News

 

The News section displays headlines for any stock requested. The 20 most recent news headlines from dozens of sources are displayed there. Click any headline for the complete story.

News headlines related to your portfolio holdings, Open Orders and default Watch List can also be found at the bottom of your Portfolio page.

View News by Stock Symbol

  1. Select News from the News drop-down menu.
    (Click Symbol Lookup if you need help determining the symbol of a company.)
  2. Insert the stock symbol of the company of your choice, and click "Enter.” Stock information and news articles relevant to the company will appear.

View News Specific to Your Portfolio

  1. Select View Portfolio from the Portfolio drop-down menu.
  2. Scroll down to the "News" section. Only news articles related to your portfolio holdings, open orders or default watch list will be displayed.

Available Actions

The following actions are available on this page:

 

Click "Add to Watch List" -- Adds the symbol to your currently active "Watch List."

Click "Symbol Lookup" -- Takes you to the "Symbol Lookup" page.

 

Click on the Symbol -- Generates a detailed quote.

Click on the Bid price -- Opens a trading page and populates it with the stock symbol and bid price.

Click on the Ask price -- Opens a trading page and populates it with the stock symbol and ask price.

 

Click "Trade" -- Brings up a trading page and fills it with the stock symbol.

Click "Charts" -- Generates an Intraday Chart for the symbol.

Click "News" -- Brings up news headlines for the symbol.

Click "Chain" -- Generates a list of available options and quotes for those options.

 

Click a News Headline -- Brings up the entire story.

Click "Next" -- Brings up the next 10 news headlines.

Click "Prev" -- Returns to the previous 10 news headlines.

Understanding the Data Fields

QUOTE
Symbol The publically traded company's registered stock symbol.
Bid The price that a potential buyer is willing to pay.
Ask The price that a seller is offering the security for sale. Also called "offer."
Last The price of the most recently executed transaction.
Change The difference between the Last price and the Close price.
Ex The primary exchange listing the stock. Some codes are:
NASDAQ (Q), NYSE (N), AMEX (A), ARCA (P), CBOE (C), Options (O), Mutual Funds (F), OTC.BB (U) and OTC Other (Pink) (V)
Volume The number of shares traded today.
High The highest price today that a trade was executed on the given security.
Low The lowest price today that a trade was executed on the given security.
Open The price of the security when the market opened today.
Prev Cls The final transacted price before market close on the prior trade date.