Global Configuration
In order to open the Global Configuration window use one of the options:
- 1.Select Global Configuration by using the Tools menu or
- 2.left click the symbolin the applications toolbar within the main window.
Within the Global Configuration you can adjust different settings:
- General application settings
- Special cross-application chart settings
- Account definitions
- General entry, stop, and target parameters settings
- General stock, Forex and futures definitions

The General category is used to set general application options:

Left-hand side | Meaning |
Profit / Loss Display Currency | |
Show profit / loss as | |
Start Strategies Automatically | Enables or disables strategies running at the time of closing AgenaTrader to start up again once the trading platform is reopened.
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Start Datafeed Automatically | Enables or disables all data feeds that were active at the time of closing AgenaTrader to reload/connect again once the trading platform is reopened.
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Start Brokers Automatically | Enables or disables all connections to brokers that were active at the time of closing AgenaTrader to reload/connect again once the trading platform is reopened. |
Default Web Page | Website that will appear when the integrated browser is opened. |
Wait Until BackUp Datafeed Connect | Specified time (in seconds) after which the secondary data feed will be connected if the primary data feed fails. |
Default E-mail Address | Set the email address at which you wish to receive emails from AgenaTrader. |
Show Release Notes Again at Next Start | When activated, the Release Note will be shown each time AgenaTrader is started. |
Open Dialogs on MousePointer | Opens Dialogs (e.g. detached windows) on the point at which the mouse indicator is located. |
Keep Message Popups in Front | If activated, the alert window will be shown as modal and must be confirmed. If deactivated, the alert window does not need confirmation and will move into the background if ignored. |
Auto Adjust Tick Sizes | If checked, the tick size of the instrument is calculated on the first 20 bars. This allows the CFD trading with Interactive Brokers. |
Synthetic become Market on touch | If this function is activated then synthetic order will be executed as a market order. |
Use Visual Studio | If active then the Visual Studio program will be opened instead of the internal Script (programming environment). To use this function Visual Studio Community 2017 must be installed. |
Smooth charts | If activated all graphical noise of the charts are removed (needs graphic card memory and regular display frequency) |
Autoupdate built-in static instruments lists | If activated all static instrument lists are updated via a server when ever a change in the list was updated. |
Use digit grouping | If activated all values like order size and more are grouped like 1.000 intead of 1000. The function is activated by default. |
In this tab, user may configure (add/remove) TV streams.
To add new stream channel please use following steps:
- Enter stream name in Web-Stream field
- Insert stream Ur into Streaming-url field
- Click Add button
