Symbol
Stock, option, or index symbol. This column cannot be removed or moved within the Watch List.
%Change
Percentage of change from the previous day's close price to current price or close price if after hours.
%Chg (Close)
Percentage change from last close price to current price.
%Chg (Open)
Percentage change from open price to current price.
%Chg (Prev Close)
Percentage change from the previous day's close to the current price.
52 Wk High
Highest price reached in the past 52 weeks (not including today)
52 Wk Low
Lowest price reached in the past 52 weeks (not including today)
Alerts
Displays the name of any alerts you have activated for the stock.
Ask
Current ask price.
Ask Size
Number of shares at the inside ask.
Avg Volume - 1 month
Average of the security's volume for the past month.
Avg Volume - 5 day
Average of the security's volume for the past five days.
Avg Volume - 20 day
Average of the security's volume for the past 20 days.
Avg Volume - 6 months
Average of the security's volume for the past six months.
Avg Volume - YTD
Average of the security's volume for the year to date.
Bid
Current bid price
Bid Size
Number of shares at the inside bid.
Brackets
The total share or contract quantity of the brackets for the position. Please see the Brackets section for more information.
Change
Change from the previous day's close price to current price or close price if after hours.
Chg (Close)
Change from the last close price to current price.
Chg (Open)
Change from open price to current price.
Chg (Prev Close)
Change from the previous day's close price to current price.
Chg (Prev)
Total change for the security between the last and second to the last trade.
Close
Closing price from the previous market session.
Close Far $**
Close Crossing price at which orders in the closing book would clear against each other. NASDAQ stocks only.
Close Imbalance**
Number of closing shares that would remain unexecuted at the current reference price and the side of the imbalance (buy, sell, or none if there is no imbalance). Applies to NASDAQ and NYSE stocks.
Close Near $**
Close Crossing price at which orders in the closing book and continuous book would clear against each other. NASDAQ stocks only.
Close Paired**
Number of closing shares that are able to be paired off at the current reference price. Applies to NASDAQ and NYSE stocks.
Close Ref $**
A Close price within the NASDAQ inside at which paired shares are maximized, the imbalance is minimized and the distance from the bid-ask midpoint is minimized. Applies to NASDAQ and NYSE stocks.
Delta
Indicates how much the price of an option moves for every one-point move in the price of the underlying security.
Description
Full name of the company, security, or index.
Div Amount
Annual taxable payment declared by a company's board of directors and given to its shareholders out of the company's current or retained earnings.
Dividend Yield
Amount a company pays its shareholders in dividends each year relative to its stock price.
Dollar Value
The dollar amount of shares/contracts traded for the day on a security or options contract. Calculated as VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) multiplied by the day's total volume.
Ending Ask
Ending ask price of the market session
Ending Bid
Ending bid price of the market session
EPS (12 Mo)
Earnings Per Share shows net income divided by the number of shares outstanding for a company for the last 12 months.
Exchange
Exchange (NYSE, NASDAQ, etc.) on which the security is listed.
Expiration
Shows the expiration date of an option in your Watch List.
Gamma
Measures the change in delta for a change in the underlying security price.
GICS Code
Global Industry Classification Standard code. A two- to eight-digit ordered code that indicates a company's sector, industry, and sub-industry.
High
Highest price at which the security has traded for the day.
Impl Vol
The theoretical value (in %) designed to represent the forecasted volatility of the security or index as determined by the prices of multiple call and put options using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
Impl Vol (Ask)
Implied Volatility based on ask price.
Impl Vol (Bid)
Implied Volatility based on bid price.
Industry
GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Industry classification. From broad to specific, helps define a company's business focus. Also, helps identify competitors.
Last Price
Last trade price for a stock or the last value for an index.
Last Size
Last trade size
Low
Lowest price at which the security has traded for the day.
Mkt Cap
Market value of all of a company's outstanding shares (in millions).
Mkt Cap Class
Classifies the size of a company by Small/Medium/Large (the -/+ indicates where the company falls within the broader classification, i.e. M+ is a larger mid-cap company).
News
Shows the availability of news on a stock. Double-click the icon to launch News window with the latest headlines on that stock. The news icon will change from yellow to white once you have accessed the article.
Stock symbols and price and volume data shown here and in the software are for illustrative purposes only. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., its affiliates, and/or its employees and/or directors may have positions in securities referenced herein.
NYSE Ask
Current NYSE ask price
NYSE Ask Size
Highest number of shares posted by a particular market participant within the inside NYSE Ask.
NYSE Bid
Current NYSE Bid price.
NYSE Bid Size
Highest number of shares posted by a particular market participant within the inside NYSE Bid.
Open
Opening price for the day.
Open Far $**
Open Crossing price at which orders in the opening book would clear against each other. NASDAQ stocks only.
Open Imbalance**
Number of opening shares that would remain unexecuted at the current reference price and the side of the imbalance (buy, sell, or none if there is no imbalance). NASDAQ stocks only.
Open Int
Total number of outstanding options contracts that have not yet been offset or fulfilled for delivery.
Open Near $**
Open Crossing price at which orders in the opening book would clear against each other. NASDAQ stocks only.
Open Paired**
Number of opening shares that are able to be paired off at the current reference price. NASDAQ stocks only.
Open Ref $**
An Open price within the inside at which paired shares are maximized, the imbalance is minimized and the distance from the bid-ask midpoint is minimized. NASDAQ stocks only.
P/E (12 Mo)
Ratio of company's current share price compared to its earnings per share. The higher the P/E ratio, the more the market is willing to pay for each dollar of annual earnings.
Pos Dollar Value
Dollar value for existing position(s) in the account. Calculation uses the bid price for long positions and the ask price for short positions.
Put/Call Ratio - Open Interest
Calculates the Put/Call ratio by dividing the total number of puts by the total number of calls for an underlying stock or index based on open interest.
Put/Call Ratio - Volume
Calculates the Put/Call ratio by dividing the total number of puts by the total number of calls for an underlying stock or index based on the trading volume of the current or most recent trading session.
Prev Close
Closing price from previous market day's session.
Quantity (Long)
For stocks in which you have an open position, the number of shares in all long positions displays.
Quantity (Short)
For stocks in which you have an open position, the number of shares in all short positions displays.
Rho
Change in the price of an option resulting from a 1% change in interest rates.
Schwab Equity Rating (SER)
Schwab Equity Rating evaluates individual stock and provides a 5 point rating scale (A, B, C, D, F) indicating Schwab's outlook on the potential performance of the stock over the coming 12 months. More on Schwab Equity Ratings
Sector
GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Sector classification. From broad to specific, helps define a company's business focus. Also, helps identify competitors.
Spread
Difference between the Bid and the Ask.
Strike
Option Strike Price.
Sub-industry
GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Sub-Industry classification. From broad to specific, helps define a company's business focus. Also, helps identify competitors.
Theta
Change in option price in relation to the time left before the option expires.
Tick
Arrow indicating direction of last tick.
Vega
Change in option price in relation to a 1% change in volatility.
Volume
Volume for the day.
VWAP
Volume Weighted Average Price measures the average price of a stock over a given period of time. VWAP is calculated by adding up the dollars traded for every transaction (price multiplied by number of shares traded) and then dividing by the total shares traded for the day.