Watchlist Pro

Watchlist Pro provides you with a flexible grid system which can be used to create and manage multiple lists of securities with ease.

By expanding to Trade View, the Watchlist becomes truly interactive, allowing you to place trades directly into the market without the need to open a deal ticket or L2 screen.

You can set up a Watchlist to display a tailored view of prices, volumes and change information about specific securities that you have selected. The data is live, and you can quickly trade on any of the prices that you see.

To access Watchlist Pro, click on the Watchlist icon on the L2 Tool Bar and select Watchlist Pro. If you previously had Watchlists set up they will automatically be created as separate tabs on your new Watchlist Pro screen.

Using your Watchlist

You can create multiple tabs in your Watchlist to allow you to show default groups of securities or a custom set that you choose. These are managed by right clicking on the tab across the top of the Watchlist and following the menu instructions.

To change the name of a Tab (e.g. to indicate which sector it refers to) you should right-click on the tab and select ‘Rename’.

When Watchlist Pro is closed down your tabs will be saved automatically.

Watchlist Content

To add a security, simply type the appropriate symbol into the ‘Symbol’ column and press enter. If you enter a valid security symbol and your permissions allow you to view this data, the stock information will be displayed. Alternatively you can copy and paste multiple security symbols from applications such as Microsoft Excel. You can also drag-and-drop stocks into the Watchlist from other L2 screens to add stocks quickly.

To remove a stock from your Watchlist, select the line and right-click to select 'Delete Selection'; alternatively you can click on the stock name and just press delete on your keyboard. You can also delete stocks in bulk by selecting multiple rows and selecting Delete Selection or remove all stocks by selecting 'Delete All'.

Trading from Watchlist Pro

It is also possible to send trades from the new Watchlist Pro; this function can be activated by clicking on ‘Show Trading’.

From this view you can enter orders by typing into the relevant cells (you can also populate this quickly by double clicking on the bid/offer prices/volumes).

You can also quickly populate the price level by clicking ‘Join’ or ‘Take’. By clicking ‘Join’ you will place an order that joins the current best order on the book (e.g. as below the order is a Buy you join the best Bid on the book). By clicking ’Take‘ you will take the current price (e.g. as below the order is a Buy you would take the best Offer on the book). Both of these buttons will only fill out a price if you already have a size and side selected

When all the information has been entered, the ’Send’ button will become active, indicating that a valid order has been created. By clicking on the ‘Send’ button you will be presented with a confirmation table prior to the trade(s) being sent. You can also send multiple trades by right-clicking and choosing ‘Send Selection’ or ’Send All’ (please note only selected trades with completed information can be sent).

Once in the confirmation screen, you will be able to review the orders you are about to send and remove any that you no longer wish to send. If you have multiple accounts, you can change the trading account you would like these orders to go to using the drop-down account menu. When you are ready to submit these orders simply click on ‘Send All’.

Once the orders are sent, the status will update to indicate whether the order has been sent to the market successfully or if rejected, for what reason the rejection has occurred.