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Here's my IB Mosaic Desktop if it helps anyone else. I'd still like to see other peoples setups that they find functional for them. This is my option trading setup. My Options Trader window is in the lower left corner. A double click and it's full sized. I set up all my trades ahead of time by tab and keep the tabs active until the trade closes. Since IB doesn't keep the combo's if the platform is closed and reopened I find this the best way to quickly access the combos before and after an order is placed. Above that I have an Options Chain window to quickly view options info and the type of directional trades I usually make. I have 3 large graph windows open that I change content on regularly depending on what's on the table that day. The first one in this example is the LEN Strangle I have on at the moment and usually SPY and whatever else I'm watching that day. The Mosaic window itself is pretty self explanatory, I use the built in chart window to track other spreads usually and then my portfolio, orders etc. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28661345/Scotts%20Mosaic%20Desktop.png

Kelly, right next to your Account Number in the upper right hand corner is a drop down arrow. Click on that and there's a 3 Cube icon that says Group Windows. You can select a group color and group that to a chart (with the same group color) that you want to display your Options Combos too. Also, you can always just right click on the combo (they are listed in the Pending Orders tab if you have a sell order in)and select Charts/New Chart, as CWERDNA mentioned). I use Mosaic mostly but that should work in TWS also. I should also mention that anytime you click on a symbol or spread etc in the grouped window/chart combination that chart will be updated with the stock/option/spread that you clicked on. You can control all sorts of different combinations with the Group Window scheme. This is probably more functional in Mosaic but I can see how TWS would benefit also.