Watch List Alerts

You can set up alerts based on any field of your watch list as well as news headlines. For alerts to work, you must have the alerts field displayed on your watch list. You can enable or disable all alerts or selected alerts. After you set up your alerts, when data on an open Watch List meets the alert criteria the system pops up an Alert Notification. You can

• Click on the x in the upper right-hand corner to close the Alert Notification and return to the Watch List.

Or

• Click on Trade Now to execute the trade.

Or

• Click on Reset Alert to Reset the Alert value by increasing or decreasing the trigger point by a numerical or percentage value.

Note: After the system notifies you of an alert, it disables it. If you wish further notification for that symbol, you need to reset the alert.

To add an alert:

1. From an open Watch List, point to an area with data and click the right mouse button.
2. From the right mouse menu, select Alerts.

The Symbol Alerts dialog box appears.

3. Click on Add.

The Add New Alert dialog box appears.

4. From the Symbol drop-down list, select a symbol.
5. To be alerted when a specified criteria is met for a symbol:

• • From the When the drop down list, select the criteria.
  • From the drop-down list, choose the condition.
  • Enter the value for which you want to be alerted.

Or

To be alerted when news headlines are available for the symbol:

• • From the When the drop down list, select News.

6. If necessary, click on the Enabled checkbox to insert a check mark.
7. Because some exchanges send pricing with zero (0) values, you can choose to ignore these values for alerting purposes by checking the Do Not Fire Alert for Zero Values checkbox.
8. Choose the Audio file you would like played when the alert fires (or none for a silent alert). You can use the included audio files, or any audio file on your computer in .wav format.
9. If you want the audio alert to continuously play until you confirm that you have seen the alert, check the “Repeat Sound Until Acknowledged”.
10. To have the alert sent to your cell phone, pager, or email address, place a check in the E-Mail checkbox. If you are sending the alert to a cell phone or pager with limited display lines, place a check in the Do Not Show Email Body checkbox. This will send an email with a subject only containing the symbol and last price for the alert as opposed to the full alert text.
11. Click on OK.

The Symbol Alerts dialog box displays the symbol, enable/disable status, and alert message.

Note: You can enable or disable individual alerts by clicking the check box to insert or remove the check mark. You can click on Enable All to enable all alerts for the Watch List.

12. Click on OK to close the Symbol Alerts dialog box.

When data on your current Watch List meets the alert criteria, the system pops up an Alert Notification. You can

• • Click on the x in the upper right-hand corner to close the Alert Notification and return to the Watch List.

Or

• • Click on Trade Now to execute the trade.

NOTE: The Watch List must be open for an alert to trigger.

To edit an alert:

1. From an open Watch List, point to an area with data and click the right mouse button.
2. From the right mouse menu, select Alerts.

The Symbol Alerts dialog box appears.

3. Highlight the alert you wish to edit.
4. Click on Edit.

The Add New Alert dialog box for the selected symbol appears.

5. Change the following alert criteria for the symbol:

• • From the When the drop down list, select the criteria.
  • From the drop-down list, choose the condition.
  • Enter the value for which you want to be alerted.

6. If necessary, click on the Enabled checkbox to insert a check mark.
7. Click on OK.

The Symbol Alerts dialog box displays the edited criteria for the alert.

Note: You can enable or disable individual alerts by clicking the check box to insert or remove the check mark. You can click on Enable All to enable all alerts for the Watch List.

8. Click on OK to close the Symbol Alerts dialog box.

When data on your current Watch List meets the alert criteria, the system pops up an Alert Notification. You can

• • Click on the x in the upper right-hand corner to close the Alert Notification and return to the Watch List.

Or

• • Click on Trade Now to execute the trade.

To enable or disable an alert:

1. From an open Watch List, point to an area with data and click the right mouse button.
2. From the right mouse menu, select Alerts.

The Symbol Alerts dialog box appears.

3. For each alert, click the check box to

Insert a check mark to enable the alert.

Or

Remove the check mark to disable the alert.

Tip: Click on Enable All to enable all alerts for the Watch List.

To delete an alert:

1. From an open Watch List, point to an area with data and click the right mouse button.
2. From the right mouse menu, select Alerts.

The Symbol Alerts dialog box appears.

3. Highlight the alert you wish to delete.
4. Click on Delete.

The alert is deleted from the Symbol Alerts dialog box.

5. Click on OK to close the Symbol Alerts dialog box.