Get a Quote

 

Before you trade, it is advisable to first Get a Quote to learn the stock's current market price.

The Quote Bar located at the top of the Market Depth Window provides 12 pieces of detailed quote data for the stock you request. A Directional Ticker is used to determine the legality of shorting listed and NASDAQ NMS. For listed securities, a green arrow indicates the last sale price meets ESC short sale requirements; a red arrow indicates that it does not. For OTC securities, a green arrow indicates that the bid price meets NASD short sale pus bid requirements; a red arrow indicates that it does not. Occasionally, Information Icons will appear, indicating the presence of important stock information.

 

Entering Preferred
Stock Symbols

Preferred stock symbols must be entered using a dash "-" between the stock symbol and the preferred indicator.

Example: "Ford Preferred A" should be entered as "F-PA"

Entering Options Symbols

Options symbols must be entered preceded by a plus sign "+".

Example: "Nokia January 17.50 calls " should be entered as "+NOKAW"

Click here to learn to trade options.

Get a Quote

  1. Select the Market Depth Window window from the Feature drop-down menu.
  2. In the box provided in the upper left-hand corner, enter the stock symbol of the company you wish to quote and press ”Enter.” Detailed quote information will appear in the provided fields.

    If you do not know the Symbol of the stock you wish to trade, select "Symbol Lookup" from the "Features" drop-down menu.

View News and Fundamental Data

To get News and Fundamental Data on the quoted stock, simply click the corresponding tab.

 

News provides top headlines for the selected stock, sorted by date.

 

Fundamental Data includes Per Share Data, Price Ratios, Technicals and more.

Customize the Quote Bar

The look and function of the Quote Bar, can be altered using Quote Bar Templates. See Customize the Market Depth Window for more information.

Understanding Quote Bar Information

 

Bid
 The price that a potential buyer is willing to pay.
Ask
 The price at which a seller is offering a security. Also called offer.
Last
 The price of the most recently executed transaction. Last often toggles between the Bid and the Ask but may be at any price.
Change
 The difference between the Last price and the Close price.
% Chg
 The difference between the PrevClose price and the Last price computed as a percentage. (Change divided by Last times 100%.)
Volume
 The number of shares traded.
High
 The highest price at which a trade was executed on a given security.
Low
 The lowest price at which a trade was executed on a given security.
Open
 The price of the security when the market opened.
Range
 The gap between the highest and lowest stock price.
Prev Close
Closing price for the previous day.
Last Size
Size of the last trade transacted on the market.

Understanding Information Icons

R
 UPC 11830 Restriction *. See note below.
=
 Bid and Ask prices are identical.
52 (green)
Stock is hitting a 52-week high.
52 (red)
Stock is hitting a 52-week low.
>
 The Bid and Ask prices are crossed.
News Icon
Indicates the presence of one or more news stories.
i
 Indicates a "halt".
Pilot
 Indicates that the stock participates in NASDAQ's Pilot program. Visit www.nasdaqtrader.com for more information.


Financial Status Indicator: The following elements appear adjacent to the stock symbol and denote the financial status of the NASDAQ-listed stock issuer.

D
Deficient: Issuer failed to meet NASDAQ continued listing requirements.
E
Delinquent: Issuer missed regulatory filing deadline.
Q
Bankrupt: Issuer has filed for Bankruptcy.
G
Deficient and Bankrupt.
H
Deficient and Delinquent
J
Delinquent and Bankrupt
K
 Deficient, Delinquent and Bankrupt

* UPC 11830 Restriction -- Indicates that a security has been placed on a "restricted list". This list is compiled daily by the NASD based on data from the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). Securities subject to this "restricted" status are those with an aggregate 'clearing' short position of 10,000 or more shares that is equal to or exceeds one half of one percent of the total shares outstanding......... Any subsequent short sale order on one of these "restricted" securities in which the delivery of shares is not completed within the prescribed time frames will be subject to mandatory close out if a fail-to-deliver situation exists 10 days after normal settlement date. In fail-to-deliver transactions, the normal clearance and settlement process is interrupted by a failure to receive the security in question....... This buy-in requirement was put in place to add to the stability of the marketplace. Due to the enforcement of this rule, investors can be assured that these securities are available to cover short positions in times of extreme market volatility. This requirement may also help prevent short- selling abuses that could be harmful to individual investors. For more detailed information, please visit the NASD regulatory web.