Time & Sales
The Time & Sales pane is a real-time trade tape showing every executed trade on the exchange. Use it to monitor trade flow, gauge market activity, and identify pricing patterns throughout the session.
What Time & Sales shows
Each row represents a single completed trade (fill). The pane updates in real time as trades are executed on the exchange.
Columns
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | Trade date in DD/MM/YYYY format (NZ timezone) |
| Time | Trade time in HH:mm:ss format (NZ timezone) |
| Contract | Contract code that was traded |
| Price | Executed price in $/MWh |
| Vol | Traded volume in MW |
All times and dates are displayed in New Zealand time (Pacific/Auckland).
Aggressor colour coding
Each row is colour-coded by which side initiated the trade:
- Blue — the buyer was the aggressor (ask was paid)
- Red — the seller was the aggressor (bid was given)
A legend at the bottom of the pane labels these colours. Aggressor-side coding helps you quickly distinguish between buyer-initiated and seller-initiated activity.
Filtering trades
Use the filter bar at the top of the pane to narrow the trade tape:
Date filter
The date filter defaults to today's date in NZ time. Change it to view historical trades from any previous session. The date resets automatically at midnight NZ time unless you have manually overridden it.
Contract filter
Select a specific contract from the dropdown to show only trades in that instrument. The dropdown is populated from contracts that have traded. Select All contracts to remove the filter.
Side filter
Click Buy or Sell to show only buyer-aggressed or seller-aggressed trades respectively. Click the same button again to clear the filter.
Clearing filters
When any filter is active, a Clear button appears to the right of the filter bar. Click it to reset all filters to their defaults (today's date, all contracts, both sides).
Trade count
The footer shows the number of trades currently visible, taking all active filters into account.
Use cases
Monitoring market activity — watch for bursts of trades that signal a change in market conditions or aggressive order entry.
Checking a fill — after submitting an order, find your execution in the tape by filtering to the relevant contract.
Identifying price levels — scan the price column to see where recent trades have been concentrating.
Reviewing historical sessions — use the date filter to step back through previous trading days.
Keep Time & Sales open alongside the Watchlist to see both resting prices and recent trade activity at a glance.
Next steps
- Watchlist — view live bid and ask prices for all contracts
- Placing Orders — submit orders against the live market
- Order Types — understand limit, market, and held order types