Symbol Browser
Search for securities by name or symbol in Symbol Browser. Symbols in the grid can be sent to populate other WTP applets. Also, customization allows for the addition of quote fields.
From the WTP menu select Symbol Browser.
Alternate Method:
From the WTP toolbar select Explore-->Symbol Browser.
In
the Search field, select
either Names or Symbols from the drop-down list.
In
the For field enter either
the stock Name (e.g.,
Oracle) or symbol (e.g.,
Orcl).
Hit enter or press the Search button.
Note: If the columns "Symbol" and "Name" are present in Symbol Browser, both symbols and names will be displayed in the grid after a successful search.
Names—Symbol Browser will search
for security names if only a portion of the name is entered in
the For field. A minimum
of three letters/numerals is required to initiate a search.
For example, a search for
gen yields
General Electric, General Dynamics, Genco, etc.
Symbols—Symbol Browser will search
for symbol names with a minimum of a single character. The limitation
of using a single character in a symbol search is that Symbol
Browser will only display the symbols that exactly match the
search criteria.
For example, if searching for
the letter A, Symbol
Browser returns the symbols that exactly match (e.g., Agilent
Tech whose symbol is
"A" and related symbols
"A.EA, A.EL, A.OB,
but not AAPL).
Exact Search—Search criteria enclosed in
double quotes returns all names containing the enclosed word(s).
For example, a Names search for "Equity" yields Energy Equity Corp.,
Allegiance Equity Corp., Mainstreet Equity Corp., etc.
To launch the Configuration window:
Press the
configuration button 
.
Alternate Methods:
Right-click
anywhere in the grid and select Configuration.
From the Config menu select Configuration.
Add/Remove Columns
Learn how to set up columns and define formatting here.
Miscellaneous Tab
Check the Sort Equities to Top box to display equity entities at the top of the Symbol Browser grid. If unchecked, entities will be listed in alphabetical/numerical order.
As with all WTP grids, data within columns can have their alphabetical/numerical order changed by double-clicking on a column's head.
Place Orders from Symbol Browser with Quote Fields
Ask column added to Symbol Browser
Adding quote fields (ask, bid, last, etc.) to Symbol Browser offers easy method for creating orders directly from the app.
In the image above, real-time quotes are displayed by adding the Ask column. Double-click on a quote to open the Order Ticket. The stock symbol and quote will automatically populate the Order Ticket.
The entities that are to be displayed in the Entity column can be filtered. Click on the Entity column head and select the entities to be displayed from the drop-down list.
In the Config menu, select Status Bar to display the current time and any system messages at the bottom of the Symbol Browser window.
Send Symbol Browser Content to Other WTP Applets
Symbols in Symbol Browser can be sent to other WTP applets via the Send to command.
From the Action column select Send to-->. Select the applet to send the Symbol.
Alternate Method:
Right-click anywhere in the Symbol Browser grid and select Send to-->.
Learn more about the Send to feature here.
Data in the Symbol Browser can be exported to a file, clipboard, or Excel spreadsheet.
Learn about exporting grid data here.
The Copy command copies all selected rows. The Copy This Cell command copies a selected cell.
To Copy:
Select
one or more rows.
From
the Action column select Copy.
Alternate Methods:
Right-click
on the highlighted rows and select Copy.
Press
Ctrl
+c after highlighting
the row(s)
Note: The copy command copies the selected data and their row numbers and column heads.
To Copy a Cell:
Click
on the cell to be copied.
From
the Action menu, select Copy This Cell.
Alternate Methods:
Right-click
on the cell to be copied, and select Copy This Cell.
Click on the cell to be copied and enter Shift + Ctrl +c.
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