What is AlarOnline?
AlarOnline is a software program developed for Alaron Trading Corporation
and its affiliated companies to allow customers to enter and
track their trading activities using their personal computers.
AlarOnline uses the Internet to enable you to create and transmit
orders directly to the floors of the major commodities exchanges.
Order confirmation and fill information are returned to your PC
via your existing Internet connection. Increased efficiency and
speed of order execution and a reduction in paperwork and phone
calls are the result.
Is it safe to trade over the Internet?
Yes. AlarOnline has been designed to maintain the integrity of our
customer's account information. Use of passwords and other security
measures built into the program ensure that you are safe using AlarOnline.
Data transmitted over the Internet includes no personal or financial
data.
Is AlarOnline a safe and reliable way to trade?
AlarOnline provides front-end access to TOPS Route . This dynamic
system uses Tandem mainframe computers to provide security, reliability
and redundant systems to execute the critical functions of routing
orders to the floors of the Exchanges, to other electronic platforms
such as GLOBEX and to brokers trading tools such as the Electronic
Clerk at the CBOT and CUBS at the CME.
Where can I trade from?
Because AlarOnline uses the Internet, you can trade from any place
where you can establish an Internet connection. Current AlarOnline
customers trade from Eastern Europe to Hawaii . You can trade
from your home or your office.
Do I need special hardware to use AlarOnline?
All you need to use AlarOnline is an IBM-Compatible PC and an Internet
connection.
Is the software complicated to use?
AlarOnline uses standard Windows point and click conventions to
provide a familiar look and feel to PC users. No special training
is required to use AlarOnline. If you use PCs for work or recreation,
you will be up and running with AlarOnline in minimal time.
Can I continue using my market monitoring (e.g. Charting and Quote
programs) software?
AlarOnline uses standard Windows point and click conventions to
provide a familiar look and feel to PC users. No special training
is required to use AlarOnline. If you use PCs for work or recreation,
you will be up and running with AlarOnline in minimal time.
When I open my AlarOnline account, can I still use other methods
to place trades?
Yes. AlarOnline account holders can still phone in orders and trade
using traditional processes.
What kind of contracts can I trade using AlarOnline?
With AlarOnline, you can currently trade during the Regular Trading
Hours sessions for any futures or options on futures contract listed
on any U.S. Futures Exchange as well as the Winnepeg Futures Exchange
in Canada
You can also trade E-Mini S&P, E-Mini NASDAQ, E-Mini Yen, E-Mini
Euro FX, D-Mark and Eurodollar futures in GLOBEX around the clock.
AlarOnline 3.0
Welcome to the AlarOnline Order Entry
System
ALARONLINE is our dynamic online trading platform.
It allows the futures and options customer the freedom
to manage their trading account with the simple click
of a mouse. With ALARONLINE customers can electronically
place or cancel futures and options orders, including
spreads, on any futures contract. ALARONLINE also allows
customers to check out their filled orders, open positions,
working orders, parked orders, account status, and real-time
quotes. ALARONLINE is the one-stop shop for the futures
and options trader.
This system has been designed to enable individual
customers and brokers with many accounts to efficiently
create and manage their orders. Currently, the system
operates as a front end to the CME's TOPS network which
delivers orders to Open Outcry markets at all U.S. Exchanges
and also connects to GLOBEX2. We hope to complete our
connectivity to the CBOT's A/C/E system very shortly.
This system is not browser based, but is what is known
as a Thin Client. All information about orders is maintained
locally instead of on a remote server. This means that
in the event of a communications failure, the User has
all order information available without having to wait
for a clerk try and track it down.
Having a local client eliminates much of the back and
forth calling to web pages that can bog down and slow
the delivery of orders, and that makes the system very
fast and responsive.
Finally, a local client can operate with several screens
simultaneously, and that makes the system easy to customize
to the User's needs.
Online
Version
To demo the ALARONLINE web version...
Review the system without downloading anything.
Click
here and when prompted, enter the following information:
USERNAME: alr.demo
PASSWORD: alr.demo
To use the web-based version of ALARONLINE...
Open an account, and an eStreet representative will
notify you by phone with an account number and password.
You will need to use the account number and password
in the login screen. If you have any further questions,
please e-mail us at mitch@eStTrading.com or
call us at 1.888.378.8734
ATTENTION CURRENT USERS!
ALARONLINE V3.0 has a different login interface than version 1.0.
You will be prompted for a USERNAME and PASSWORD verses an ACCOUNT
NUMBER and PASSWORD as before. You will enter the same information
as before but, it is imparative that you add alr. before
both the username and password.
EXAMPLE:
USERNAME: alr.your account number
PASSWORD: alr.your password
GUI Version
To take a virtual tour of ALARONLINE
GUI...
Please click here to
see how ALARONLINE functions.
USERNAME: alr.demo
PASSWORD: alr.demo
To download ALARONLINE GUI...
NOTE: The ALARONLINE Setup/Installation
must be done before you can utilize ALARONLINE. Be sure
to first uninstall any older versions of ALARONLINE resident
on your computer before proceeding. Do this through the
''Add/Remove Programs'' in your Control Panel settings
in your Windows operating system.
1. Download ALARONLINE
To access the ALARONLINE Internet Trading Program, click
here. When prompted, select the ''Save To
Disk Option.'' Then a Windows ''Save As'' box
will appear. Be sure to save the file to your
Windows Desktop.
NOTE: When you start Windows, the large area
you see is called the Desktop. You can customize
the desktop by adding shortcuts to your favorite
programs, documents, and printers.
Near the top of the box, you will see ''Save
in.'' Click the down arrow and you will see a list.
You will find your Desktop at the top of the list.
Double click ''Desktop'' and click the ''Save''
button in the right hand corner.
The file size is 2.89 MB. At 56K bps it will take less than
5 minutes to download.
2. Installation
If you are currently running an older version
of Alaronline, its a good idea to uninstall the
older version through your control panel before
installing the new version. To find out what version
you are running, double click on the Alaron logo
from the login screen. The current version is 2.01.05
Close all your open programs, and look for the
alaronlineInst icon on your Windows Desktop. Double
click on it to start the installation setup for
ALARONLINE. Follow the instructions the setup program
gives you.
3. Run Internet Trading
To start ALARONLINE, click on the START button (in
the corner of your Windows desktop), then select PROGRAMS,
followed by ALARONLINE.
Check the ''Demo'' Box and press the ''Login'' button
to enter ALARONLINE in demonstration mode.
You should now be logged on to the ALARONLINE Trading
Platform. Follow the on-screen menus for quotes, positions,
and order entry.
NOTE: You can now drag alaronlineInst to the Recycle
Bin. If you want to create a shortcut for the ALARONLINE
program on your Windows Desktop, right click on the Desktop.
Again, make sure other windows are closed or minimized.
Highlight ''New'', and a list will pop up. Left click
on ''Shortcut'' near the top of the list. When the ''Create
Shortcut'' box pops up, type in ''C:\Program Files\Alaron\AlarOnline\AlarOnli.exe''
Click the ''Next'' Button in the lower right hand corner.
Another box will appear. Change AlarOnli (or AlarOnli.exe)
to ALARONLINE and click the ''Finish'' button. You will
now be able to access the ALARONLINE Trading Program
any time you want by double clicking on the icon you
just created on your Desktop.
