Adding/Removing Symbols

Symbols can be easily added or removed from the Watch Lists, but not from the My Positions Watch List, as that list is automatically comprised of your open positions.

Here are three ways to change the contents of a Watch List:

Quick Add or Remove

Click in the Watch List window where you want to add or delete a symbol.
Press the Delete (Quick Remove) to remove the selected symbol.
Press Insert (Quick Add) key on your keyboard to add a symbol.
If you’re entering an option, use the correct option symbol format: XYZ MM/DD/YYYY 00.00 C

Symbol Copy & Paste - To streamline entering option symbols into Watch Lists, you can right-click on an option symbol in the Trading window and choose Copy [symbol]. Then right click in a Watch List and select Paste symbol... to add it to the list.

If you’re entering an index, be sure you precede the symbol with a dollar sign ($), for example, $SPX.
Press Enter or click OK.
NOTE: This will not permanently change the stocks in your Watch List. To save your changes, see Save Watch Lists.

Right-Click Add / Remove

Right-click in the Watch List window to be updated.
Click Add Symbol or Remove Symbol.
Right-click on a group name and select Add symbol to group to add a new symbol to an existing group.

Add or Delete Using the Symbol List

To Add Symbols:

Click on Settings > Symbol List in the Watch List Menu.
Enter the new symbol in the Add Symbol window.
To add to a group, click the group name and then Add Symbol to Group. To add the symbol independently, click Insert Symbol.
When you’re finished entering, click OK.

To Remove Symbols:

Highlight the symbol to be deleted from your list and click Remove.

When you’re finished, click OK.

NOTE: This will not permanently change the stocks in the Watch List. To save your changes, see Save Watch Lists.

TIP: Copying Symbols - To make it easier to move symbols between lists or even other tools, you can right-click on a symbol in the Watch List and select Copy [symbol]. Then you can right-click again to paste the symbol in another list, the Trading window, or other tools with symbol entry fields.