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Cross-Trading: possibility to manually select execution contract (symbol mapping)

Trading

Hello,

I would like to suggest an improvement regarding the Cross-Trading feature.

Currently, when Cross-Trading is enabled, the platform automatically decides which execution contract to use based on volume distribution. Unfortunately, this behavior does not allow the user to manually choose the execution symbol.

For example:
I may be analyzing the chart of the new mini Nasdaq contract (e.g. NQM6) because the main market liquidity has already shifted there.
However, ATAS still sends orders to the old micro contract (e.g. MNQH6) because, according to your internal logic, the micro volume may still be higher on the previous expiry.

This creates a practical issue:

  • The old mini contract may already be moving poorly or showing distorted order flow.

  • Reading the new mini contract while executing trades on the old micro contract leads to inconsistent market context and reduced execution quality.

  • As a result, Cross-Trading becomes unusable during rollover periods.

What would greatly improve usability is the possibility to define a manual symbol mapping, allowing the user to explicitly choose:

👉 Chart symbol (analysis instrument)
👉 Execution symbol (trading instrument)

Example desired configuration:

  • Read order flow on NQM6

  • Execute trades on MNQM6

This flexibility would make Cross-Trading much more effective, especially during rollover phases and for traders who use minis for analysis and micros for execution.

Thank you for considering this suggestion.

Best regards

Posted by Umberto ·
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  • Henry

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    Jul 23

    Independent Trading Panel Symbol Selection

    That would be so great

    It would be great to have the ability to select a different trading asset in the Trading Panel than the one displayed on the chart.

    Example:
    Analyze the NQ chart while placing orders on MNQ directly from the Trading Panel.

    This would be a small but incredibly useful feature for futures traders. It would allow users to perform analysis on the more liquid contract while executing trades on the micro contract without constantly switching charts or symbols.