The Scottrade Mobile App
To place a trade using the Scottrade Mobile app, log in to your Scottrade account and touch the Trade icon at the top of your screen. Use the menu that appears to indicate the type of trade you want to place and select Stocks/ETFs, Options, Advanced Orders or Pre-Market/After-Hours.
To place a stock or ETF trade:
1. Use the drop-down menu provided to select the type of buy or sell order you want to place. You can choose Buy, Sell, Sell Short, or Buy to Cover.
2. Enter the order quantity in the Shares field. Select AON (all or none) if you do not want your order to execute in a partial transaction.
3. Input the stock or ETF symbol. If you don't know the symbol, touch the Symbol Lookup button to search for it.
4. Select the type of order you want to place. Open the Order Type drop-down menu to choose Market, Limit, Stop, Stop Limit, or Trailing Stop. If you choose to place a limit, stop, or stop limit order you will be asked to enter a limit and/or stop price.
5. Set an expiration date for your order using the Duration drop-down menu provided.
6. When you have entered all your order information, select Review Order. If the information you entered is correct, choose Submit.
To place an advanced order:
1. Enter your order information in the top part of your page.
2. In the Add Condition section, use the radio buttons to select Stock/ETF, Index, or Option.
3. Enter the symbol in the field provided.
4. Use the Trigger drop-down menu to indicate the event that will prompt your order to execute as a market order. You can choose Last, Bid, Ask, Volume, $ Change from Current Price, % Change from Current Price, Daily Change ($), Daily Change (%), Reaches 52-Week High, or Reaches 52-Week Low.
5. Use the Condition drop-down menu to select the conditions that must be met for your order to enter the market.
6. Finalize the conditions of your order by entering an amount in the field provided.
7. Use the Calendar icon to set an expiration date for your order.
8. Open the Time drop-down menu to set an expiration time.
9. When you have entered all your order information, select Review Order. If the information you entered is correct, choose Submit.
To place an options trade:
1. Use the drop-down menu provided to select the type of buy or sell order you want to place. You can choose Buy to Open, Buy to Close, Sell to Open, or Sell to Close.
2. Enter the number of number of contracts in your transaction. Note that one standard options contract represents 100 shares of the underlying security.
3. Enter the underlying symbol in the entry field provided. Touch Option Chains to view available call or put contracts for an underlying symbol. To search for a symbol, touch Symbol Lookup.
4. Use the drop-down menu provided to select a call or put contract.
5. Select the type of order you want to place. Open the Order Type drop-down menu to choose Market, Limit, Stop, or Stop Limit. If you choose to place a limit, stop, or stop limit order you will be asked to enter a limit and/or stop price.
6. Set an expiration date for your order using the Duration drop-down menu provided.
7. When you have entered all your order information, select Review Order. If the information you entered is correct, choose Submit.
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