Watchlist
The Watchlist is your primary view of live market prices. It displays all available contracts organised by GXP node and profile, with real-time bid and ask prices updating continuously throughout the trading session.
What the Watchlist shows
Each row in the Watchlist represents a single contract — a specific product (node + profile) and expiry period. The grid shows live order book data pulled from the exchange in real time.
Market structure
Contracts are organised by:
- GXP node — the delivery point (OTA = Otahuhu, BEN = Benmore)
- Profile — the load shape (BASE, PEAK, ON, EP, MP)
You can add rows for any combination of node, profile, and contract period using the Add Row button in the toolbar.
Column layout
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
profile | Load profile (BASE, PEAK, ON, EP, MP) |
node | GXP delivery node (OTA, BEN) |
contractCode | The contract identifier |
bidVol | Volume available at the best bid |
bidPrice | Best (highest) bid price in $/MWh |
askPrice | Best (lowest) ask price in $/MWh |
askVol | Volume available at the best ask |
spread | Difference between best ask and best bid |
last | Price of the most recent trade |
volume | Total volume traded today |
settle | Settlement price |
change | Change from settlement (last − settle) |
high | Session high trade price |
low | Session low trade price |
expiry | Contract expiry date |
hours | Contract hours |
You can show or hide any column using the Columns button in the toolbar. Drag column headers to resize them, or click Auto-fit to size all columns to their content automatically.
Enable Auto-fit On to have columns resize automatically whenever the pane is resized.
Price flashing
When a price updates, the relevant cell briefly flashes to draw your attention. Bid and ask cells flash independently, so you can quickly spot which side of the market is moving.
Clicking prices to trade
Clicking a price cell opens a floating Order Ticket pre-filled with the contract, price, and side. This is the fastest way to enter a trade.
The behaviour depends on your aggress click setting:
| Setting | Left click | Right click |
|---|---|---|
| Left = Aggress (default) | Aggresses (takes) the price | Joins the price |
| Right = Aggress | Joins the price | Aggresses (takes) the price |
Aggressing means you take the opposing side — clicking a bid opens a sell order at that price, clicking an ask opens a buy order at that price. This is how you immediately trade against a resting order.
Joining means you place an order on the same side as the displayed price — clicking a bid opens a buy order at that price, adding to the bid side of the book.
You can also click the volume cell (bidVol or askVol) to pre-fill both the price and volume from the best-bid or best-ask level.
You can change the aggress click setting in Settings at any time.
Depth ladder
Click the expand arrow (▶) at the left of any row to reveal the depth ladder. The depth ladder shows multiple price levels on both the bid and ask sides, giving you a view into book depth beyond the best price.
Favourites
Click the star icon on any row to add that contract to your Favourites list. Starred contracts appear filled (gold) and are shown in the Favourites pane for quick access.
Toolbar actions
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Add Row | Opens the contract picker to add a new instrument row |
| Columns | Show, hide, or reorder columns |
| Add Label | Insert a text label row to group instruments visually |
| Auto-fit | Immediately resize all columns to fit their content |
| Auto-fit On/Off | Toggle continuous auto-fit on pane resize |
Multiple watchlist tabs
The Watchlist supports multiple tabs within a single pane. Use tabs to maintain different views — for example, one tab per node, or one tab per strategy. Switch between tabs using the tab bar at the top of the pane.
Reordering rows
Drag any row by its left edge to reorder it within the grid. Use Add Label rows to create section headings that group related contracts together.
Next steps
- Placing Orders — learn how to submit an order from the Order Ticket
- Order Book — see the full depth of the book for a contract
- Time & Sales — view executed trade history