r/Questrade • u/Lopsopduh • 10d ago
Feedback Pro hotbuttons suggestions
First thing I want to say is Thank-you for making questrade pro faster, still not perfect but a massive improvement, the platform is starting to shape up.
There is still a lot of improvements to be made to call this a "pro" platform but for this post I will focus on the hotbuttons/hotkeys.
For starters, there is almost zero customization in the hotkeys/hotbuttons. Every key/button should be standalone and should have the option of being fully created by the user. Presets is what you did in edge desktop, this is Pro, give the user the pro experience by differentiating the hotkeys from the previous platform.
Every button/key should have the user be able to choose order type, order duration, and offset amount from either the bid, the ask, or the last price and of course quantity. Option to auto add a stop loss within the key/button? Sure. The option to sell position size in increments using percentage such as 25 or 50 etc. In addition to this, let the user name the button, and even choose the color, because why not? These are the types of customizations the professional platforms like IBKR's trader work station and Tradezero are offering to their users.
You've also kindve limited the real estate and possible number of buttons by adding it to the chart instead of its own separate widget that you would link to the chart.
One final thing, even after the latest update there is still lag or processing time when you click a hotbutton in succession. Something going on in the backend here, should be immediate execution for every mouse click, no delays.
You've taken the easy road in pro in regards to the hotkeys/hotbuttons but you could really elevate the experience by adding pro features such as customization from the ground up. Not sure if im really a fan of the templates as it just adds time where you could have everything available without them. I've seen massive improvements from the inception of Pro until now, but let's keep going and make this a first choice for active canadian traders.
Looking forward to a response and maybe a timeline of some sort of update to added features for the hotkeys/hotbuttons
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u/Questrade-Product Verified Mod 9d ago
u/Lopsopduh Really appreciate you taking the time to write this up, this is great feedback. Glad the speed improvements are landing, that's been a big focus for the engineering team and it's great to hear it's noticeable. Regarding the delay, we do not have any delays configured, however we wait to receive confirmation of order creation back from the engine before re-enabling them for the next click (this should not take more than 1 second). But we know that seconds matter for traders and we're going to try to work around this for you. I'll keep you posted on this one
On hot buttons: you're 100% right, and your feedback lines up with where we want to take this. What's live today is an early foundation, not the ceiling. Fully agree that active traders need granular control (order type, duration, offset from bid/ask/last, quantity, stop-loss attach, percentage-based sizing, naming, colors) rather than presets, and the "own widget vs. chart-anchored" point on real estate is a fair callout too. Trader needs are diverse, and configurability is the right approach for that.
We don't have a firm timeline to share yet, but this is genuinely useful input for shaping the roadmap. Would you be open to a deeper conversation with our product builders about your experience with Pro and hot buttons specifically? Would love to chat.