-V. The QSS is populated with the symbols from your Excel spreadsheet. Importing an Excel Spreadsheet into a Portfolio Your Excel spread sheet must be one column only. 1. Create a Portfolio in CQG. 2. In Excel, select the column you wish to import. 3. On your keyboard, select Ctrl-C. 4. Click in the first field in Portfolio Contents. 5. On your keyboard, select Ctrl-V. The portfolio is populated with the symbols from your Excel spreadsheet. XData XData, or external data, can be imported into CQG using a text file in either CSV or tabdelimited files. 1. Click the Formula button. The Define User Formulas window opens. 2. Click New. 3. Enter a name for your QFormula on the Create a New QFormula window and click OK. 4. Click the XData button. The Setup XData window opens. 5. Enter a symbol in the Issue field. It is critical that you select a symbol that you are enabled for and that has the same time period as the XData file. 6. Browse to your text file and enter it in the Data Source field. 7. Select a Date Format and click OK. Now, when you open a chart and enter the QNumber, your XData will be charted. Analytics Improvements CQG has included Trade System Optimizer results in the archive used to restore settings. Page 3 of 6

4 New Trading Features Order Ticket With this release, CQG will no longer offer the Order View. Settings that apply to the Order View will now apply to the Order Ticket. Your saved pages that include Order View will now include Order Ticket. Order View users should be aware of these Order Ticket details: To enter symbols on the tabs, click the tab and type the symbol. Close tabs by right-clicking the tab and clicking Close tab. The Buy and Sell buttons display the price information that is selected on the DOMTrader. Use the buttons in the middle of the window to change quantity, price, duration, and order qualifiers or to enter order cancels orders and manual fills. You are able to cancel multiple orders with the buttons at the bottom of the window. The Order Ticket is not synchronized with the Chart. Page 4 of 6

5 SnapTrader The HeadsUp display has been replaced with SnapTrader. To open SnapTrader, click the SnapTrader button on the toolbar. If the button is not visible, you can add it by rightclicking on the toolbar to open the Toolbar Manager, clicking Chart Control, and clicking the SnapTrader button. Move SnapTrader by dragging the gray, dotted bar. SnapTrader opens with market orders selected and displays the current bid and ask. Click the Buy or Sell button to place a market order. To place a limit order, move the mouse over the Buy and Sell buttons to display limit order options. Use the white arrows to establish stop and limit prices. The Buy and Sell buttons change accordingly. To return to market orders, click the Center button. To change from Stop orders to Stop Limit orders, select Stop Limits on the Limits & Stops window in Trading Preferences. Trailing stops are not available. New Order Types CQG now offer an Order Cancel Order (OCO). An OCO is a two-part order. If either part of the order is executed, then the other part is cancelled. To place an OCO order: 1. Click the OCO button,. It will turn orange. 2. Enter the first order. 3. Enter the second order. 4. Click the OCO button. You will receive confirmation messages for your orders. Upon execution of one of the orders, the other order will be cancelled automatically. View the order qualifiers and OCO button by clicking on the arrow above the order buttons on the order window. Instead of having to move your stop or stop-limit orders to enter into a new trade or to protect an open trade, CQG offers two new order types, Trailing Stop (TSTP) and Trading Stop Limit (TSTL). The buy trailing stop or stop-limit order will move down on a tick basis if the market moves down, but will remain at its most recent price if the market starts to move up. The sell trailing stop or stop-limit order will move up on a tick basis if the market moves up, but will remain at its most recent price if the market starts to move down. Two additional order qualifiers, Fill or Kill (FOK) and Fill and Kill (FAK), are being introduced. A FOK order is a limit order that must be filled immediately and completely upon entry or it is cancelled. A FAK order allows partial fills. If the order is immediately and partially filled, then the remaining quantity is cancelled. If the order is not even partially filled, then the order is cancelled. Page 5 of 6

6 Place Multiple Orders at Same Price When fast-click is turned on, each click in the cell next to the price will place an order. All of the orders at that price will now be treated as a group. To modify the order(s), you must click directly on the LMT, STP, or STL icon. If you double-click on that icon, a list of the individual orders at that price will open. You can cancel individual orders from that list. If you have confirmations turned on, then you will be notified when you place each order. Manual Fills CQG now offers the ability to enter fills manually for those trades that did not occur through CQG. All electronic and pit contracts can be entered. Account positions will not reflect these additions. Zero or negative prices are allowed. To enter a fill, first select the Enable manual fills check box in Trading Preferences. 1. Click the manual fills button,. It will turn orange. 2. Enter an order. The Add Manual Fill window opens. 3. Fill in the fields on the window. 4. Click the Add button. Manually filled orders will be displayed on the Orders and Positions window. Trading Improvements Added the X All/Liq All button at the bottom of the DOMTrader window. Clicking this button will cancel all open orders and liquidate all positions for all contracts traded through CQG for all accounts. Added Place an Order right-click menu option on quoteboards and charts. When you click this option, the Order Ticket will open. If you prefer to have the DOMTrader open, select DOMTrader for the Trading UI [window] to launch when selecting Place an Order option in Trading Preferences. Added ability to display a tick or TradeFlow chart, to move several orders at one price as a group, and to close tabs by right-clicking on the tab and selecting Close tab on DOMTrader. Order actions (cancel, modify, place) are limited to five per second. If the system receives more than five actions in a second, the order actions will be rejected and you will receive a warning message. CQG, Inc. is the industry s highest-performing, most cost-effective solution to integrate market data, technical analysis, and order routing. CQG s data coverage includes futures, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, and equities exchanges worldwide as well as debt securities, reports, and indices. Founded in 1980, CQG is headquartered in Denver with sales and support offices worldwide. For more information on CQG, call or visit