Now go program your "Flatten" key before you need it. You’ll thank yourself later.
Program a single key (e.g., the Delete or F4 key) to "Close All Positions." Not one by one. All of them. Immediately. At market price.
You are no longer trading shares. You are trading risk-defined scenarios with a single tap. Active Trader Pro without hotkeys is like driving a Ferrari with the parking brake on. It’s powerful, but sluggish.
This is where the hotkey becomes legendary.
Imagine a fighter pilot trying to eject using a drop-down menu. Absurd, right? Yet, most retail traders sit in front of their screens, manually clicking "Sell," dragging stop-losses, or typing limit orders into tiny boxes. In the world of active trading, that mouse click is a slow, leaky boat.
With hotkeys, you stop using the platform and start becoming the platform. Your decisions flow directly to the market, unfiltered by menus, clicks, or hesitation.
Enter —Fidelity’s not-so-secret weapon for turning a clunky interface into a precision instrument. The Psychology of the Key Why do hotkeys matter beyond just "going faster"? It’s not about saving one second; it’s about preserving mental bandwidth .