What is UTEX Nova
UTEX Nova is a desktop trading terminal for Windows and macOS, built for active traders. Nova supports:
Multiple windows and tabs
Multi-monitor layouts.
Workspace restore on restart.
Up to 6 charts in a single window.
Hotkeys for instant order entry and execution.
How to install UTEX Nova
Windows
Download the installer: UTEX Nova for Windows
Run the file and follow the on-screen instructions.
Open Nova from your desktop or the Start menu.
MacOS
Download the build for your Mac:
Macs with M1, M2, M3, M4 chips and newer | |
Macs with Intel processors |
Open the file you downloaded and drag UTEX Nova into your Applications folder.
How UTEX Nova works
You can have as many windows open in Nova as you want. To open a new window, press Ctrl + N (⌘ + N on macOS) and choose a section:
Exchange
Portfolio
History
Reports
This comes in handy when you trade on several monitors. For example, you can place:
The chart and order form for your main instrument on the first monitor.
The order book and positions — on the second.
💡 The layout is saved automatically. The next time you launch Nova, it will put all your windows back where they were. |
Charts
The exchange window can show several charts at once. Choose the layout in the terminal menu:
1 chart
2 vertical charts
2 horizontal charts
4 charts
6 charts
Trading
How to find an instrument
Nova has over 10,000 instruments — US stocks and ETFs, commodities and macro assets, as well as cryptocurrencies. There are three ways to find an instrument:
Via search
Press Ctrl + F (⌘ + F) to bring up the search bar or start typing a ticker or company name. Pick one from the results and it opens in the current tab.
In Favorites
Favorites is your working list of instruments. Open it with Ctrl + Shift + F (⌘ + Shift + F). The list syncs with your account, so it's the same in Nova, the browser, and the mobile app.
With favorites, you can:
Organize stocks into groups — for example, by strategy, sector, or watch priority.
Reorder tickers and entire groups by dragging them.
Turn on auto-sorting — by price or by price change.
To add an instrument to favorites, find it in search and tap the star.
💡 You can easily move a watchlist over from another terminal. Copy the list of tickers, each on a new line, and paste it straight into favorites. Nova will parse the list and add the tickers you don't have yet. |
In “Top”
Press Ctrl + Alt + F (⌘ + Alt + F) to open ready-made lists the UTEX team puts together and keeps updated: top stocks by volume, themed stock collections, «Radchenko Top», «Starter stocks», and more.
How to work with orders
UTEX Nova supports three order types.
Market. Fills immediately at the best available price.
Limit. Fills at the price you set or better. A buy order is placed below the quote, a sell order — above.
Stop. Triggers when a trade prints at the stop price or worse. A buy order is placed above the quote, a sell order — below.
💡 How long an order stays active depends on the market. On Crypto and Goods+, orders stay active until they fill or until you cancel them. On the stock market, orders are day orders — Nova cancels them automatically 5 minutes before the close. After that comes the after-market session, 1 hour and 5 minutes long, where you can only place limit orders to close positions. |
How to place an order on the chart
To place an order on the chart, click a price level. Nova picks the order type for you, based on where that level sits relative to the market:
Level position | Buy | Sell |
Below the current price | Limit | Stop |
Above the current price | Stop | Limit |
To place an order:
Press Ctrl + F (⌘ + F) and enter the ticker — the instrument search will open.
Hover over the price level you want on the chart. A + button will appear.
Click + and choose Buy or Sell. The price goes straight into the order form.
Set the volume and send the order.
Your order shows up on the chart as a horizontal line with a label, the price, and how much volume is left.
How to place an order through the form
The order form is where you'll place most of your orders. It has three tabs, one per order type.
Form fields:
Order type — Mark price, Limit, or Stop.
Price — for a limit order.
Stop price — for a stop order.
Volume — manually or with the slider.
Total Buy Max and Total Sell Max — the maximum volume available, factoring in leverage.
Price step — the minimum price increment for this instrument.
If your order price is far off the market price, Nova asks you to confirm. You can change this with the Ask me to double confirm my orders when the price is not optimal option.
How to place an order from the order book
The order book opens in the Order Book & Trades tab. On the left is the queue of buy orders, on the right — sell orders, with the real-time trade feed next to them.
Click any level in the order book and its price goes into the order form as a limit order. Then just pick the side, set the volume, and send it.
If the spread gets unusually wide, Nova shows a warning in the middle of the order book — a sign that a market order could fill much worse than you expect.
Where to view orders and positions
Your active orders live in the bottom panel of the terminal, across three tabs:
Positions — open positions, average price, volume, and profit. The Show closed toggle adds the ones closed during the day.
Open Orders — all active orders.
Closed — filled, canceled, and rejected orders.
How to cancel an order
On the chart — click the cross on the order line and confirm the cancellation.
In the table — the Open Orders tab, the Cancel button in the order's row.
How to close a position
Below the order form there's a quick-close block. It shows how big your position is right now and a button to close it.
Press and hold the button until the countdown finishes. Nova closes the whole position with a market order.
💡 The long press protects you from an accidental click. If you release the button early, nothing happens. |
You can also close a position from the chart: click the position line and confirm the close.
Hotkeys
Nova has hotkeys for quick actions. Here are all the shortcuts and how to set them up.
Window managment
Action | Windows | macOS |
Open new window | Ctrl + N | ⌘ + N |
Close current window | Alt + F4 | ⌘ + Shift + W |
Quit UTEX | Ctrl + Q | ⌘ + Q |
Tabs
Action | Windows | macOS |
Open new tab | Ctrl + T | ⌘ + T |
Close current tab | Ctrl + W | ⌘ + W |
Refresh tab | Ctrl + R | ⌘ + R |
Current tab menu | Ctrl + L | ⌘ + L |
Go to tab 1–9 | Ctrl + 1…9 | ⌘ + 1…9 |
Next tab | Ctrl + Tab | Ctrl + Tab |
Previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Navigation
Action | Windows | macOS |
Back | Alt + ← | ⌘ + ← |
Forward | Alt + → | ⌘ + → |
Instrument selection
Action | Windows | macOS |
Ticker search | Ctrl + F | ⌘ + F |
Open favorites | Ctrl + Shift + F | ⌘ + Shift + F |
Open top tickers | Ctrl + Alt + F | ⌘ + Alt + F |
Orders
You can set the order hotkeys in the terminal menu ••• → Hotkey settings. Six actions are available:
Buy limit at | Limit buy order |
Sell limit at | Limit sell order |
Buy stop at | Stop buy order |
Sell stop at | Stop sell order |
Buy market at | Market buy order |
Sell market at | Market sell order |
To set a hotkey:
Open the terminal menu → Tools → Hotkey settings and create a new shortcut.
Choose an action from the table above.
Set the volume. Leave the field empty if you want to enter the volume manually each time.
Choose the price the order is based on: Best bid, Best ask, or Mark price.
Set the price offset as a percentage. Nova adds it to the price you picked, or subtracts it, and uses the result in the order.
Choose the submission mode — with confirmation or without confirmation.
Click the Press a key… field and press the shortcut you want.
Save.
💡 The shortcut must include a modifier — Ctrl, Shift, Alt, or ⌘. Without a modifier, only the F1–F12 keys work. If the shortcut is already taken by a terminal action, Nova will warn you. |
Layout examples
For scalping
Key | Action | Price | Offset | Volume | Submission |
F1 | Buy limit at | Best bid | 0% | 100 | without confirmation |
F2 | Sell limit at | Best ask | 0% | 100 | without confirmation |
F3 | Buy limit at | Best bid | −0.05% | 100 | without confirmation |
F4 | Sell limit at | Best ask | +0.05% | 100 | without confirmation |
F9 | Buy market at | — | — | 100 | With confirmation |
F10 | Sell market at | — | — | 100 | With confirmation |
For swing trading
Key | Action | Price | Offset | Volume | Submission |
Shift + F1 | Buy limit at | Best bid | −0.5% | 50 | With confirmation |
Shift + F2 | Sell limit at | Best ask | +0.5% | 50 | With confirmation |
Shift + F3 | Buy stop at | Mark price | +0.3% | 50 | With confirmation |
Shift + F4 | Sell stop at | Mark price | −0.3% | 50 | With confirmation |
Still have questions?
Message support right from the terminal or at help@utex.io — the UTEX support team will help you out. You can follow Nova updates in the UTEX Telegram channel.