Step-by-step tutorial for the Rotman RIT Client trading application (Build 1.05), covering modules, portfolio data and market depth.
This guide from the Rotman School of Management walks through the RIT Client interface of the RIT User Application (Build 1.05). It assumes the application is already installed and uses the Liability Trading 3 (LT3) Case as the worked example, starting from the modular trading workspace and the main menu buttons that open each module.
The document describes the Help Files and Case Files modules, the case information and API/RTD status shown in the bottom bar, and the Portfolio module fields such as ticker, position, cost, bid, ask and realized and unrealized P&L. It also explains the two Market Depth views, Book Trader and Ladder Trader, including how bids, asks and the bid-ask spread are shown in the order book.
| Security types | STOCK, SPOT, FUTURE, INDEX and OPTION |
|---|---|
| Order submission interfaces | Excel VBA API or REST API |
| Data retrieval | API or Excel RTD |
| Default feature state | API and RTD enabled; API Orders turned off |
| Market Depth views | Book Trader and Ladder Trader |
Through the Excel VBA API or the REST API, using applications or languages such as Excel, Python, Matlab or C#.
The five types are STOCK, SPOT, FUTURE, INDEX and OPTION.
Close each module with the X in its upper right corner, or select “Close All” from the “Windows” menu.
It is the difference between the best bid and the best ask in the order book.