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Lancelot IDT: Intraday market as part of Lancelot platform
Intraday trading gives traders an opportunity to further optimize their positions as portfolio conditions change. However, as the amount of available data continues to grow and the time available for decision-making gets shorter, traders increasingly need to assess the current situation quickly and turn trading decisions into action with minimal delay.
This is where the new Lancelot IDT (Intraday Trading) module comes in, connecting trading data, position management, and automated trading processes in a single environment.
From market monitoring to automated order placement
Lancelot IDT extends the Lancelot platform with connectivity to the continuous intraday market, together with tools for monitoring the market, managing own orders and trades, and automating selected trading processes. Traders can access the information they need in a single environment, including:
- market status and available traded contracts,
- the order book,
- own active orders,
- completed trades.
To automate order management, Lancelot IDT uses templates connected to input time series. These templates define rules for creating and updating orders while also enforcing predefined limits. Changes in the input data can therefore be automatically translated into specific actions on the intraday market according to the configured rules.
Input data and trading logic can originate in other parts of the Lancelot platform or in external systems and be transferred to Lancelot IDT through integration interfaces. The module thus naturally fits into the wider Lancelot ecosystem without prescribing how the underlying trading strategy itself should be designed.
At the same time, automated processes do not replace manual trading. Traders can still enter or modify orders directly based on the current market situation and their own trading strategy.
A unified ecosystem for intraday trading
Lancelot IDT is designed as a standalone module within the Lancelot product family. It builds on established principles for working with energy data and time series, naturally connecting it with other parts of the platform.
Lancelot IDT can use time series originating from a range of data sources and trading scenarios, including:
- trading positions managed in Lancelot ETRM,
- forecasts and other data from Lancelot FMS,
- energy data and analytical outputs available through Lancelot Hub,
- data or trading logic outputs from external systems.
A trading strategy can therefore work with the current position, generation and consumption forecasts, price developments, or other analytical inputs. Its logic can be implemented directly within the Lancelot environment or in an external system, with the resulting values transferred through an integration interface.
Lancelot IDT does not dictate how a trading strategy should be created. Instead, it provides an environment in which the strategy's outputs can be connected to market monitoring and then efficiently executed on the intraday market according to predefined rules. This supports a wide range of trading scenarios – from fully manual trading to highly automated processes.
Faster, more efficient intraday trading
Lancelot IDT helps traders shorten the path from information to action. By bringing up-to-date data, trading positions, and intraday trading tools together in a single environment, it reduces the need for manual intervention and enables faster responses to changes in both the market and the trader's own portfolio.
The result is more efficient trading, greater automation of routine activities, and better control over trading positions in an environment where every second can matter.
Want to see Lancelot IDT in action?
Would you like to see how Lancelot IDT works in a real trading process and how intraday trading can be connected with trading positions, data, and your own strategies?
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