Quick Quote Bar

 

The Quick Quote Bar (permanently located at the bottom on your browser window) provides an easy way to get a quote for any stock symbol. Quotes obtained through this bar include current market prices for the stock, as well as other pertinent details, such as Volume, Opening Price, Daily Highs and Lows and Previous Closing Price.

 

Because this bar appears on every page, quotes can be obtained quickly, no matter where you are in the system.

 

If you don't know the stock symbol, choose "Symbol Lookup" from the "Research" drop-down menu.

 

 

Get a "Quick Quote"

  1. Locate the Quick Quote Bar (at the bottom of your browser window).
  2. Enter the stock symbol of the company you wish to quote in the box provided, and press "Enter" to generate a quote.
  3. (If you do not know the symbol, choose "Symbol Lookup" from the "Research" drop-down menu.)

Available Actions

Once you get a quote, you can trade the stock or request additional information about the symbol using the following actions:


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

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.

Understanding the Data Fields

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.
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 the market close on the prior trade date.
Volume The number of shares traded today.

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

 

Other ways to get quotes using this trading system include:

 

  1. Selecting Get a Quote from the Quotes drop-down menu (for a simple quote);
  2. Selecting Get Option Chain from the Quotes drop-down menu (to view options available for a particular stock); and
  3. Selecting Detailed Quote from the Quotes drop-down menu (for a detailed quote with charts and research).