Desktop And Main Menu
The HyperionX main window is the control center for charts, accounts, tools, connections, custom code, and workspaces. This page maps each visible area to the job it performs.
The core panels below are shared across releases. Reviewed 1.1.27 source also exposes Marketplace and Messages tabs and a unified Validator/Optimizer workspace. Older installers can show separate Strategy Validator and Optimizer commands. Match the UI to Help > About and the documentation version map; an extra tab does not establish a feature's public support status.
Main-window panels
The core lower-panel views are:
| View | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Log | Connection, build, workspace, provider, and runtime messages. |
| Strategies | Configured desktop strategy instances and their state. |
| Accounts | Accounts discovered from connected providers and local simulation. |
| Positions | Current position state reported by the account/provider model. |
| Orders | Submitted, accepted, working, partially filled, filled, cancelled, rejected, and other order states. |
| Executions | Fill/execution records received by the platform. |
Reviewed 1.1.27 source adds Marketplace for its version-dependent publisher/follower surface and Messages for desktop messages. Check Marketplace Status before using its controls.
The status bar also shows whether HyperionX has a market-data connection and the current custom-project build state. A connected indicator does not certify that a particular trading account is live, healthy, or safe to use.
For reset, cancel, delete, close, resume, reconciliation, and strategy-template procedures, use Desktop Trading Operations.
New menu
| Command | Opens |
|---|---|
| Chart | A chart after instrument and data-series selection. |
| MegaDOM | Depth ladder and order-entry workspace. |
| Level II | Preview order-book view; see Market-Data Tools. |
| Time And Sales | Trade-print window. Open it from a chart when real tick provenance is required. |
| Output | A separate diagnostic/output window. |
| Strategy | Server-provisioned strategy catalog and configuration; when the service is unavailable, the window can show a demo fallback. This is not the local Code Lab strategy selector. |
| Strategy Validator | Historical validation across one or more instruments. |
| Optimizer | Parameter-search workflow with in-sample/out-of-sample periods. |
| Performance | Saved performance and optimizer-result database. |
Tools menu
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Import | Import supported C# sources, HyperionX code packages (.hxpkg), or strategy templates (.hxstrategy.json) in the corresponding build. See Share And Deploy Extensions. |
| Export | Open the HyperionX package selector for supported custom items. Package import/export was added in the recorded 1.1.18 release; older builds can expose narrower template-only export. |
| Trade Copier | Configure leader/follower copying. This is Beta and supports all supported account types at the user's own risk; begin with LocalPaper and review the documented live-account limitations before using external capital. |
| Agent Builder | Open the entitlement-gated Rion agent profile editor. |
| Research Lab | Open the entitlement-gated Preview research workspace. |
| Reports | Browse generated Rion Autopilot and Strategy Discovery report artifacts. |
| Rion Strategy Watchlist | Review, promote, or delete Rion strategy-discovery/watchlist output. See Rion Autopilot And Strategy Discovery. |
| Instruments | Review and manage instrument records. |
| Instrument Lists | Build reusable groups of instruments. |
| Code Lab | Launch the C# custom-development environment. |
| Output | Open platform diagnostics. |
| Options | Configure display, preferences, historical data, futures rollover, email, project, server/API, and optimizer settings exposed by the build. |
The Tools > Import dialog imports custom code/packages and supported strategy templates. Open historical market-data import separately from the Historical Data area in Options.
Imported C# is executable code. Review it before importing and build in a non-live session first. See Share And Deploy Extensions.
Workspaces menu
Use Open, Save, Save As, and Manage to restore supported layout/configuration state. Workspaces do not checkpoint live trading state or active research jobs. See Save And Restore Workspaces.
Connections menu
Connection definitions appear here after configuration. The visible list mixes current, preview, data-only, and unavailable integrations, so use Feature And Provider Status before entering credentials or attempting live routing.
Project menu
Compile rebuilds the entire HyperionX custom source tree. It is an atomic project build, not a one-file test. Disable affected runtime objects before compiling and create fresh instances afterward. See Build, Test, And Debug.
Help menu
| Command | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Support | Opens the HyperionX web help center. |
| Knowledgebase | Opens the HyperionX web help center. |
| Updates | Checks the release manifest and, when available, opens the download page in a browser. It is not a silent in-app updater. |
| Export Logs | Creates a support archive after best-effort redaction. Inspect it before sharing. |
| Export RAPI Logs | Exports Rithmic diagnostics when that option is available. |
| About | Shows the installed desktop version. |
A safe first session
- Open Connections and configure only a provider listed for your intended capability.
- Connect and confirm the provider in Log.
- Open a chart and verify historical then live updates.
- Select an explicit
LocalPaperaccount for simulation. - Submit and cancel a small simulated order.
- Save a named workspace.
- Export logs once so you know where the support workflow is before an incident.
Continue with Getting Started, Accounts And Trading Environments, Desktop Trading Operations, or the Developer Center.