News Watch Tab

The News Watch tab displays news for the symbols or news codes you specify.

Go to Settings > General to select individual symbols, watch lists, or news codes to watch for new news.

Stock symbols and price and volume data shown here and in the software are for illustrative purposes only. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., its parent or affiliates, and/or its employees and/or directors may have positions in securities referenced herein, and may, as principal or agent, buy from or sell to clients.

To Add Stocks to the News Watch:

Go to Settings > General and,

Enter a Symbol or click Add Watch Lists and select one of the built-in watch lists or scroll to the bottom of the list to Browse for your own list
Click Add to append the list of Selected Symbols with the symbol you entered or the watch list you've selected.
Watch current positions will automatically watch for news on stocks in which you have an open position if this feature is checked.
Watch breaking news will display breaking news in the News Watch window in addition to, if you choose (see News Watch Alerts below), alerting you to breaking news on the stocks you are watching.

Stock symbols and price and volume data shown here and in the software are for illustrative purposes only. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., its parent or affiliates, and/or its employees and/or directors may have positions in securities referenced herein, and may, as principal or agent, buy from or sell to clients.

To Remove Stocks from the News Watch:

Click to highlight one or more symbols and click Remove, or
Click Remove All to clear the symbol list.

TIP: If you are watching for news on a certain industry or a particular analyst, watching for news based on News Codes may be helpful to you.

To take advantage of News Codes:

Go to Settings > General and click the News Code tab.
A full list of codes and descriptions is available at the bottom of the window, so you can scroll through and click on the ones you want and click Add to watch those codes, or
- Type a search word and the list will automatically filter down, such as in the image with the term 'oil' all codes that have oil in the description are displayed. Click on any (or all) of them and click Add.
- Select from a category to view only codes in that category, such as Business, Publications, Analyst Ratings, and many more.
Click OK when you have selected the news codes you wish to monitor for news. News on these categories will display along with news on any stocks or watch lists you selected to watch.

News Watch Alerts

To be alerted when news breaks on one of your selected stocks, go to Settings > News Alert in the News menu.

Check Play this sound file and click Add to select the sound file to play and/or
Check Switch to the News Watch tab to have the news window display the News Watch tab when news you are watching for arrives.