Create Watch Lists Help
You can create Watch Lists for your equities, options, indices or mutual funds. When you open a Watch List, the data associated with the symbols are updated in real time. You can print Watch Lists and save them to a file or the server.
To open a Watch List:
- From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Watch List icon.
The Open Watch List box appears.
- Click on the Watch List.
- Click on OK.
The Watch List appears.
- To switch the current window to a different Watch List:
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- Point to an area with data and click the right mouse button.
- From the right mouse menu, select Switch.
The Open Watch List box appears.
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- Click on a Watch List.
- Click on OK.
The original Watch List closes and the new Watch List appears.
To open multiple Watch Lists:
- From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Watch List icon.
The Open Watch List box appears.
- Select a Watch List, and click on OK.
The Watch List appears.
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 to open additional Watch Lists.
To use the Add Watch List wizard to create a new Watch List:
- From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Watch List icon.
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- From an open Watch List, point to an area with data and click the right mouse button.
- From the right mouse menu, select Switch Watch List.
- In the Open dialog box, click the NEW button on the lower right side of the window.
The Add Watch List wizard — Modify Watch List appears.
- In the Watch List Name field, enter the name of the Watch List., and then click on Next.
- Select one of the following items to include in the Watch List:
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- Symbol to add an equity, index, or other financial entity.
- Annotation, to include a comment in the Watch List.
- Enter the symbol or annotation, and then click on Add.
- Repeat steps 4 and 5 to include additional symbols and annotations in the Watch List.
Note: To remove a symbol or annotation, highlight an entry in the list of Symbols and Annotations, and click on Remove.
- Select the order of symbols and annotations for the Watch List:
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- In the list of Symbols and Annotations, highlight the symbol or annotation to move.
- Click on the Up or Down button.
- Repeat to move the other symbols or annotations.
- Click on Next.
The Add Watch List wizard — Finish window appears.
- Click on Finish.
The Watch List with the symbols and annotations appears.