With just one click, you can open and close a trade on our online trading platform through a technical feature that is known as ‘one-click trading’. Once a trade size has been entered, you can select the buy or sell price to send the order straight through for processing. This means that you will not be asked to confirm the order, and it will be placed immediately.
One-click trading is especially useful for more experienced traders who value speed in their execution. However, similar to most trading tools, one-click trading works best when combined with knowledge of technical analysis, a solid trading strategy and dedication to risk management tools.
The purpose of one-click trading is to simplify the trading process and execute more trades at a faster pace. Particularly within volatile markets, it can be difficult to keep on top of trades. Our one-click trading tool helps to set stop-losses, identify entry and exit points and place pending orders at a quicker pace, while still maintaining the quality of the execution.
The one-click feature allows you to open or close any trade with just one click through the buy and sell buttons. This can be either a single or a double click, depending on which you prefer, and you can lock the function at any time.
It is important to note that you will not have a chance to cancel the order once you have selected your buy and sell price, so you should take care when using the one-click function, as there is an increased possibility that you could submit an order unintentionally. Before you can activate one-click trading on your account, you will need to carefully read and accept the terms of use on the platform.
Below are some of the main components of the tool and their functions that you can find on our advanced online trading platform.
When one-click trading is activated, you will be able to enter a trade size manually into the price quote panel. Alternatively, you can choose a trade size from the built-in dropdown menu.
When activated, one-click trading is turned on by default for all price buttons, including the quote panels. When you hover your mouse over any price button, a one-click trading order ticket will appear, allowing you to enter a trade size. You can select to have one-click trading orders apply only to quote panels from the Order Settings menu.
You can close any open positions with a single touch by selecting the close-out button in the Positions window, under the Account menu. Any pending orders can also be cancelled in the Orders window.
By default, your personal stop-loss and take profit order settings will be applied to your one-click market order. This can be disabled within the one-click trading section of the Order settings. If disabled, all orders will be submitted without any stop-loss orders attached, although you may be able to modify these later.
After you place or close a one-click trade, an execution alert will appear in the platform, displaying the execution price, size of the trade, any associated stop-loss or take profit orders, and finally the realised profit or loss for any executed closing order. We encourage you to read this carefully to make sure the order has been carried out as expected.
We also host the international trading platform, MetaTrader 4, for users that are already familiar with the software. When using one-click trading on the MetaTrader platforms, you can place and also modify pending orders, such as take profit and stop-loss orders, before the trade is executed. One of the main attractions of MetaTrader platforms is their algorithmic trading software, which is perfect for active traders who prefer to trade fast-paced and volatile markets without dedicating too much time to studying price action.
One-click trading allows you to place trades immediately, so you don't miss out if market prices move suddenly in the wrong direction. From 'Order Settings', you can also set up default order types, including stop-loss and take-profit orders, while you can also trade on multiple instruments at once.
From the ‘Order Settings’ panel, you can select to automatically apply default stop-loss and take-profit orders to any trades placed through one-click trading, and set the default distances and expiry behaviour. Learn about our execution types.
Once you’ve filled out your buy or sell order ticket and placed the trade using one-click trading, it can’t be reversed or cancelled. However, once the position is open, you can close the position. View our one-click trading terms of use for more information.
To enable one-click trading on the MT4 platform, navigate to the menu at the top of the window and select ‘Options’. Find the ‘Trade’ tab and make sure the ‘One-Click Trading’ box is ticked. You'll need to agree to the terms and conditions.