Tickers

Tickers show all orders executed in the market, and include information about the stock symbol, price, and number of shares traded.

Tickers can be docked to any side of the platform (Client Application) or to the desktop, floated, placed anywhere on the platform, and oriented either horizontally (Jet) or vertically (Waterfall). By default, the ticker is oriented horizontally and docked at the top of the application.

Understanding the Ticker

The following charts are provided to help you read the exchange codes, and interpret the default color-codes displayed in ticker prints:

Exchange Codes Listed N NYSE C Cincinnati T Third Market (Market Makers) P Pacific B Boston A American NMS Q SuperMontage C Cincinnati P Pacific Pink V Pink Sheet OTCBB U OTCBB

Color-Codes (Default) Above the Ask Ask Background Below the Bid Between the Bid/Ask Bid Form T Irregular Print

Create a New Ticker

1. To create a new ticker, select Tickers and then New Ticker from the Features drop-down menu.
2. Give your ticker a name, and click "OK."
   
   
   
   
3. A black bar will appear at the top of your platform. Right-click on the bar and select Properties from the drop-down menu. Click the Options tab, and select a Ticker Type. Choose Time & Sales if you wish to specify the stock symbols you watch. Choose New Highs & Lows if you wish to view symbols based on performance.
4. Set Settings for the Ticker Type you chose:
   
   

   For Ticker Type
   Filter out Prints smaller than X	Removes trades smaller than the number specified.
   Highlight Prints larger than X	Boxes in trades that are larger than the number specified.
   Include Open Positions	Includes stock symbols listed in the Open Positions window in your Portfolio whether or not they match the filtering criteria.
   Use Uptick/Downtick Coloring	Up stock prices print green; Down stock prices print red.

   For "New Highs & Lows"
   Events	Check the box next to the trade Events you wish to monitor.
   Exchanges	Check the box next to the Exchanges you wish to monitor.
   Filters	Set a Minimum Price to filter out low prices. Set a Maximum Price to filter out high prices.

   
   If you selected "Time and Sales" from the Ticker Type list, you will need to specify a symbol list. Click the Symbols tab at the top of the Properties window and enter the symbols you wish to monitor. Separate the symbols by a comma.
   
   
   
   
5. Click "OK" to apply them. The new ticker will begin to display the data you requested.

Re-orient the Ticker

1. Right-click on the ticker, and select Jet (horizontal ticker) or Waterfall (vertical ticker) from the drop-down menu.
2. Choose where you wish the ticker to appear. Dock the ticker to the top, bottom, left, or right of either the Application or the Desktop.
   
   Alternately, you can select Float to place the ticker into a window that can be moved freely.
   
   

Trade from the Ticker

      To trade a stock found on the ticker, simply click and drag the stock onto the Market Depth Window, and complete your order.

Hide or Show a Ticker

To hide a ticker, right-click on it and select Hide Ticker. This option removes the ticker from view.

To show the ticker again, select Tickers from the Feature drop-down menu, and click the name of the ticker in the list provided.

Import and Export Symbols into the Ticker

Import or Export Symbols from the ticker by selecting Import Symbols or Export Symbols from the right-click menu.