Trade faster, smarter, and with more confidence through Active Trader, our advanced chart built for high-frequency, momentum, and intraday traders.
It delivers a powerful chart-first trading experience by combining critical tools such as market depth, trade blotter, order book, money flow, and more into a single, real-time view.
With Active Trader, every tool you need is right where you need it.
It allows you to:
- Spot and react to trading opportunities instantly using real-time market data
- Place, modify, and cancel orders directly from the chart, improving speed and precision, without the hassle of switching screens
- Monitor order flow and liquidity to time your entries and exits more effectively and manage risks with confidence
Available for free to FirstMetroSec PRO users. Check your eligibility HERE.
To access the chart, login to your PRO account and go to STOCKS > CHART > ACTIVE TRADER.
Key Features
| Feature | What It Shows / Does | Why It’s Useful |
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Market Depth
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Real-time bid/ask volume at each price level and the current spread between best bid and ask | Shows where most buyers and sellers are placed, and how tight the spread is. The spread is the difference between the highest bid price and the lowest ask price. A smaller spread means more liquidity and usually better trading conditions. A wider spread can mean fewer trades or more price uncertainty. |
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Trade Blotter
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A live, running list of completed/matched trades showing time, price, and volume. |
Gives insight into market activity, helping traders confirm price trends and trading pressure. Color-coded to signal market sentiment: ·
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Order Book
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A real-time display of all active buy (bid) and sell (ask) orders at various price levels. | Helps traders see market depth and pending orders at each price level |
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Money Flow
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A pie chart that visualizes the proportion of buy vs sell trades based on recent market activity | Gives a snapshot of market sentiment, to gauge if buyers or sellers are dominating overall. |
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Dynamic Price Chart and Toolbars
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Historical prices with corresponding volume. Includes interactive features such as symbol search, comparison overlays, drawing tools, crosshairs, chart types, and a library of studies (indicators, oscillators, moving averages, or signals). Toggle can also be enabled to mark events like dividends. |
Provides a flexible workspace for technical analysis, helping traders spot patterns, validate signals with volume, and make informed decisions with classic but powerful charting tools. |
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Trade From Chart (TFC)
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Buy and Sell markers, account balance/available buying power, details of existing positions, open orders (if any), etc. | Allows fast order placement by dragging the buy/sell markers on the chart. Also helps users monitor portfolio performance and view/edit/cancel open orders. |
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Range Selector
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Draggable time markers and default time period (1D, 5D, 1M, 3M, 6M, YTD, 1Y, 5Y, All) | Lets users easily zoom in or out of specific periods for analysis for short-term patterns or long-term trends. |