Watch Lists

The Watch List tool allows you to monitor a wide range of streaming market data (Last Trade, Volume, etc.) about securities of interest to you.

You can also take a variety of actions from your Watch List, such as initiating a trade, getting news and quotes, and setting an alert. Right-click on any symbol in your Watch List to access these features.

Get a demonstration and more information on Watch Lists.

Note that you can use the Actions menu button to access many of the features listed below.

You may have up to 8 Watch List tools open across all your open layouts. Individual Watch List tools can have up to 20 tabs each, with 150 symbols. You can also save up to 20 tabs to the software (but save as many as you wish to a local hard drive using the Save as File feature).

Create a new Watch List tab

Right-click on the tab at the top of any Watch List and select New Watch List or click the + next to the tabs.
Enter symbols in the Add Symbol(s) field. Add multiple symbols at once by adding a comma between each symbol.
Click Add or press Enter to populate the list with the symbols you've entered.

TIP: To make entering option symbols easier, use the copy and paste feature.

Start a trade from a Watch List

Watch lists offer two ways to load a trade ticket with a Watch List symbol:

Click the bid or ask quote to load the All in One Trade tool order ticket. The symbol will load along with a limit order at the price you clicked. If you click the bid quote, the order action will automatically choose Sell if you hold a position in the stock or Short if you do not. Clicking the ask quote will set up a Buy order if you don't hold a position in the stock.
Right-click on the symbol row and select Load Trading Tool with [symbol] or Load Symbol Hub with [symbol].

Name (or Rename) a Watch List

Double click on the tab name. You can also right-click on the tab name and select Rename [tab name]
The name field becomes highlighted and editable and you can type a new name.
Press Enter to finalize the new name.

TIP: You can also rename one or more saved Watch Lists by right-clicking on the tab name and selecting Manage Saved Watch Lists. Click the pencil icon next to the list you wish to rename.

Grouping Symbols in a Watch List

Organize your Watch List symbols by grouping them together. There are two primary ways to group symbols in your Watch List

Add a new group by clicking Add Group. Give the group a name, and then enter symbols, each separated by a comma, and click Add. The new group will display at the bottom of the list, but you can drag it to a new position in the list as you wish.
You can also add a new group by right-clicking in the Watch List and selecting Insert Group. The group will be added in the row above the highlighted symbol and you will be prompted to enter a name for the group. From there, you can either drag symbols into the group, or right-click on the group and select Insert Symbol.
Right-click on a group or symbols within a group to edit or delete them. You can also move symbols in and out of groups by drag-and-drop.

TIP: Groups can be expanded or contracted by clicking the yellow arrow next to the group name.

Save a Watch List

Right-click on the tab at the top of the Watch List and select Save [tab name]
Auto Save: If you don't have Auto Save enabled, be sure to manually save your layout if you want your new tabs to display next time you open StreetSmart Edge®.
You can save up to 20 Watch Lists in the software, and you can save an unlimited number of Watch Lists to a location outside the software using Save [tab name] to file....

Open a saved Watch List

To open a Watch List in a new tab, right-click the + next to the tabs in the Watch List window, then take one of the steps below.

Open watch lists created in or provided with StreetSmart Edge® by selecting one of the choices in the Open Watch List menu item.
Open a watch list that has been saved to a file by selecting Open Watch List from File..., then find the file where it is saved on your computer. Select the file and click Open.

Reordering Symbol Lists

Manually organize the symbols in a list by dragging and dropping symbols within a list. Click a symbol and drag it to a new position in the list. A black bar indicates where the symbol will be located when you release the mouse button.

Duplicate a Watch List

If you want to open another tab identical to an existing Watch List, right-click on the tab at the top of the Watch List and select Duplicate [tab name].

Close a Watch List Tab

Click the X in the tab to close it, or right-click on the tab name select Close [tab name]. Closing a tab removes it from your Watch List window but does not permanently delete it.

Delete (permanently) a Watch List

Delete one or more saved Watch Lists by selecting Manage Saved Watch Lists from the right-click menu and clicking the x next to the list you wish to delete.

Clear ALL symbols from a Watch List:

Right-click on the tab of the Watch List you want to clear and select Clear All Symbols.
Confirm that you wish to permanently delete all symbols from this list.

Export a Watch List

Right-click in the Watch List or on the tab name, or click the Actions button, and select Export.
Select the save location and enter a name for the export file, if you wish to change it from the default, and click Save.

Sync a Watch List

When a Watch List is in a ‘Sync On’ state, changes to Symbols and Title become a saved event, overriding the current template and thus replicated across StreetSmart Edge, Schwab.com, and Schwab Mobile applications.

Make the desired changes to a Watch List without exceeding 40 symbols.
Click the 'Sync Off' button at the top of the Watch List to turn the syncing functionality on and begin syncing across applications.

NOTE: Syncing does not support ‘Groups’, therefore, when a Watch List with a Group is present syncing will not be available.

Adjust Font Settings

From the right-click or Actions menu, select Font...
In the Font window, you can adjust the size of the type in the Watch List tool, as well as make the text bold and/or italicized by clicking the B or I buttons, respectively.

TIP: Check Apply to All Watch List tabs if you want the font settings to apply to all Watch List tabs.

Adjust Color Settings

From the right-click or Actions menu, select Colors...
In the Colors window, you can customize the colors of each element, from background and highlight colors to font colors.
Click Reset to Default Colors should you wish to return to the original colors.

TIP: Check Apply to all Watch List tabs at the bottom of the Colors window if you want the color settings to apply to all Watch List tabs.

Open a Watch List from StreetSmart Pro®

Right-click on a Watch List tab, or click the Actions button, and select Open StreetSmart Pro Stocklist....
A list of instructions will display for saving your Watch List in StreetSmart Pro. Follow those instructions and then click OK to go to the Open dialogue.
In the Open dialogue, select the stock list(s) (up to 20) you want to import and click Open. The list(s) will load as new tabs in your Watch List tool.
You can choose to let the list(s) auto-save as part of your layout, or if you want to save them for later retrieval, right-click on each tab and select Save [tab name].