P Fields

Field

Definition

% Change

The current day's percentage change in value.

P&L

The sum of the current day's profit and loss.

PE

The price/earnings ratio of a security.

Peg Ask

A Peg Ask order will float with the Ask price, always joining but never creating the BBO.

Peg Bid

A Peg Bid order will float with the Bid price, always joining but never creating the BBO.

Peg Val

The Peg Value indicates the amount above or below the Peg “target price” (Ask or Bid) you want to post your order. The distance specified by the Peg Value will be maintained until the order is filled; if you do not enter a Peg Value, your order will match the target price.

Percent Change

The percentage difference between the security’s Last executed price and the previous Close price.

PNP

The PNP (Post No Preference) checkbox indicates that orders sent to the ECN you select should be filled through the ECN's internal matching only.

Pos

The total number of positions.

Position

The amount of a security either owned (long position) or borrowed (short position).

Preferenced Market

Indicates the ECN or exchange that was preferenced when submitting an order through SuperMontage. The order will execute only if the preferenced ECN or exchange is at the inside market. Otherwise, the order will be rejected.

Preferenced Market Maker

Indicates the Market Maker that was preferenced when submitting an order through SuperMontage. The order will execute only if the preferenced Market Maker is at the inside market. Otherwise, the order will be rejected.

Price

The price associated with an order.

Price - Descriptive

A text description of an order's Price and Price Type.

Price Selection

Adds the [B], [S], and [A] Price Selection buttons to the Quick Update bar, enabling you to update multiple orders (yours) at once. For example, click [B] and then  [0.05], and all of your Bids will be increased by 0.05; click [A] and then  [0.05], and all of your Asks will be increased by 0.05; click [S], select as many of your orders as you want and then  [0.05], and the orders you selected will be increased by 0.05. [S] Price Selection functionality defaults regardless of whether the Price Selection buttons have been added.

Price Tick

When you select a Price Selection of [B] or [A], you can determine the price range within which your Bids and Asks will be changed by entering an increment in the Price Tick field. The increment you enter, and therefore the price range, is based on the Bid or Ask price. For example, click [B], enter a Price Tick of 0.03, and then click  [0.01], and all of your Bids with prices that are less than 0.03 higher than the Bid price will be increased by 0.01; click [A], enter a Price Tick of 0.03, and then click  [0.01], and all of your Asks with prices that are more than 0.03 lower than the Ask price will be increased by 0.01.

Price Type

Indicates what type of order (e.g., Limit, Market, etc.).

Principal/Agency

Indicates whether the order is being processed for you (Principal) or on behalf of a client (Agency).

Print All

A toolbar button that enables you to print all data in a view. It is available through the Commands tab.

Print Selection

A toolbar button that enables you to print the data you’ve selected in a view. It is available through the Commands tab.

PrintDate

The date when an order is printed.

Priority

Indicates how executions are prioritized when submitting a non-directed order through the SuperMontage (SM) exchange: Price/Time, or Price/Size.

Properties

A toolbar icon that opens the Properties dialog box, enabling you to customize a dialog box or monitor.

Put Ask Price

The current, best Ask price of the Put.

Put AskSize

The number of contracts that are being offered at the current, best Ask price of the Put.

Put Bid Price

The current, best Bid price of the Put.

Put BidSize

The number of contracts that are being offered at the current, best Bid price of the Put.

Put Change

The change in the price of the Put.

Put Close Price

The day’s last execution price for the Put.

Put Day High

The highest price of the Put for the current day.

Put Day Low

The lowest price of the Put for the current day.

Put Day Volume

The number of Put Option contracts traded during the current trading session.

Put Last

The last sale for the Put from the given Option class and series.

Put Last Price

The last price of the Put for the current day.

Put Last Sale

The last sale for the Put from the given Option class and series.

Put Open Interest Volume

Displays the amount of Put positions in the market; indicates the liquidity of the market.

Put Open Price

The opening price for the given Put Option.

Put Size

The cumulative volume of the best Bid and Ask Put Option contracts in an Option series and class, displayed in the following format: Bids x Asks, or 50 x 100.

Put Yesterday Ask Price

Yesterday’s closing Ask price for the Put.

Put Yesterday Bid Price

Yesterday's closing Bid price for the Put.