Apex Terminal
High frequency fintech trading interface
- Platform
- Desktop, multi monitor
- Built for
- Professional traders
- What I delivered
- Terminal UX, order flows, keyboard model
- Tools
- Figma, Framer
Executive summary
A keyboard first trading terminal where professional traders place, modify and hedge orders in under a second.
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Median order time
Verified post-launch
↓0%
Mis entries
Verified post-launch
$0.0B
Daily volume
Verified post-launch
The problem
Traders juggled 6 windows and lost an estimated 400ms per order to mouse travel and modal confirmations.
Research insights
- 1Top traders never touch the mouse during market open.
- 2Color alone failed for 8% of colorblind users.
- 3Confirmation modals were dismissed reflexively and offered no safety.
Constraints
Interactive prototype
This is the real terminal with a live market feed. Pick stocks from the watchlist, hover the chart for prices, type an order in the command bar and press Enter, then undo it or let it fill and see Positions and Risk update.
Type an order
Click the command bar and type a trade like the ones below. Each part lights up green as it becomes valid. Press Enter to send.
Undo, not confirm
Every order waits 3 seconds with an Undo button (or Esc) instead of an "Are you sure?" box.
Never touch the mouse
Press / to focus, B or S to prefill a buy or sell, ↑ ↓ to change stock, 1 2 3 to switch tabs.
Solution walkthrough
Command line order entry
Natural syntax like 'buy 200 AAPL lim 189.4' with inline validation.
Undo over confirm
A 3 second cancel window replaced modals, preserving safety without friction.
Shape + color P&L
Directional glyphs paired with color for accessible gain/loss reading.
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