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***Specific Functions***
To Add Column

*Right mouse click on a column. A pop-up menu will appear with choices. Select Add Column to add additional columns/data fills.
*To delete a specific column, Right mouse click on the desired column and left click Remove Column.
To Change Data Fills
*Right mouse click on a column. Chose desired data fill by left clicking on selection.
Data Fills Available:
Add Column
Remove Column
Ask
Bid
Blank
Change
1st Delivery Date
Option Toggle (Yes/No)
High
Last Delivery Date
Last Price
Last Trade
Low
Open Interest
Security Name
Tick
Time
Volume
Yesterday’s Close
To Close the Future Display
*On the window header, click File then Exit
or
*Click the "X" button on the top right hand corner of the function window.
*Please Note: A list of futures product symbols can be found on the Help menu.
Stock monitors
Using The Monitor
*The body of the Program Window is the Stock Monitor. This function allows the user to continuously monitor a group of 20 securities per quote page as they update. There is a maximum of 5 quote pages for a total of 100 tickers. You can get Up To 200 Tickers if you already have 5 monitor pages by enabling the feature.
Note: All quotes will be delayed 15-20 minutes unless you are paying real-time exchange and access fees. Also note, delayed prices are designated in BLACK font. Real-time prices are designated in BLUE.
Please note: the following fractions will appear in the pricing
/s=16ths /t=32nds /f=64ths 0'001o=1/128 0'001t=1/256
Also Note: not all Pink sheet stocks have a bid/ask quotation available
Adding / Changing Symbols
*When you first access Real Time Markets, the first Stock Monitor page will have some preset symbols already installed. Symbols can be added or changed by:
*Left Mouse click on the desired cell, you will see a pop-up symbol dialog box appear. Enter desired symbol and press enter.
Setting Price and News Alerts
*Real Time Markets allows the user to set audible and text Alerts depending on plan.
*Left click on the Symbol and click Alerts
*Enter value for High, Low, Volume and News Alerts
*Click OK
*Double click on "!" to bring up News recall.
*Or up on the Settings Menu from the header click
*Edit Alerts
*A Dialog box will appear allowing you to Edit all symbols alert settings at once
*When Finished, click OK
Sorting columns
*You can Sort on any of the Columns in your Monitor Grid in either Ascending or Descending order.
*Right mouse click the gray column header of the column you wish to sort.
*Select either Sort by Ascending or Sort by Descending order.
*Example: If you would like to sort all tickers in your monitor page by volume.
*Where you would see symbols with the highest volume at the top of the page and symbols with lower volume at the bottom. Go to the volume column, perform above procedure and select descending.
Please Note: this will sort only the page which is focused (or in view).
Drag and Drop- Moving a Column in your Monitor
*You can move a column either left or right as follows:
*Go to the row you wish to move, left mouse click on the
*Grey column header. You will now see an up / down arrow
*Holding down your left mouse key, drag the row to the desired location
After hours stock data
*You can view after hours trading with the following data fills:
xLast
xVol
xTime
*You can add these columns to the display, just Right mouse click on the gray column header inyour display and select Add Column.
Then right mouse click on the blank column header and select the appropriate data fill.
Changing the Data
*The fields in the Stock Monitor can be customized with up to 50 different data fills.
*Right Mouse Click on the Header will bring a pop-up window with the following 50 data fills. Point and left click to the desired field.
Available Data Fills:
| Field Name | Description |
| Cancel | Cancel Request |
| Add Column | Adds a Blank Column |
| Remove Column | Delete the column selected |
| Sort Column (Ascending) | |
| Sort Column (Descending) | |
| Insert New Security Strip | Adds another Column of Symbols to have multiple
symbols per line |
| % CHG | % Change |
| ALERT | Alert Flag if this issue has met the alert set |
| ANNHIGH | Annual high price |
| ANNLOW | Annual low price |
| ASK | Ask |
| AV DLY VOL | Average daily Volume (based on 30 days of volume mean) |
| BID | Bid |
| CHANGE | Change on Day |
| CVOLUME* | Composite Volume |
| DX | Days to Expiration |
| DIVAMT | Dividend amount |
| DATEI | Dividend date (mm/dd/yy) |
| DF | Dividends per year |
| DP | Dividends Paid To Expiration |
| EPS | Earnings per share |
| EXCH | Exchange (market) Code |
| HasAlerts (!) | |
| FLOAT | Float is the number of available shares to purchase |
| HIGH | High price for day |
| LAST | Last price |
| XLAST | Extended Hours |
| LASTV | Last volume |
| LOW | Low price for day |
| Marginable | Will say if the stock is Marginable with Real Time Markets- a Y will appear if available |
| N | News indicator
(! Is for less than 30 minutes # is for more than30 minutes) |
| NAME | Security Name |
| NEWS COLUMN | News |
| Number of Trades | # of Trades
| | OPEN | Opening price for day |
| OPENI | Open Interest |
| PE | P/E Ratio |
| Real Time Indicator | Toggle whether the feed is real-time or delayed |
| SHRS OUT | Shares Outstanding- total number of shares registered w/ the SEC |
| SHT INT | Short Interest |
| Short Qty | Short Quantity |
| Shortable | Will say if the stock is Shortable |
| SIZE | Size bid x ask |
| STRIKE | Strike |
| TICK | Tick Indicator |
| Tick Trend | The last 5 tick directions |
| TIME | Time of last trade |
| VOL | Volatility |
| VOLU | Volume |
| YCLOSE | Closing price for yesterday |
| YCVOL | Yesterday’s Closing Volume |
| YIELD | Yield |
*NOTE: in the monitor composite volume does not include premarket data.
Changing Monitor Pages:
Depending on your plan level you will have either 1 or 5 monitor pages available.
To change between Monitor Pages, simply click on the Page Number (1,2,3,4,5) located at the top left-hand corner of the Monitor Page and the desired page will be in focus.
Please note: Each Monitor Page can have different customized data fill combinations.
To Add A Note attachment to a Symbol
Add a Notes data fill by right mouse clicking a blank column header and clicking Note
Left mouse click the symbol for the Monitor Maintenance Dialog Box
Click Notes
A pop-up Notes box will appear. Type your text
An * will appear in the Notes Column to indicate an attachment.
Sizing the Monitor Column Width
Place your mouse above the column header you wish to size
You will see an arrow pointing left and right.
Left mouse click, hold and drag the column to the desired width.
Monitor symbols color coding
The symbol color is not customizable. The color of the symbol is based on if the data is real-time or delayed. If you are receiving real-time quotes the symbol will be Blue, if you are receiving delayed quotes the symbol will be Black.
Customizing the Monitor Display
*The Settings function on the Main Program window allows you to customize the main program window. You can Set Colors / Fonts, Clear Monitor symbols, Alphabetize the symbols in your monitor, Create Library Columns in your monitor, Set the Ticker Volume Filter, Select the Color Change on quotes, Filter News Vendors, Set the Number of Headlines, set the PC to Beep on Alert, select to use only decimal, and Edit Alerts.
To Change Monitor or News Colors
*Click Settings
*Click Colors / Fonts
*A pop-up Colors dialog box will appear.
*Click on the Foreground and Background buttons for each category – Click ok
*Click Done when complete
* Please note for a more aesthetically pleasing display all the Background colors should be set to the same value.
To change a data fill or column’s data in the Monitor
*Right mouse Click the gray column header
*Left mouse Click on the data fill of your choice
To Add an additional symbol per line in the Monitor
*Right mouse Click the on the right most gray column header
*Left mouse Click on insert new security strip
To Clear a Monitor
*Focus the Monitor Page for which you wish to delete all entries
*Click Settings
*Click Clear Monitor
*Click Yes to confirm deletion
To Alphabetize your Monitor Grid
*From the Program Header window click Settings then click Alphabetize Monitor. Your stock tickers will now be in an ascending alphabetized order. (a-z). Please note: Once you click this command, it cannot be undone. The monitor grid will not automatically alphabetize when you add more tickers, you will need to click Settings then click Alphabetize Monitor after the new addition.
To copy the layout of a monitor page
*Double left click on a non-symbol column of the page you wish to copy the layout of
*Then double left click on any heading of the monitor page you wish to paste to
*Please note- each security strip needs to be done individually.
Custom Monitor Library Columns
Using Library Columns
*Real Time Markets allows the user to create unique library columns using data from other columns.
To Create a Library Column
*From your Monitor Grid on the Main Program Window
1- Select Settings then select Library Columns
2- A grid will pop up with the headings; Header, Description, Formula.
*The Header is the word or words that will appear at the top of the column in the monitor
*The Description will appear in the column menu that displays when you right click on a column heading.
*The Formula determines the data that will appear in the cell.
*Currently valid operators are:
+ - * / ( )
*Valid variables are:
| Last | Close | Bid | Ask |
| Volume | High | Low | Annualhigh |
| Annuallow | bidsize | asksize | LastVolume |
| CompVol | YestClosingVol | EPS |
| Open Int | SharesOut |
* If you type sec. (note the dot!) in the formula field, a drop-down menu will appear from which you can select a variable.
4- Click on the first cell under Header, the cell will turn white and a cursor will appear. Type a word which will identify your column. Keep it short in order to keep the column width as narrow as possible.
5- Click on the cell under Description and enter a phrase that describes your column.
6- Click on the cell under Formula and enter the formula, e.g. (last*volume)/100.
7- Click "Done" when finished.
8- Your new column(s) will now appear at the end of the column menu under the heading "Library Columns". Select one of these as you would any other monitor column.
Note: You may have to adjust the column width to fit your data and heading.
Using Alerts
*Real Time Markets allows the user to set Alerts based on the tickers Volume, Last, Bid, Ask and News stories. When your Alert is met you will receive a pop-up test box (color coded to see if it is a price or news alert) on your Real Time Markets screen. You can also receive an audio alert or an email alert.
Please note: Many Alphanumeric Pagers and Cellular phones can receive alerts.
To Set Alerts
*From your Monitor Grid on the Main Program Window
1- Click on the Symbol a pop-up Symbol Maintenance Dialog box will appear
2- Click on Alerts a pop-up Alerts Dialog box will appear
3- Select the datafill which you wish to set the Alert- Last, Bid or Ask
4- Set your Alerts
Low
High
Volume
News
5- Click OK
Or
To Set Alerts
*From the Main Real Time Markets Window click Settings
1- Click on Edit Alerts a pop-up Alerts Dialog box will appear
2- Scroll to the symbol you wish to set the alert on
3- Select the datafill which you wish to set the Alert- Last, Bid or Ask
4- Set your Alerts
Low
High
Volume
News
5- Click OK
You can select for Real Time Markets to send you an email based on your Alerts.
To Set an Email Alert
*Left mouse click the symbol in your monitor
*Click Alerts
*In the Alerts Dialog box click Email
*Click OK
Setting Audio Alerts
*Click Settings then click Beep on Alert
*A check means this is enabled.
*Please note that Real Time Markets will utilize the standard Windows "Ping" as the audio unless a designated .wav file is stored in C:\Program Files\Real Time Markets
*For a sound for a high price alert, please name the file: high.wav
*For a low price alert: low.wav
*For a total volume alert: volume.wav
*For news alert: news.wav
*Finding .wav files on your pc is easy. You will be surprised how many choices you have to select from.
*To Find wav files click Start then Programs then Windows Explorer
*Click Tools then Find then Files
*Type *.wav
*Then press enter
*This will give you the locations of the files you can use. Go to those files and copy them to the path above (don’t forget to rename the files).
About Tick Indicators
*Real Time Markets provides color coded tick indicators. This allows the users to easily distinguish if the last trade was an up or down tick. The Last Price will be GREEN if it is an up tick or RED if it is a down tick.
*A Tick is the upward or downward price movement in a security’s trades. This indicator allows the user to get a feel for the stock’s trend.
News
Using News
*The News function window displays news headlines from all news vendors to which a user subscribes. Today’s headlines can be recalled from news stories that have occurred during the day by sending it to Today’s News. You can also look at Yesterday’s News or Historical News (going back 90 days or more).
Accessing headlines by symbol
*You can access headlines by symbol by Right Mouse Click on the desired symbol cell. Scroll down and left click Today’s News and a Headline Box will appear. Double click the headline of your choice and a story window will appear.

*Please note: To access news on a specific symbol, you must use the right mouse menu from the program window or additional display.
*The News window function header has two commands available, File and Settings.
*File- allows you to Exit the window
*Settings:
A. allows you to change the Color / Fonts of the News Window
B. allows you to Filter out News Vendors
*The window displays news based on the function selected. Available functions include:
Today’s News- retrieves news by Symbol for present day
Yesterday’s News- retrieves news by Symbol for previous day
Historical News- retrieves news by Symbol for 90 day historical based on plan level
Today’s News Roundup retrieves news for all Symbols displayed in your monitor for present day
Yesterday’s News Roundup retrieves news for all Symbols displayed in your monitor for previous day.
Today’s News by Vendor retrieves news by News Vendor for present day
Yesterday’s News by Vendor retrieves news by News Vendor for previous day
To Select a Function
Click on the Down Arrow in the left most Pull Down box
*If you select a function which retrieves news based on symbol, a symbol entry box will appear to the right of the function box.
To Select a Specific Vendor for Retrieval by Vendor

*Select your function
*Click the Down Arrow in the right most Pull Down box
*Select the Vendor to Display form the list of available vendors
*Click Request
To Access Symbol News from this window
*Select your function
*Type the Symbol into the Symbol entry box
*Click Request
---Or---
*You can access a story by date, enter symbol then date and press enter
Ex. IBM 5/21/00
To Access a News Story from the displayed Headline
*Double click on the News Headline
*A pop-up Story box will appear
To Edit the Display Colors
*Click Settings
*Click Colors / Fonts
*A pop-up dialog box will appear
*Click the button you wish to edit
*Then chose from the pop-up display of available choices
*Click OK
Accessing Scrolling News from the main Real Time Markets Window
*For a Scrolling News, the headlines are automatically generated based on the news coming in from the news feeds on the first 5 lines of the Program Window. Simply double click the headline and a pop-up story window will appear.
Keyword Searches
Real Time Markets allows the user to screen for News Stories on the selected keywords:
Please note that each code contains a period.
| Type of Story | Code |
| Dividend News | .DIV |
| Earnings Report | .ERN |
| Flex Options | .FLEX |
| Middle East News | .GULF |
| Oil News | .OIL |
| Mexican Peso News | .PESO |
| US President News | .PRES |
| Splits | .SPLT |
| USSR News | .USSR |
| IPO information | .IPO |
And from our Reuters delayed feed on the following keywords:
| Type Of Story | Code |
| Economic Indicators | ECI.R |
| General News | NEWS.R |
| Interest Rates | INT.R |
| Latin America | LATAM.R |
| OPEC | OPEC.R |
| Analyst Ratings | RCH.R |
| Active Trading | HOT.R |
| Mergers/Acquisitions | MRG.R |
| Chemicals | CHE.R |
| Energy | ENR.R |
| Earnings Forecast | RESF.R |
| Federal Reserve | FED.R |
News Vendors
Business Wire
*This news service provides unedited, full text news releases as written by corporations, for accurate and effective distribution. This newswire includes such market sensitive issues as earnings, dividend announcements, management changes, mergers and acquisitions and other developments of interests to investors.
*Note-Business wire is now a real-time news feed.
PR Newswire
*PR Newswire brings timely corporate press releases regarding product development, joint enterprises, earnings announcements, acquisitions, market ventures and other corporate activities.
Comtex Custom Business Wire aka Comtex B
*Covers activities of public and private organizations world-wide. Features reports on the financial performance of companies including merger and acquisition deals, awarded contracts, and new product releases. Also covers movements of top executives.
Comtex Top 70- aka Comtex A
*This service provides the top 70 Comtex stories released.
Comtex Complete
*Gathers the latest news from major press releases, national and international newswires, the SEC, NASD,
NYSE and AMEX. News is supplied whether traded over-the-counter or on main exchanges, as well as SEC filings and insider trading.
Reuters Delayed
*Reuters is renowned for supplying business and international news stories to top notch industry professionals. There are selected keyword searches available (see Keyword Searches for details). The news is delayed by 15 minutes.
Zacks
*In conjunction with the popular Zacks Earnings Estimates database, this newswire reports expected earnings vs. actual earnings and the % surprise. It is ranked by % surprised or listed alphabetically.
InternetWire
*Internet Wire distributes corporate news, including press releases, financial
announcements,
graphics, audio and video files, and other time-critical business communications
materials
across an array of industry-specific channels
NewsTraders
*News Traders report news from a wide range of source information with an emphasis on quickly
uncovering investment-significant facts hidden among the boilerplate and legalese of SEC filings
and real-time coverage of brokerage firm ratings changes.
TheFlyOnTheWall
*theflyonthewall gives you the kind of information you would get if you were a multi-million dollar
money manager with contacts and coverage from dozens of investment banks and research houses.
Market News
*MNP provides news on Canadian stocks and market activity.
RNS
*RNS provides news on European stocks and market activity.
JAGNotes
*JAGNotes are consolidated financial reports which summarise newly-issued upgrades, downgrades
and coverage changes from various brokerage houses
Market News
RNS
AFX U K.
AFX
*Unites the news gathering expertise of Extel Financial and Agemce-France-Presse (AFP) to deliver real-time corporate, industrial, economic and general news form over forty (40) countries and geographical regions.
Future World News
*Instantly relays the facts behind market moving developments in the U.S., U.K., German and other major trading centers. It includes news on currencies, interest rates, grains metals, energy, livestock, and more.
Dow Jones News
*Delivers up to the minute information on individual companies, industries, US government agencies, the stock market and the economy. News can be recalled by category, such as hot stories, or stories on tenders, mergers, acquisitions, etc. Information is gathered from a variety of sources, and includes special features from the Wall StreetNews Roundup Filters
News Roundup Filters
*To start a search for news on the categories below
*From the main Real Time Markets screen click Functions
*Click News Roundup
*Select Today's News
*Input the subject code into the symbol box
*Click request
SUBJECT CODES
DOCUMENT TYPE CODES
| Accounting News, Issues | N/ACC |
| Acquisitions, Mergers, Takeovers | N/TNM |
| Agriculture | N/AGR |
| Analysts’ Comments | N/ANL |
| Annual Meetings | N/MTG |
| Arts/Entertainment | N/ART |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) | N/ADB |
| Bank for International Settlements | N/BIS |
| Bankruptcy | N/BCY |
| Boards of Directors | N/BRD |
| Bond/Stock Ratings | N/RTG |
| Bond/Stock Registrations, Pricing | N/REG |
| Buybacks | N/BBK |
| Canadian Econ/$ News/Analysis | N/CEA |
| Canadian Economic/Monetary Indicators | N/CEM |
| Canadian Stock Market Comments | N/TOR |
| Calendar of Events | N/CAL |
| Census Releases | N/CEN |
| Community Groups/Charities | N/CMY |
| Consumer Issues | N/CSU |
| Contests & Awards | N/CNT |
| Corporate Officers | N/COF |
| Corrections | N/COR |
| Current-Day "HOT" News | N/HOT |
| Defense Contracts | N/DFC |
| Dividends | N/DIV |
| Earnings | N/ERN |
| Earnings Projections | N/ERP |
| Economic News, Trends, Analysis | N/ECO |
| Education | N/EDU |
| Environmental News | N/ENV |
| European Bank for Recon.& Drv | N/EBR |
| Fashion | N/FSH |
| Financing Agreements | N/FNC |
| Food/Cooking | N/FCG |
| Gen Agree on Tariffs /Trade (GATT) | N/GTT |
| Government Contracts | N/GVC |
| Group of Seven (G-7) | N/GGG |
| Health | N/HLT |
| Holiday Items | N/HOL |
| "HOT" News – Current Day | N/HOT |
| Initial Public Offerings | N/INI |
| Insider Trading | N/ISD |
| Inter-American Development Bank | N/IAD |
| Int Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | N/IAE |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) | N/IMF |
| International Events, Agencies | N/INT |
| International Trade News | N/TRD |
| Joint Ventures | N/JVN |
| Labor/Personnel Issues | N/LAB |
| Law Enforcement | N/LEN |
| Law/Legal Issues | N/LAW |
| Leveraged Buyouts | N/LBO |
| Licensing Agreements | N/LIC |
| Lifestyle | N/LIF |
| Management Issues | N/MNT |
| Mortgages, Mortgage Rates | N/MOR |
| Mutual Funds | N/FND |
| New Products/Services | N/PDT |
| North Atlantic Treaty Org (NATO) | N/NTO |
| Nuclear Power, Energy | N/NUK |
| NYSE General Market Commentary | N/NYS
| | Obituaries | N/OBT |
| Oil/Gas Discoveries | N/DSC |
| Org. of Econ Coop & Devel. (OECD) | N/OCD |
| OPEC | N/OPC |
| OTC General Market Commentary | N/OTC |
| Patents | N/PAT |
| Personnel Announcements | N/PER |
| Politics | N/PLT |
| Real Estate Transactions | N/RLE |
| Religion | N/RLG |
| Restructurings/Recapitalizations | N/RCN |
| Science/Technology | N/SCN |
| Securities and Regulations | N/RGU |
| Shareholder Rights Plans | N/SRP |
| Small Business/Entrepreneurs | N/SML |
| Special News Events | N/NWS |
| Spinoffs | N/SPN |
| Sports | N/SPT |
| Stock Splits | N/SPL |
| Stock/Other Market News | N/STK |
| Taxes | N/TAX |
| Today’s Hot OTC Stocks | N/OTH |
| Trade Groups | N/TRG |
| Trade Issues | N/TRD |
| Transportation/Transit | N/TSP |
| Travel | N/TVL |
| US Econ Indicators, Forecasts, & Analysis | N/EMJ |
| United Nations | N/UNN |
| World Bank | N/WLB |
| Proxy Filings | N/PRX |
| Registrations of Debt & Equity | N/REG |
The following are the Reuters news search codes- please add a .R to the end of the symbol:
INDUSTRY CODES
| AER | Aerospace / military Technology |
| AIR | Transport – Airlines |
| APL | Appliances / Household Durable |
| AUT | Automobiles |
| BEV | Beverages / Tobacco |
| BLD | Building Materials/ Components |
| BNK | Banking |
| BUS | Business / Public Services |
| CHE | Chemicals |
| CON | Construction / Housing |
| DPR | Data Processing / Reproduction |
| DRU | Health / Personal Care |
| ELC | Electrical / Electronics |
| ELG | Utilities - Electronics |
| ELI | Electronics Components / Instruments |
| ENQ | Energy Equipment / Services |
| ENR | Energy Sources |
| FIN | Financial Services |
| FOD | Food / Household Products |
| GDM | Gold Mines |
| IND | Industrial Components |
| INS | Insurance |
| LEI | Leisure / Tourism |
| MAC | Machinery / Engineering |
| MET | Metals – Non Ferrous |
| MIS | Miscellaneous Materials / Commodities |
| MUL | Multi-Industry |
| PUB | Broadcasting / Publishing |
| REA | Real Estate |
| REC | Recreation / Other Consumer Goods |
| RET | Merchandising |
| RRL | Transport – Road / Rail |
| SHP | Transport -- Shipping |
| STL | Metals --Steel |
| TEL | Telecommunications |
| TEX | Textiles / Apparel |
| TIM | Forest Products / Paper |
| WHO | Wholesale / International Trade |
The following are the Reuters news search codes- please add a .R to the end of the symbol:
F.2 Topic Codes
| AAA | Ratings News |
| AGR | US Dept of Agriculture |
| AU | Australian Dollar |
| B+ | Capital Markets Top Stories |
| C+ | Commodities Top Stories |
| CA | Canadian Dollar |
| CB | US Corporate Debt / New issues |
| CEN | Central Bank Intervention |
| CH | Swiss Franc |
| COC | Cocoa |
| COF | Coffee |
| CORA | Corporate Analysis / Talking Points |
| DE | Deutschemark |
| E+ | Equities Top Stories |
| EB | Convertibles / Warrants |
| ECI | Economic Indicators |
| EEC | European Community Issues |
| EEU | Eastern European General News |
| EMS | European Monetary System |
| EUB | Euro New Issues |
| GB | Pound Sterling |
| GLD | Gold / Precious Metals |
| GRS | Grains / Oilseeds |
| HOT | Hot Stocks |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INT | Interest Rates |
| ISU | New Equity Issues |
| JP | Japanese Yen |
| LDC | LDC Country Debt |
| LOA | Short - Term Paper / Loans |
| M+ | Money Top Stories |
| MB | Mortgage – Backed Securities |
| MET | Metals |
| MRG | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| NL | Netherlands Guilder |
| NOW | General News Top Stories |
| NZ | New Zealand Dollar |
| O+ | Energy Top Stories |
| OILB | North Sea Oil |
| OPEC | OPEC |
| RES | Company Results |
| RESF | Corporate Results Forecast |
| RUB | Rubber |
The following are the Reuters news search codes- please add a .R to the end of the symbol:
NEW TOPICS CODES:
DRV Derivatives News
DIV Dividends News
INT Interest Rates
PRESS Press Digest
INSI Insight
Composite Display
Using Composite Display

*The Composite Display window shows dynamic pricing for each exchange that a multiply listed stock trades on.
Accessing a Composite Display from the Program Window
*Right mouse click on the desired symbol cell. Point and click the Composite Display function by clicking on it. A Composite display will appear.
To Change Symbols
Highlight Symbol Box in the upper left-hand corner of the function window, add new symbol and press enter.
Exchanges
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| NASD | NASDAQ |
| AMEX | American Stock Exchange |
| PHIL | Philadelphia Stock Exchange |
| BOST | Boston Stock Exchange |
| MIDW | Midwest Stock Exchange |
| CINC | Cincinnati Stock Exchange |
| PCST | Pacific Stock Exchange |
Changing data fills:
1- Right mouse click on a column
2- Select the data fill from the list below
Available Data Fills:
Add Column
Remove Column
Ask
Ask Size
Bid
Bid Size
Blank Column
Change
Exchange
High
Last
Low
Tick Indicator
Time
Trade Size
Volume
Yesterday’s Close
Option Display

Using Option Display
*The Option Display function window provides static option pricing.
*The Option Display function window will display the entire series of options for the selected securAccessing an Option Display from the Program Window
Accessing an Option Display from the Program Window
*Right mouse click on the desired symbol cell. Point and click the Option Display function by clicking on it. An option chain will appear.
To Change Symbols
*Highlight Symbol Box in the upper left-hand corner of the function window, add new symbol and press enter.
Extended Market Quotes
*In addition to pricing information on options, the Option display function provides the following information displayed in the top row of the Option Chain:
symbol
current price
change
next dividend amount and date if applicable
the annual high and low of the symbol
the most recent earnings per share
the underlying instrument’s volatility
The Body of the Window provides the Option Chain
*All the contracts (with expiration and strike) will display as they trade.
*The display provides the Month/Strike followed by the OPRA code then pricing information.
Preferences
Markets You can select to view options
In the Money %
Out of the Money %
Primary
All
Series
Month
Year
Changing data fills:
1-Right mouse click on a column
2-Select the data fill from the list below
3-Drag it to the location you wish
Available Data Fills:
Add Column
Remove Column
Ask- Call
Ask- Put
Bid- Call
Bid- Put
Blank Column
Change- Call
Change- Put
Close- Call
Close- Put
Days to expiration
Delta
Delta Call
Delta Put
Designator- Call
Designator- Put
Exchange
High- Call
High- Put
Last- Call
Last- Put
Low- Call
Low- Put
Month Strike
# of Dividends
Open Call
Open Put
Open Interest- Call
Open Interest- Put
Root name- Call
Root name- Put
Theoretical Value
Trade time- Call
Trade time- Put
Volume- Call
Volume- Put
Yesterday Volume- Call
Yesterday Volume- Put
Please note: this screen will need to be refreshed in order to update
One Click Trading in Option Display
*To one click trade in option display: Right click on Bid to sell and right click on Ask to buy, include market.
Quote Line
Using The Quote Line

*The Quote Line Function provides dynamic price information for any market symbol requestAccessing a Quote
Accessing a Quote
*The Quote Line appears at the base of the Stock Monitor function window. Simply type a symbol and hit your Enter key. Once a symbol is requested, the Quote line will dynamically update the requested symbol.
*Enter a space before the symbol and the symbol will appear in lower case. Last, Bid, Ask, and Size will reflect the "best" market. Volume will show composite volume. Will work for options too.
Changing the layout
*Right Mouse click on a header cell brings up a drop down menu for over 50 data fields available for view. To change a value, simply point and click.
Available Data Fills:
| Field Name | Description
| % CHG | % Change |
| ANNHIGH | Annual high price |
| ANNLOW | Annual low price |
| ASK | Ask |
| Avol | Average Volume |
| BID | Bid |
| CHANGE | Change on Day |
| DX | Days to Expiration |
| DIVAMT | Dividend amount |
| DIVDATE | Dividend date (mm/dd/yy) |
| DIVFREQ | Dividends per year |
| DF | Dividend Frequency |
| DD | Dividends Paid To Expiration |
| EPS | Earnings per share |
| EXCH | Exchange (market) Code |
| HIGH | High price for day |
| LAST | Last price |
| LASTV | Last volume |
| LOW | Low price for day |
| M | Marginable |
| OPEN | Opening price for day |
| OPENI | Open Interest |
| SIZE | Size bid x ask |
| STRIKE | Strike |
| TICK | Tick Indicator |
| TIME | Time of last trade |
| VOL | Volatility |
| VOLU | Volume |
| CVOLUME | Composite Volume |
| XLast | Last Price Extended hours |
| Xtime | Extended Hours time |
| YCLOSE | Closing price for yesterday |
| YCVOL | Yesterday’s Closing Volume |
|
Scrolling Ticker
Using The Scrolling Ticker
*Scrolling Ticker delivers a running tape of trade prices for securities listed in your Stock Monitor pages for trades with volume equal to or greater than 1,000 shares. Automatic color-coding signifies the tick indicator for the symbol.
To Access Volume Filter for your Scrolling Ticker
*From the main Real Time Markets window click Settings then click Volume Ticker. You will get a pop-up Volume Ticker dialog box. This is where you can either eliminate or raise the volume of blocks needed for a symbol to display in the Scrolling Ticker.
On the left hand side of the display are the symbols from your monitors.
To raise the Volume of Block Trades Displayed in Scrolling Ticker
Click the symbol you wish to edit.
Under the symbol is the Number of share trades to be shown, change to a multiple of 1000
Click Done
Transaction Log

Using Transaction Log
*Also known as Time & Sales, this function tracks all quotes and trades for the present day sales, sizes and exchanges for the variety of market instruments.
Accessing Transaction Log
*Right mouse click on the desired symbol, choose the Transaction’s Log function by clicking on it. A log file will appear displaying all transactions from current time accessed and in arrears. To retrieve more transactions, click More Log.
*To specify block trades in transaction log. From the main Real Time Markets monitor re-enter desired symbol, one space and the amount of shares. Ex. IBM 2500 this will display block trades from 2500 and up.
*To specify time in transaction log. From the main Real Time Markets monitor re- enter the symbol, one space
*And the time you would like to look at. Ex. IBM 10:00 this will display time from 11:00 and back.
Note: All quotes will be delayed 15-20 minutes unless you are paying real-time exchange and access fees.
Understanding the Log
The symbol will appear on the upper left-hand corner of the display. The data filling the screen is as follows:
Time of Transaction / Exchange Code / Volume (if it was a trade or a Blank spot if it was a quote) / Price (if it was a trade) or Bid – Ask – Size (if it was a quote / Transaction Log code (if applicable)
DJI- Transaction Log
4:04:14 11035.7 +152.6
4:04:08 11035:0 +152.2
4:02:29 11034.4 +151.3
Please Note: Indexes will include the change on day after the price.
Today’s Log Filtered Data Retrieval
*To view All Transactions (both quotes and ticks) select Both
*To view just Trades select Trades
*To view just Bid/Ask quotes select Quotes
To Page Down
*Click Log then More Log
To Print
*Click Print then OK
Today’s Log Codes Before the Pricing
*Is telling you the Exchange the transaction occurred on
| U= AEX | P= PACIFIC |
| E= ALBERTA | X= PHILADELPHIA |
| A= AMEX | W= SWEDEN |
| B= BOSTON | J= TOKYO |
| H= CBOE | T= TORONTO |
| C= CINCINNATI | V= VANCOUVER |
| R= FRANKFURT | Z= ZURICH |
| L= LONDON | @= TRACK DATA |
| M= MIDWEST | 1= MEFF RV |
| O= MONTREAL | 3= XETRA |
| S= NASDAQ | 8= OTC BULLETIN BOARD |
| N= NEW YORK | D= Pink Sheets |
| K= OSAKA | |
| I= SMALL CAPS | |
Today’s Log Codes After the Pricing
U. S. Stocks:
*The following is a description of the Stock Last Sale Special Trade Condition Indicators as they are received on the CTS ticker feed:
@ Regular Sale. (Also, if no symbol is sent, no special conditions apply)
A Acquisition. The trade was part of an Exchange acquisition.
B NASAQ: Bunch Trade. This trade report reflects multiple trades by a single trader within a short (typically 60 second) period.
Non-NASDAQ: Stock was traded in association with another instrument.
C Cash Sale. This trade was a special, cash based transaction. Delivery and payment for
the transaction are due on the same day as the transaction.
D Distribution. The trade was part of a large distribution. Typically a large block, the
indicator is used so that traders know that this was not a large buyer/seller doing a trade.
Thus this is block is not apt to affect the market price.
F Burst Basket Execution. A burst basket execution signifies a trade wherein the equity
specialist, acting in the aggregate as a market maker, purchase or sell the component
stocks required for execution of a specific basket.
G NASDAQ: Group Trade. This report is the same as a "B" Bunch trade EXCEPT that it is being reported out of sequence.
Non-NASDAQ: (Not reported by TDC due to overwhelming customer requests.)
FYI Opening/Reopening trade detail. This indicates that the trade is just for informational purposes.
H Interday Trade Detail. Same as G EXCEPT other than opening trade.
I Basket Index on Close Transaction. This signifies a trade involving paired orders, the
execution of which is based on the closing value of the index. These trades will be
reported after the close when the index closing value is determined.
J NYSE Rule 127. The trade was outside the current quotes and was
a) over 10,000 shares, and/or b) was over $200,000
K AMEX Rule 155. This trade occurred under the regulations specified by AMEX rule 155
for special trades (large dollar values and/or out of market. Aka a "Cleanup Trade".
L Sold Last. This is a late report of a regular trade although the trade did occur in
sequence.
N Next Day. This trade specifies delivery between one and four days after the transaction date.
P Prior reference price - an executed trade relating to an obligation to trade at earlier point in trading day. Usually the result of a lost or misplaced Selectnet order not executed in timely manner.
O Opened. This is a late report of the opening trade.
R Seller. This trade specifies delivery conditions for a future date (beyond next day).
S Split Trade. This trade was part of a larger trade which was split across multiple
exchanges. It should be treated as a regular sale. However, it is unclear if this rule
applies any longer.
T NASDAQ: Form ‘T’ trade. This is a trade which occurred after the NASD system close.
These trades are reported on a ‘Form-T’ and are electronically as a group some time after the close.
Non-NASDAQ: Custom Basket Cross. This Signifies a trade of (a) two paired split
(where the customer requires only a portion of the standardized basket) orders in which
the market maker or member organization facilitates both sides of the remaining portion of the baskets, or (b) a combination of a split basket and an entire basket where the market maker facilitates the remaining shares of the split basket only.
Z Sold. This is a late, out of sequence, report of a regular sale.
Quote Conditions (U.S.  stocks)
Codes:
A Depth On The Offer Side. This condition is used when there is
more size behind the quote being offered. This depth may be
at the offer price or at a price slightly outside
the offer price. (Best Bid & Offer (BBO)QUALIFYING QUOTE CONDITION)
B Depth On The Bid Side. This condition is similar to
the quote condition "A" but indicating depth on the
Bid Side. (Best Bid & Offer (BBO)QUALIFYING QUOTE CONDITION)
C Closing. This condition can be disseminated to indicate
that this quote was the last quote for a security
for that Participant
D News Dissemination. This regulatory Opening Delay or
Trading Halt is used when relevant news influencing the
security is being disseminated. Trading is suspended until
the primary market determines that an adequate publication
or disclosure of information has occurred.
E Order Influx. This non-regulatory Opening Delay or
Trading Halt is used when there is a significant influx of orders.
F Fast Trading. This condition is used during extremely
active periods of short duration. While in this mode,
a Participant enters quotes on a "best effort" basis.
G Trading Range Indication. The trading range indication
is used to denote the probable trading range
(bid and offer prices, no sizes) of a security that is NOT
opening Delayed or Trading Halted. The Trading Range
Indication is used prior to or after the opening of a
security.
H Depth On Bid Offer. This condition indicates that there is
more size behind the reported quote for both the bid
and offer. The depth may be at the price or slightly
outside the price.
(Best Bid & Offer (BBO)QUALIFYING QUOTE CONDITION)
I Order Imbalance. This non-regulatory Opening Delay or
Trading Halt is used when there is a significant imbalance
of buy or sell orders.
J Due to Related Security - News Dissemination. This
regulatory Opening Delay or Trading Halt is used when
news which may influence the price of a stock has been disseminated for a related security. Trading is suspended until the resultant impact is assessed.
K Due to Related Security - News Pending. This quote
condition indicates a regulatory Opening Delay or
Trading Halt due to an expected news announcement in a
related security. An Opening Delay or Trading Halt
may be continued once the news has been disseminated.
L Closed Market Maker (NASDAQ). This condition is
disseminated by each individual NASDAQ Market Maker
to signify either the last quote of the day or the
premature close of an individual Market Maker for the
day. In the latter case, the Market Maker can re-open
by transmitting a quote accompanied by the Quote
Condition R.
M Additional Information. This regulatory Opening Delay
or Trading Halt is used if more disclosure of information
for the security is requested by the Exchange. If
inadequate information is disclosed during a "news
dissemination or news pending" Opening Delay or
Trading Halt, the Opening Delay or Trading Halt reason
could be subsequently reported as "Additional Information".
N Non-Firm Quote. This quote condition suspends a
Participant's firm quote obligation for a quote for a
security.
O Opening Quote. This condition can be disseminated
to indicate that this quote was the opening quote for a
security.
(Best Bid & Offer (BBO)QUALIFYING QUOTE CONDITION)
P News Pending. This condition is used to indicate a
regulatory Opening Delay or Trading Halt due to an
expected news announcement which may influence the
security. An Opening Delay or Trading Halt may be
continued once the news has been disseminated.
Q Additional Information - Due to related security. This
regulatory Opening Delay or Trading Halt quote condition
is used if more disclosure of information is requested
by the exchange for a related security.
R Regular (Nasdaq Market Maker Open.) This Condition is used
for the majority of quotes to indicate a normal trading
environment.It is used to indicate the first quote of the
day and also re-opens of a security during the day after
a halt.
(Best Bid & Offer (BBO)QUALIFYING QUOTE CONDITION)
S Due to related Security. This non-regulatory Opening
Delay or Trading Halt is used when events relating to
one security will affect the price and performance of
another related security (e.g., a call for redemption
of a convertible preferred security or convertible debt
security which could affect the related common security).
This non-regulatory halt reasons such as Order Imbalance,
Order Influx and Equipment Changeover are combined
with Due to Related Security on CTS.
T Resume. This quote condition along with zero-filled bid,
offer and size fields is used to indicate that trading for
a Participant is no longer suspended in a security which
had been Opening Delayed or Trading Halted.
V In View of Common. This quote condition is used when
matters affecting the common stock of a company affect the
performance of the non-common associated securities, e.g., warrants,
rights, preferred, classes, etc. Those securities which must be of
the same company are globally Opening Delayed, Trading Halted,
or No Open/No Resume for a Participant in view of the common
stock.
X Equipment Changeover. This non-regulatory Opening Delay or
Trading Halt is used when the ability to trade a security
by a Participant is temporarily inhibited due to a systems,
equipment or communications facility problem or for other
technical reasons.
Z No Open/No Resume. This quote condition is used to indicate
that an Opening Delay or a Trading Halt is to be in effect
for the rest of the trading day in a security for a
Participant.
Canadian Stocks:
*The following codes define the ‘Marker’ codes on equity trades as reported via the Toronto Stock Exchange.
A       Delayed Sale
B       Delayed Delivery
C       CATS Stock
D       Cash Trade
E       Non-boardlot (Odd Lot) Trade
F       Mandatory Cash
H       Split Stock
I       Sets Last Price
J       Sets Open Price
K       Sets Last Price (CATS)
L       Seta Open Price (CATS)
M       Special Terms Trading
N       Non-voting Shares
O       ISIP Eligible
P       VCT Stock
R       Restricted Voting Shares
T       Sets Last Price (VCT)
U       Trading in U.S. Dollars
V       Subordinate Voting Shares
W       Sets Open Price (VCT)
X       Cease Trading Order
Y       Morre Eligible Issue
Z       Non-reporting Issuer
Options:
A       Cancel Trade
B       Out of Sequence (Late Report)
C       Cancel Last
D       Late (In Sequence)
E       Cancel Opening
F       Open (Late, out of sequence)
G       Cancel only trade. This was the only trade of the day for this contract, and is
now to be cancelled.
H       Open. (Late, in sequence). This is a late report of the opening trade, but it is in the correct sequence.
I       Electronic Trade
London Stock Exchange Transaction Codes
F       Automated Input Facility
A       Automatic Trade (Volume. Last. High. Low)
B       Broker to Broker (Volume. Last)
C       Bargain Condition (Volume. Last)
Y       Contra Trade
D       Delayed Trade (Volume. Last. High. Low)
K       Block Trade (Volume. Last)
L       Late Trade
'c'       Late Trade Correction
M       Market Maker to Market Maker
N       Non- Protected Portfolio
'n'       Not to Mark
'r'       Non Risk Trade (Volume. Last)
P       Protected Portfolio (Volume. Last)
'p'       Protection is Applied (Volume. Last)
Z       Worked Principal Portfolio Notification
0       Overnight Trade
X       Cross at Same Time
W       Worked Principle Trade
'w'       Worked Principle Notification
Q       Volume Weighted Average Price (Volume. Last)
V       Converted Price (Volume. Last)
's'       Test Security
'k'       Single Protected Transaction (Volume. Last)
S       Stockswap
't'       Risk Trade (Volume. Last)
'o'       Result of Options (Volume)
R       Riskless Principle at Different Prices
COMMODITY QUOTE CONDITION INDICATORS
United States:
For Future Quotes:
A = Ask
B = Bid
C = Cabinet Trade
F = Fast Market
G = Fast Bid
H = Fast Ask
M = Match / Cross Trade
For Future Updates:
O = Open Interest
V = Volume
H = High
L = Low
1 = Open Range Low
2 = Open Range High
E = Estimated Volume (Current Day's)
F = Fast Market
Canadian
House Codes
Acker Finley Inc. (132)
Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited (80)
Beacon Securities Limited. (187)*
BLC Securities Inc. / BLC Valeurs Mobilieres Inc.(48)
Bolder Investment Partners, Ltd. (141)
Brant Securities Limited (71)
Brawley Cathers Limited (17)
Bunting Warburg Dillon Read Inc. (15)
Burgeonvest Securities Limited (130)
CT Securities Inc.(90)
Caldwell Securities Ltd. (43)
Canaccord Capital Corporation (33)
Canadian Western Capital Limited (03)
Casgrain & Company Limited (49)
Charles Schwab Canada, Corporation (23)
CIBC World Markets Inc. (79)
Commission Direct Inc. (26)
Connor, Clark & Company Ltd. (50)
Correspondent Network (61)
Credifinance Securities Limited (20)
Credit Suisse First Boston Securities Canada Inc.(72)
Darier, Hentsch (Canada) Inc.* (129)
Desjardins Securities Inc. (19)
Deutsche Bank Securities Limited.(51)
Dlouhy Investments Inc. (04)
Dominick & Dominick Securities Inc. (31)
Dundee Securities Corporation (27)
ECE Electronic Clearing Inc. (131)
Fairvest Securities Corporation (21)
Fimat Derivatives Canada Inc. (153)
First Associates Investments Inc.(46)
First Delta Securities Inc. (42)
FirstEnergy Capital Corp.(10)
Georgia Pacific Securities Corporation (18)
Global Securities Corporation (54)
Goepel McDermid Inc.(89)
Golden Capital Securities Limited (38)
Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. (65)
Griffiths McBurney & Partners (74)
Groome Capital Inc. (93)
Hampton Securities Limited (94)
Harris Partners Limited (12)
Haywood Securities Inc. (62)
HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. (81)
Independent Trading Group (84)
Instinet Canada Limited (13)
IPO Capital Corp. (61)
Jones, Gable & Company Limited (44)
KPLV Financial Group* (157)
Lafferty, Harwood & Partners Ltd.(05)
Leduc & Associés Valeurs mobilières (Canada) Ltée. (151)
Le Groupe Option Retraite Inc.(29)
Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Limited (45)
MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc. (37)
Maison Placements Canada Inc. (34)
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. (39)
Morgan Stanley Canada Limited (53)
National Bank Financial Inc. (63)
NBC Clearing Services Incorporated (98)
Nesbitt Burns Inc.(09)
Newcrest Capital Inc. (28)
Nomura Canada Inc. (58)
Norstar Securities International Inc. (40)
Northern Securities Inc. (67)
Octagon Capital Corporation (64)
Odlum Brown Limited (25)
Pacific International Securities Inc. (59)
Paradigm Capital Inc. (16)
Peters & Co. Limited (77)
Pollitt & Co. Inc. (92)
Pope & Company (66)
Rampart Securities Inc. (87)
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. (02)
Refco Futures (Canada) Ltd. (60)
Research Capital Corporation (83)
Rogers & Partners Securities Inc. (68)
Salman Partners Inc. (78)
Scotia Capital Inc. (85)
Sprott Securities Limited (73)
St. James Securities Inc. (57)
Standard Securities Capital Corporation (41)
State Street Brokerage Services Canada Inc. (135)
Tassé & Associés, Limitée (75)
Taurus Capital Markets Ltd. (69)
TD Securities Inc. (07)
Thomson Kernaghan & Co. Limited (22)
Timber Hill Canada Company (47)
Union Securities Ltd. (06)
VERSUS Brokerage Services Inc. (88)
W.D. Latimer Co. Limited (36)
Whalen, Béliveau & Associates Inc. (82)
Wolverton Securities Ltd. (95)
Woodstone Capital Inc. (145)
Yorkton Securities Inc. (11)
***Yesterday’s Log***
Using Yesterday's Log
Yesterday’s Log
*Also known as Time & Sales, this function tracks all quotes and trades for the previous 5 days sales, sizes and exchanges for the variety of market instruments.
Accessing Yesterday’s Log
*Right mouse click on the desired symbol cell, choose and click the Yesterday’s Log function by clicking on it. A log file will appear displaying all transactions from yesterday’s close and back.
To change symbol
*Highlight Symbol Box in the upper left-hand corner of the function window, add new symbol and press enter.
Yesterday’s Log Filtered Data Retrieval
*To view All Transactions (both quotes and ticks) select Both
*To view just Trades select Trades
*To view just Bid/Ask quotes select Quotes
To Page Down
*Click Log then More Log
***Nasdaq Level II***
Using Nasdaq Level II
Note: NASDAQ Level II screens are either static or dynamically updating displays depending on your service level. Also note: Nasdaq Level II is only offered on a real-time subscription. Also note: Subscription to NASDAQ Level II requires real-time NASDAQ2 exchange.
Also Note: Depending on service level you can display either 1 NASDAQ Level II window or up to 4 windows simultaneously.
*This function window is combination of 5 features. The Scrolling Ticker Line will display all trades for the symbol in your Level II display. The body of the window displays Market Maker Bid / Ask / Size etc. The Quote Line on the base of the display, provides a dynamically updating real-time quote. There is a transaction log and Market maker activity display to the right most side of the level 2 screen.
Please Note: For stocks trading above $10 they will display in "teenies"(16ths). Stocks trading under $10 will display in "pennies." (32nds)
Also note: Pre-market data starts at 8:15 am est.
Entering Symbols from the Program Window
*Right mouse click on the desired symbol cell. Point and click the Nasdaq Level II function by clicking on it. Click on the number 1. A Nasdaq Level II display will appear.
*Entering Multiple Symbols from the Program Window
*Right mouse click on the desired symbol cell. Point and click the Nasdaq Level II
*Click on the number 1
*For your next symbols repeat clicking on the numbers 2 through 4
*A Nasdaq Level II display will appear for each symbol.
To Change Symbols
1- Click on the Nasdaq Level II function window (this will bring the window into focus, causing the title bar to be blue)
2- Type the symbol, press enter
The top portion of the body of the Nasdaq Level II display contains three lines:
Line 1
1 Symbol
2 Best bid and ask prices
3 Best bid and ask accumulative size
4 Number of Market Makers offering at best bid: Number of Market Makers offering at best ask
Line 2
1 2nd best bid and ask prices
2 2nd best bid and ask accumulative size
3 Number of Market Makers offering at 2nd best bid: Number of Market Makers offering at 2nd best ask
Line 3
1 3rd best bid and ask prices
2 3rd best bid and ask accumulative size
3 Number of Market Makers offering at 3rd best bid: Number of Market Makers offering at 3rd best ask
In the lower portion of the screen, specific Market Maker quotes are shown in two sections. The first section represents the bids sorted by best bid and the second section represents the asks sorted by best ask.
The columns are defined as follows:
Bid_ stands for items ranked by best bid
b_MM       Market Maker code
b_Bid       Market Maker's bid
bb_Size       Bid size
b_Time       Quote update time for Bid
b_Ask       Bid Ask Price
ba_Size       Bid Ask size
b_axe       Weighted calculation
Ask_ stands for items ranked by best ask
a_MM       Market Maker code
a_Bid       Market Maker's Ask
aa_Size       Ask size
a_Time       Quote update time for Ask
a_Bid       Ask Bid Price
ab_Size      Ask Bid Size
a_axe       Weighted calculation
AXE Data fill defined:
*The AXE Columns are cleared each morning to 0, then as the Market Maker has activity the counter raises by 1.
Color Coding Rows
*Real Time Markets color codes the 1st (green) and 2nd best (blue) bids and asks so that you may evaluate this display quickly and easily. You can also select color all levels.
Color Coding in the Transaction Log
*Red symbolizes the transaction went off at the Bid
*Green the Ask
*White is neither the Bid nor Ask it is constant
*Blue for trades above Ask
*Yellow for trades below the Bid
Color Coding for NASDAQ Level II MM
*When a Market Maker switches levels the color of the MM will change to either Green (if increasing the level of their support) or Red (if lowering the level of their support)
Customizing your NASDAQ Level II Display
*You may now change the Level Indicator Colors as well as Edit Column Data Fills.
To Change Colors / Fonts on NASDAQ Level II
*Click Settings
*Click Color
*A pop-up Colors dialog box will appear.
*Click on the Foreground and Background buttons for each category
*Click ok and then done when complete
To color all levels
*Click settings
*Select – color all levels
To View / Hide a Vertical Transaction Log on the NASDAQ Level II display
*Click View
*Click Show Log (or Hide)
*A pop-up Color coded (upticks are green , downticks are red, White is constant) box will appear
Optimize CPU
*Located under settings at the top of the Level II window.
*This setting when checked will cause window to update once per second. (this is how
it currently behaves.) When not checked the window will update more rapidly, but will use much more CPU time.
Understanding the Market Maker activity display
*This display is located to the right of the transaction log, it shows market maker
activity and Increase / Decrease of pricing (bid / ask) and size. It will also display when a market maker is no longer offering and when a market maker joins the market.
To view Market Maker activity
*Click View then Show mm ticker
*Use the scroll bar to scroll over, if needed
*Green represents positive Market Maker activity
*Increase Bid Size
*Decrease Ask Size
*Raised bid
*Raised ask
*Red represents negative Market Maker activity
*Increase Ask Size
*Decrease Bid Size
*Lowered Ask
*Lowered Bib
To View / Hide a Scrolling Ticker on the NASDAQ Level II display
*Click View
*Click Show Ticker (or Hide)
Please note: all trades will appear on this ticker
To Change Data Fills
*Right mouse click the grey column Header
*Select the Data Fill of your Choice
The * before the MM Symbol
An * will appear before the Market Maker code when that MM has activity.
The "C" next to MM time
*The letter "c" will appear when that market maker is closed.
The "H" next to size
*Indicates that the MM/ECN has more shares available than is posted. The shares are "Hidden"
Order Entry ECNs and Full participation ECNs are distinguished as follows:
*Full participants (in SuperSoes) have the + after the ECN tag.
*Order Entry only (using SelectNet) will have the # as the fifth character
To Tag a Market Maker
*To view a > before the Market Maker code in order to more easily monitor a specific Market Maker
*Right Mouse Click on the Market Maker code
*A > will appear in the MM box
One Click Trading in Nasdaq Level II
*Nasdaq Level II users can execute trades directly from their Nasdaq Level II window.
*The trades are all day limit orders. The quantity is the default quantity you set in the myTrade configuration.
To Trade
*There are four types of trades you can execute from Nasdaq Level II using this feature by clicking your LEFT mouse key on the following columns:
| Click on | Action |
| Ask Market Maker | Buy at ask from that market maker |
| Bid Market Maker | Sell at bid to that market maker |
| Bid side Bid | Buy at Bid from any market maker |
| Ask side Ask | Sell at ask to any market maker |
Before using this feature make sure to select the trading account you wish to trade from in the myTrade window. The myTrade window will open up each time a trade is attempted.
To enable
*In the myTrade window
*Click Settings
*Then Click Configuration.
*In the "One click execution box" check the box that says
"Enable One Click Execution".
To trade without a confirmation using One Click
*In the myTrade window
*Click Settings
*Then Click Configuration.
*Uncheck the box that says "One Click Confirmation"
Market Makers
AAGI       ALLIANCE ASSET GROUP
AALC       AAL CAPITAL MGT CORP
AALN       ANDREW ALEN SEC
AASC       ARCHER ALEXANDER SEC CORP
AAWC       ANDREW
ABAM       REGIONS INVST CO
ABBK       ABEL-BEHNKE CORP
ABBY       ABRAHAM AND SONS
ABCO       ANDERSON
ABEY       ABBEY-ASHFORD SEC
ABFN       A.B. FINCL L.L.C.
ABGS       ABG SUNDAL COLLIER INC.
ABLE       ARNHOLD AND S. BLEICHROEDER
ABNA       ABN AMRO SEC LLC
ABSA       ABSA SEC
ABSI       ALISON
ABYL       NORTH STAR INVST SERV
     
ACAP       ACAP FINCL INC.
ACBD       AMERICAN CENTURY BROKERAGE
ACCA       ARGENT CLASSIC CONVERT ARB FUND
ACED       ACE DIVERSIFIED CAPITAL
ACEJ       ALLEN C. EWING & CO.
ACFI       AC FINCL
ACLR       ADVANTAGE CORRESP CLRING
ACOH       ADAMS
ACSI       ATLAS CAPITAL SERV
ACTI       ACTINVER SEC
ADAK       ADIRONDACK TRADING GROUP
ADAM       ADAMS
ADBC       ADVANCED BROKERAGE CONCEPTS
ADFG       AMERICAN DIVERSIFIED FINCL GROUP
ADKN       ADKINS SEC
ADMS       ADAMS SEC
     
ADSM       ADAM SMITH & CO
ADSO       PROSPERA FINCL SERV
ADSS       ADDISON SEC
ADTA       AMERICAN DATA SERV
ADVA       ADVANCED EQUITIES
ADVP       ADVANCED PLANNING SEC
ADVS       ADVEST
ADVT       ADVENT SEC
AEBC       AEB CORP
AEFA       AMERICAN EXPRESS FINCL ADVISORS INC.
AEGI       ADVANCED EQUITY GROUP
AEGL       AMERICAN EAGLE INVSTS
AEQU       ATLANTIS EQUITIES GROUP
AESI       AMERICAN EASTERN SEC
AETN       AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CO
AFAA       AMERICA FIRST ASSOC CORP.
     
AFAI       AMERICAN FINCL ASSOC
AFCC       AMERICAN FIRST CAPITAL CORP.
AFCO       ALBERT FRIED & CO
AFGI       ACCESS FINCL GROUP
AFIN       ALL FUNDS
AFMI       AFM INVSTS
AFMO       ADAMS
AFSZ       AMERICAN FREEDOM SEC
AFTR       AMERICAN FRONTEER FINCL CORP
AGCI       FIRST CALIFORNIA SEC
AGCO       AUERBACH GRAYSON & CO INC
AGED       A. G. EDWARDS & SONS
AGFS       AIG FINCL SEC CORP.
AGIS       AEGIS CAPITAL CORP.
AGLO       ANGLO-AMERICAN INVESTOR SERV CORP.
AGST       AGS FINCL SERV
     
AHII       AMERICAN HEARTLAND INVSTS INC.
AIAI       AMCORE INVST BANKING
AIBC       AIBC INVST SERV CORP
AIMA       AIM SEC
AIMC       AIMCO SEC CO
AITR       AISCO TRADING
AJAY       A.J. PACE & CO.
AJMC       A.J. MICHAELS & CO.
AKHI       ADOLPH KOMORSKY INVSTS
ALAC       ALAMO CAPITAL
ALAD       ALLIANCE ADVISORY & SEC
ALAS       ARTHURS
ALCP       ALLIED CAPITAL GROUP
ALDN       ALDEN CAPITAL MARKETS
ALEG       ALLEGIANCE SEC
ALEN       ALLEN & CO OF FLORIDA
ALEX       J. ALEXANDER SEC
     
ALFA       ALPHA MGT
ALFR       ALFRED SEC
ALFY       ALFRED BERG
ALGR       FRED ALGER & CO
ALID       ALLIED CAPITAL
ALLL       JONATHAN ROBERTS FINCL GROUP
ALLN       ALLEN & CO INC
ALPF       ALPS DISTRIBUTORS
ALPN       ALPINE ASSOC
ALPS       ALPINE SEC CORP
ALRN       ALARON SEC CORP
ALST       ALL-TECH DIRECT
ALTA       ALTA INVST CO
ALTN       L. H. ALTON & CO
ALTX       ALTERNET SEC INC.
ALWC       ALEXANDER
AMAT       ARMATA PARTNERS
AMCI       JOHN D. MCKEOWN & CO.
     
AMCP       AMERICORP SEC
AMEL       AMELIA SEC
AMEN       FIRST AMERICAN CAPITAL RESOURCES
AMER       AMERICAN SEC BD CO.
AMET       AMERICAN THIRD MARKET CO.
AMFG       CAPITAL MGT SERV INC.
AMGF       AMERICAN GROWTH FUND INC.
AMGN       AMERICAN GENERAL SEC INC
AMIB       AMERICAN INVST BANKERS INC.
AMIS       AMERICAN INVST SERV
AMNS       AMERICAN NATIONAL SEC CORP.
AMOS       AMOS-LEE SEC
AMPM       AM CAPITAL LLC
AMRC       SAZES SEC LLC
AMSC       VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSET MGT
     
AMSN       ADAMSON BROTHERS INC.
AMSO       AMSOUTH INVST SERV
AMVC       AMIVEST CORP
ANDC       SOUTHMARK/ENVICON SEC CORP.
ANDV       ANDOVER BROKERAGE
ANDZ       ANDOVER BROKERAGE
ANEL       VICTOR ARNEL
ANGO       ANGELO
ANNA       ANNANDALE SEC
ANNE       ABSOLUTE INVSTS
ANOS       ABEL/NOSER CORP.
ANPC       ANPAC SEC GROUP
ANSR       ANDERSON & STRUDWICK
ANSU       LM ANDERSON SEC
APFS       AMERICAN PORTFOLIOS FINCL SERV
APSS       APS FINCL CORP
APTR       ALPINE PARTNERS
     
ARAL       ABSOLUTE RETURN ADVISORS
ARAT       FIRST LINCOLN INVSTS
ARBI       AUFHAUSER SEC
ARBN       A. R. BARON & CO.
ARCA       ARCHIPELAGO
ARCD       ARCADIA SEC CORP
ARCH       INVESTACORP
ARGN       ARAGON INVSTS
ARGO       THE ARGOSY SEC GROUP
ARGT       ARGENT SEC
ARKI       ARK INVSTS
ARMM       AMR SEC
ARNS       STARFN
ASAP       CFC SEC
ASCL       AUTOMATED SEC. CLEARANCE
ASCN       ASCEND SEC CORP
ASCO       EDELMAN SEC CO
ASEL       TRADITION ASIEL SEC INC.
     
ASEN       ASENSIO & CO
ASGI       ALTON SEC GROUP INC.
ASHY       ASH FINCL CORP.
ASIC       ASI INVSTS
ASIN       WINDSOR BENNETT CAPITAL GRP CORP.
ASIR       AESIR SEC
ASOI       ASSOCIATED INVST SERV
ASPN       ASPEN CAPITAL GROUP
ATCA       ATTKISSON CARTER & CO
ATGN       ATLANTIC GENERAL FINCL CORP.
ATII       AMERICAN TRADING SEC CORP.
ATKC       STRAND
ATLA       ATLANTA SEC & INVSTS
ATSP       ATS L.P.
ATTN       ATTAIN-ECN
AUDO       AUDOBON SEC
AUER       AUERBACH
     
AUFH       FREETRADE.COM
AURT       AUTRANET
AURX       AUREX FINCL CORP
AUST       WAINWRIGHT
AVAP       AVALON PARTNERS
AVGS       ADVANTAGE SEC
AVLN       AVALON RES GROUP
AVON       AVONDALE PARTNERS
AVSI       AMERIVET SEC
AVTG       ADVANTAGE TRADING GROUP
AWMS       MONACO SEC
AXCS       ACCESS SEC
AXIO       AXIOM CAPITAL MGT
AXIS       AXIS TRADING CORP
AYME       MARTINEZ-AYME SEC
AZTK       PACIFIC CORTEZ SEC INC
BACH       BARRON CHASE SEC
BACO       BARRE & CO
     
BAER       BAER & CO
BAGS       BAGLEY SEC
BAII       INVST PARTNERS
BALE       BALENTINE & CO
BALF       BALFOUR INVESTORS INC.
BAMC       BALDWIN ANTHONY SEC
BAMM       BROKERAGEAMERICA
BANC       BANC ONE SEC CORP
BAND       BROADBAND CAPITAL MGT
BANK       PRIMEVEST FINCL SERV
BANS       BANIS SEC CORP.
BANX       QUANTUM CAPITAL CORP
BARB       BARNETT INVSTS
BARC       BARCLAY INVSTS
BARD       ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC
BARR       BARRETT & CO
BART       PROVIDENT BANK
     
BASS       MARION BASS SEC CORP
BAUM       GEORGE K. BAUM & CO
BBCO       BARBER AND BRONSON
BBGC       B.B. GRAHAM & CO
BBHC       BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO
BBIN       BLAKE BARNETT INVSTS INC.
BBNT       SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW
BBTT       BB&T INVST SERV
BCAL       BANCAL INVST SERV
BCAP       BROOKLYN CAPITAL & SEC TRADING
BCCA       BARTON CREEK CAPITAL CORP
BCCC       B.C. CHRISTOPHER SEC CO.
BCFC       B C FINANICIAL CORP
BCGL       BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP
BCGP       BEACON GROUP FINCL SEC CORP.
     
BCHW       BIRCHWOOD SEC CORP.
BCMI       BENEFICIAL CAPITAL INC.
BCOM       BAKER & CO.
BCPT       BARON CAPITAL
BCSB       BCS BROKERAGE
BCSC       BLUECHIP SEC
BCTC       BROADCORT CAPITAL CORP.
BCZC       B. C. ZIEGLER AND CO
BDMK       BROADMARK CAPITAL CORP.
BDSS       BDS SEC LLC
BEAL       M. R. BEAL & CO
BECM       BETA CAPITAL MGT
BEHR       BATEMAN EICHLER
BEJJ       BENJAMIN & JEROLD BROKERAGE
BELL       FIRST LIBERTY INVST GROUP
BELZ       ELECTRONIC BROKERAGE SYSTEMS
     
BENC       THE BENCHMARK CO
BENY       BENSON YORK GROUP
BERK       BERKELEY SEC CORP
BERL       BERLIND SEC INC.
BERN       SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO.
BESL       BILTMORE EQUITIES & SEC
BEST       BEAR
BEYR       BEYER & CO
BFFI       BERTHEL
BFLC       BALIS LEWITTES & COLEMAN
BFRD       BLACKFORD SEC CORP.
BFSA       BERWYN FINCL SERV CORP.
BGCI       BG CAPITAL
BGCM       BGB SEC
BGHT       BRIGHTON SEC CORP.
BGSG       CBIZ FINCL SOLUTIONS
BGTN       BROCKINGTON SEC
BHAM       FIRST BIRMINGHAM SEC CORP
     
BHCS       FISERV SEC
BHFS       BHF SEC CORP
BHII       BELLE HAVEN INVSTS
BIAR       THE BRIARLY FUND
BICK       BROKERS INVST CORP
BIDW       BIDWELL & CO
BIGG       BROWNSTONE INVST GROUP
BILL       BILLINGS EQUITIES
BILT       VANDERBILT SEC
BIMI       BANCA IMI SEC CORP.
BINF       BRINK
BIOT       STOVER HALEY BURNS
BISH       BISHOP
BISI       BOSTON INSTITUTIONAL SERV INC
BJRC       CASCADE INVST GROUP
BKCM       BNY CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
BKFC       BROKER DEALER FINCL SERV CORP.
     
BKNE       INVESTORS BANK TRUST
BKNY       BANK OF NEW YORK
BKRT       BUCKMAN
BKSS       BERKSHIRE SEC
BKST       BROOKSTREET SEC CORP
BKWD       BLACKWOOD SEC
BLAK       BLACK & CO
BLAR       C. M. BLAIR
BLCK       JAMES I. BLACK & CO
BLES       BERNARD
BLEY       TRI-BRADLEY INVSTS
BLGS       BILLINGS EQUITIES
BLIN       BLINDER
BLIS       BLISS SEC
BLKB       BLACKBURN & CO
BLNI       AMERITAS INVST CORP.
BLOC       BLOCK TRADING INC.
BLOW       HORNBLOWER & WEEKS
BLRD       JAMES W. BULLARD
     
BLST       BLUESTONE CAPITAL CORP.
BLTM       BILTMORE SEC
BLUE       TRADE.COM ONLINE SEC
BLUM       BLUMENTHAL SEC
BLUS       BESTRADE INC.
BLYK       BLAYLOCK & PARTNERS
BMAD       BAILEY
BMAS       BMA SEC
BMCO       BENNETT
BMIC       BILTMORE INTERNATIONAL CORP
BMIG       VALLEY FORGE SEC
BMSI       CREDIT AGRICOLE SEC INC.
BMUR       BREAN MURRAY & CO.
BNBB       BELLAMAH
BNBG       BAINBRIDGE SEC INC.
BNCH       BENCH SEC CORP.
BNNR       BRENNER SEC CORP
BNPS       BNP PARIBAS BROKERAGE SERV
     
BNYC       BNY CLEARING SERV LLC
BNYN       BANYAN SEC
BOBO       PENATES GROUP
BOCC       BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS
BOCBOET"       BOETTCHER & CO
BOJI       OKOBOJI FINCL SERV
BOLL       BODELL OVERCASH ANDERSON & CO.
BOND       AMERICAN BOND GROUP
BOSC       BOENNING & SCATTERGOOD
BOSX       BOSTON STOCK EXCH
BPAT       BAIRD
BPWP       BUTTONWOOD PARTNERS
BRAD       J.C. BRADFORD & CO.
BRAM       BRAHMAN SEC
BRAU       BRAUER & ASSOC
BRAV       BRAVER
     
BRCB       BRANCH
BRDG       BRIDGE TRADING CO
BRGE       NEWBRIDGE SEC CORP
BRGR       BURNETT
BRIC       BRIARWOOD INVST COUNSEL
BRIL       BRILL SEC
BRIM       BRIMBERG & CO.
BRIS       B&R INVST SERV
BRLI       BROWN
BRND       ROBERT BRANDT & CO.
BRNM       BURNHAM SEC INC.
BRNS       PAULI JOHNSON CAPAITAL & RES INC
BROD       A. T. BROD & CO. INC.
BROM       BROOKEHILL CAP PART LIMITED
BRON       BROWN & CO SEC CORP
BRRR       BARRINGTON RES ASSOC
BRSI       BRENNAN ROSS SEC
     
BRST       BRUNO
BRUS       HD BROUS & CO.
BRUT       BRUT
BRVR       BLUE RIVER LLC
BRWK       BRUNSWICK SEC
BRWN       K.W. BROWN INVSTS
BSAZ       BERRY-SHINO SEC
BSBI       BEAR STEARNS/DOLINER RES
BSCO       BROOKSHIRE SEC CORP
BSDE       INTELLIGENT MARKETS SOFTWARE
BSFS       DIAMOND HILL SEC
BSIC       BASIC INVESTORS INC.
BSIS       BANCORPSOUTH INVST SERV
BSSC       BEAR
BSSI       BOZANO
BSTN       THE BOSTON GROUP
BSTV       BESTVEST INVSTS
BSWC       A.G. BLAKEY & CO
     
BSYS       BISYS FUND SERV LIM PARTNERSHIP
BTAB       BT ALEX. BROWN INC
BTBC       BT BROKERAGE CORP
BTFS       BIRCHTREE FINCL SERV
BTRD       B-TRADE SERV LLC
BUCK       THE BUCKINGHAM RES GROUP INC
BUCL       HARRIS INVESTORLINE
BUDS       BUDNER SEC
BUEL       BUELL SEC CORP.
BUFC       BUCKHEAD FINCL CORP
BULL       BULL & BEAR SEC
BURL       BURLINGTON CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
BURT       J. ROE BURTON & CO. INC.
BUSH       J. BUSH & CO.
BUSI       BUTCHER & SINGER INC.
     
BUWI       BUTLER
BUZZ       HEIDTKE & CO
BVCM       HYPOVEREINSBANK CAP MARKETS
BWAY       BROADWAY TRADING
BWDD       BUTTONWOOD SEC
BWIN       CYGNET SEC
BWNA       BROWN ASSOC
BWST       BROKERWEST
BYRN       J. BYRNE & CO.
BZPI       BERKOWITZ
BZTN       ALLIANT SEC
BZWS       BARCLAYS DE ZOETE WEDD INC
CAAA       CHARLES
CAAS       C.A. ATLANTIC SEC
CADW       WILLIAM M. CADDEN & CO.
CAIN       CARNEGIE INVESTOR SERV INC.
CALB       ALLIANCE CAPITAL MGT
CALD       CALDWELL SEC
     
CAMB       FIRST CAMBRIDGE SEC CORP
CAMM       CHELA TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
CAMP       CAMPBELL
CANR       CANTONE RES INC.
CANT       CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.
CAPE       CAPE SEC INC.
CAPR       CAPITAL RESOURCES
CAPS       CAPITAL SHARES INC.
CAPT       D.C. CAPITAL
CARD       CARDINAL TRADING
CARR       CARR SEC CORP
CART       CARTY & CO
CASH       ALMARC TRADING
CAST       CASTLE SEC CORP.
CATF       CATALYST FINCL
CATL       CATALYST TRADING LLC
CATS       BOYLE SEC
CATY       CATHAY FINCL LLC
     
CAYN       BA
CBAY       CAPBAY FINCL SERV
CBBB       NASDAQ PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
CBCB       COLLIER BROWNE & CO
CBER       BERNSTEIN AND CO
CBIS       CBNY INVST SERV CORP.
CBOL       MUTUAL SEC
CBTD       SYNOVUS SEC
CCAE       NASDAQ SYSTEM SYMBOL
CCCC       COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL CORP
CCCO       CARNES CAPITAL CORP
CCIS       CORRELL CO. INVST SERV CORP.
CCLM       BEAR STEARNS/CLEARANCE INSTINET
CCLP       CONSTELLATION CONVERTIBLES L.P.
CCLS       COMPUTER CLEARING SERV INC
     
CCMC       COMMERZBANK CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
CCOF       CONSTELLATION CONVERTIBLES LIMITED
CCPG       CCP GROUP INC.
CCRD       GOLDK INVST SERV
CCSS       CROWN CAPITAL SEC
CDBI       CENTRAL DISCOUNT STOCKBROKERS
CDCS       INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.
CDEL       CITADEL SEC CORP.
CENP       CENPAC SEC CORP.
CENT       CENTURY CAPITAL CORP. OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CEON       RICE
CETR       CENTURION INSTITUTIONAL SERV
CEUT       C.E. UNTERBERG
CFCI       COMMUNITY FINCL CENTERS
     
CFDI       CFD INVSTS
CFII       CONSOLIDATED FINCL INVSTS
CFSI       CENTURY FINCL SEC
CGAT       CADARET
CGLN       COUGHLIN & CO
CGMF       CMG FUNDS
CGOC       CHICAGO CAPITAL
CHAB       GLP INVST SERV
CHAD       CHATFIELD DEAN & CO.
CHAN       CHEEVERS
CHAP       CHAPLIN-MULLAUGH INC
CHAR       FIRST TRYON SEC
CHAS       CHARLES SCHWAB & CO.
CHDA       CHAPIN
CHES       CHESAPEAKE SEC RES CORP
CHIC       CRAIG-HALLUM
CHIG       CHICAGO INVST GROUP
CHIL       CHILIAN PARTNERS
     
CHIP       BLUE CHIP TRADING L.L.C.
CHLS       CHELSEA STREET SEC
CHRT       CHARTER INVST GROUP
CHSI       J.P. MORGAN SEC INC.
CHVS       CHEEVERS & CO INC.
CIBC       CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
CICC       NBC CAPITAL MARKETS GROUP
CICF       CANACCORD CAPITAL (U.S.A.)
CIEI       DIVERSIFIED INVST SERV
CIGI       CENTURY INVST GROUP INC
CINC       COOPER INVST CO
CINN       CINCINNATI STOCK EXCH
CINT       CORNERSTONE CAPITAL CORP
CINV       CORPORATE INVSTS GROUP
CIRI       CAMBRIDGE INVST RES
     
CISE       CAPITAL INVST SERV
CISS       UNIFIED INVST SERV
CIST       CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL SERV
CITA       CITATION FINCL GROUP
CITC       CITCO SEC
CITY       CITY SEC CORP
CJMP       C. J. M. PLANNING CORP.
CJSI       CJS SEC
CKSI       CRISPIN KOEHLER SEC
CLCP       CLARK STREET CAPITAL
CLEM       SAN CLEMENTE SEC
CLGL       C. L. GLAZER & CO
CLMB       COLUMBIA FINCL CENTER INC
CLMK       C. L. MCKINNEY & CO.
CLML       CLARK MELVIN SEC CORP
CLNL       COLONIAL MGT ASSOC
     
CLYN       CARLIN EQUITIES CORP.
CLYS       CLAYTON SEC SERV
CMAI       CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA
CMAN       THE CHAPMAN CO.
CMBR       CAMBRIDGE CAPITAL
CMCA       COMERICA SEC
CMCE       NBD SEC
CMDN       CAMDEN FINCL SERV
CMGT       COVENTRY CAPITAL
CMJP       CMJ PARTNERS LLC
CMLT       CAMELOT INVST CORP.
CMMW       COMMONWEALTH FINCL NETWORK
CMSE       CM SEC
CNCP       CONSTITUTION CAPITAL CORP.
CNCT       COMPLETE TRADE
CNET       CALIFORNIA NETWORK CAPITAL
CNFR       CONIFER SEC LLC
     
CNNG       CONNING & CO
CNRB       CONARB PARTNERS
CNTL       CONTINENTAL BROKER-DEALER CORP.
CNTM       CONTINUUM CAPITAL INC.
CNTR       S. B. CANTOR & CO.
CNTS       CENTENNIAL VENTURES
CNTX       CENTEX SEC
CNVX       CONVEXITY PARTNERS
COBK       CONTINENTAL BROKERAGE SERV INC.
COBR       COBURN & MEREDITH
COCA       CORTLANDT CAPITAL CORP
COCE       CHOICE INVSTS
COCO       CORNA AND CO.
COEN       CHARLOTTE S. COHEN & CO
COGT       COGENT TRADING
COHI       HIGH POINT CAPITAL GROUP
     
COHN       COHEN BROS. & CO
COLE       COLEMAN & CO SEC
COLL       COLLINS & CO
COLS       COLONIAL SEC
COMA       COHMAD SEC CORP
COMW       COMMONWEALTH ASSOC
CONA       CORNA SEC
CONF       CONSERVATIVE FINCL SERV
CONR       CONNERS & CO.
CONS       CONSULTIVA SEC
CONW       WILLIAM J. CONWAY & CO.
COOP       D.S. COOPER & CO.
COPY       401(K) INVST SERV
CORT       CORT MACKENZIE SEC
COSE       COSSE' INTERNATIONAL SEC
COSI       CHARTER ONE SEC
COST       COASTAL SEC L.P.
     
COTR       THE SANDOX CO
COTT       ARMSCOTT SEC
COVY       COVEY & CO.
COWN       SG COWEN SEC CORP
COYL       COYLE SEC
CPAI       CAPITAL PLANNING ASSOC
CPAM       CAPITAL SEC OF AMERICA
CPFN       CORP-FIN.COM
CPMI       CAPITAL PORTFOLIO MGT
CPST       CAPSTONE INVSTS
CRAG       CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ SEC
CRAN       MEADOWBROOK SEC INC.
CRCO       CRAMER AND CO
CRDL       CARDINAL INVSTS
CREA       CREATIVE CAPITAL MGT CORP
CRES       CRESVALE INTERNATIONAL
CRIS       CHRISTOPH SEC
     
CRNG       CARNEGIE CHILDS & CO L.L.C.
CRNR       PROTRADER SEC CORP
CRNT       ZONE TRADING PARTNERS
CROY       CROIX SEC
CRRT       CARRET SEC
CRTC       CRT CAPITAL GROUP LLC
CRTH       CORINTHIAN PARTNERS
CRTS       COMBINED RES & TRADING
CRWN       CROWN FINCL ASSOC
CSCA       THE ADVISORS GROUP
CSCI       CORRESPONDENT SERV CORP
CSCO       CUNNINGHAM
CSCS       CSC SEC LTD.
CSEC       U.S. SEC
CSGO       CHICAGO SEC GROUP
CSIN       CAPITAL SELECT INVSTS CORP.
CSJN       JOHN CASTIGLIONE
     
CSMI       CAPITOL SEC MGT
CSTD       CUSTODIAN SEC
CSTK       COMSTOCK TRADING CORP.
CSUA       COUNTY NATWEST GLOBAL SEC LIMITED
CTBY       CANTERBURY CAPITAL SERV
CTCR       CITICORP SEC
CTEC       CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY
CTIF       CONFLUENCE TECHNOLOGIES
CTLA       CANTELLA & CO.
CTLV       A.M. LEVINE & CO.
CTNL       CENTENNIAL SEC CO
CUEF       CUE
CUMB       CUMBERLAND BROKERAGE CORP
CUSA       CULLUM & SANDOW SEC
CUSR       CUTLER SEC
CUTT       CUTTER & CO
CVSI       CYBERVEST SEC INC.
     
CWCI       COLIN WINTHROP & CO.
CWCO       CROWELL
CWEI       CANTOR
CWFA       COMMONWEALTH FUND ACCOUNTING
CWPS       CHARLES W. PACE SEC GROUP
CWSC       CAPITAL WORLD SEC CORP
CYBR       CYBERTRADER
CYON       CANYON PARTNERS INC
CZEN       NATIONSBANC SEC OF GEORGIA
DACC       D. A. CAMPBELL CO INC.
DADA       D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.
DAGH       DAUGHERTY
DAIG       WINTHROP INVST GROUP INC.
DAIN       RBC DAIN RAUSCHER INC.
DAKE       DRAKE SEC CORP.
DAKN       DAKIN SEC CORP
     
DALE       ANCORA SEC
DALL       DALLAS SEC INVST CORP
DANL       DANIEL & DANIEL SEC CORP
DANN       KEVIN DANN & PARTNERS
DANY       BYRNE SEC
DAPA       DART
DART       DALLAS RES & TRADING
DAVA       DAVENPORT & CO LLC
DAVI       SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS & CO.
DAWA       DAIWA SEC AMERICA INC.
DAYT       ACCESS BROKER.COM
DBAB       DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.
DBAY       THE DELAWARE BAY CO
DBCC       DEUTSCHE BANK CAPITAL CORP
DBCO       D. BLECH & CO
DBDB       DOLPHIN & BRADBURY INC
     
DBDM       MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ONLINE
DBLL       D. H. BLAIR & CO.
DBNY       DABNEY/RESNICK/IMPERIAL
DBRE       DOUGLAS BREMEN & CO.
DBSC       DREYFUS BROKERAGE SERV
DBUR       DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT INC
DCAF       DUNDEE SEC INC.
DCSD       RAUSCHER PIERCE SEC CORP
DDAY       NORMANDY SEC
DDBI       DOWNSTATE SEC GROUP
DDIN       DOMIK CORP.
DDSY       DOUGHERTY DAWKINS LLC
DEAN       MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.
DELT       DELTEC ASSET MGT CORP
DELW       DELAWARE INVSTS
     
DEMA       DEMATTEO MONNESS LLC
DEMP       DEMPSEY & CO
DENI       H. C. DENISON CO.
DEPS       DEPOSIT GUARANTY INVSTS
DERB       DERBY SEC
DESC       DEAN SEC
DESH       D. E. SHAW INVSTS
DESK       THE TRADING DESK
DFLR       DEMPSEY & CO
DFWC       DFW CLEARING
DGSL       DELANO GROUP SEC
DHAN       DAEHAN SEC
DHCO       DAVID HARRIS & CO.
DICK       DICKINSON & CO.
DILN       DILLON SEC
DINA       DINA SEC
DIRA       DIRECT ACCESS BROKERAGE SERV
DIRC       POINT DIREX SEC
     
DIRK       DIRKS & CO
DIVP       DIVERSIFIED SEC
DKNY       DALTON KENT SEC GROUP
DLBC       BABSON SEC CORP
DLCR       D.L. CROMWELL INVSTS
DLJP       DONALDSON
DLSC       DLS CAPITAL PARTNERS
DMAR       DEL MAR FINCL SERV
DMKC       DM KELLY & CO
DMKR       DIMEDIO KIRCHHOFF & CO.
DNBR       FIRST DUNBAR SEC CORP
DNHL       SEC USA
DOFS       DATEK ONLINE FINCL SERV LLC
DOFT       DOFT & CO.
DOLY       DOLEY SEC
DOMI       DOMINION INVESTOR SERV
DOMK       DOMINICK & DOMINICK LLC
     
DOMS       DOMESTIC SEC
DONC       DONALD & CO. SEC INC.
DONS       DONALDSON & CO.
DORN       DORN & CO.
DORS       DORSEY & CO
DOTC       DOUGHERTY & CO LLC
DOTS       DONNELLY & CO.
DOVK       DOVIAK SEC
DOWJ       DOW JONES & CO.
DOWL       DOWLING & PARTNERS SEC LLC
DPAA       PALMIERI
DRAT       THE DRATEL GROUP
DRCO       DILLON
DRES       THE DRESNER CO
DRFS       THE DREYFUS CORP
DRIE       DRIEHAUS SEC CORP
DRKW       DRESDNER KLEINWORT WASSERSTEIN
DSGI       DUPONT SEC GROUP
     
DSKO       D.S. KENNEDY & CO.
DSSI       PRESIDIO FINCL SERV
DSUS       DRESDNER SEC (USA) INC.
DTTX       DIRECT TRADING INSTITUTIONAL
DUFF       DUFF & PHELPS SEC LLC
DUKE       DUKE & CO.
DULL       GEORGE E. DULLNIG & CO.
DUNE       THE WINSTON CAPITAL GROUP
DUNL       DUNLEVY & CO.
DURN       DURIAN SEC
DVCM       OMNI FINCL SEC
DWEC       DWE CAPITAL MARKETS
DWYR       D.R. DWYER & CO
DXBN       DIXON BRETSCHER NOONAN INC.
EARN       E. T. ANDREWS & CO.
EASI       EURO-ATLANTIC SEC INC.
     
EASY       EUROPEAN AMERICAN SEC
EBET       EMERSON BENNETT & ASSOC
EBRD       EARLYBIRDCAPITAL
ECAM       EC/AMERICAN SEC CORP.
ECEE       PENSON FINANCAIL SERV CANADA INC.
ECHI       DJF DISCOUNT BROKERS
ECMX       ESSEX CAPITAL MARKETS
ECUT       BNY ESI & CO.
EDFM       MAN INVST PRODUCTS INC.
EDGE       EDGETRADE.COM
EDJO       EDWARD JONES
EDSB       BLAKESLEE AND BLAKESLEE INC.
EFGC       EFG CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL
EFGI       EMPIRE FINCL GROUP
EGRN       EVERGREEN SERV INC.
     
EGRO       EMERGING GROWTH EQUITIES
EGSB       ELECTRONIC GLOBAL SEC
EHCC       EAST HILL CAPITAL CORP.
EHSJ       E. H. SMITH JACOBS & CO.
EISN       EISNER SEC
EIWL       EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
EKNS       EHRENKRANTZ KING NUSSBAUM
ELAN       FIRSTAR INVST SERV
ELEC       ELECTRONIC TRADING GROUP
ELIT       ELITE INVSTS
ELSH       ELISH & ELISH SEC
EMAN       EMANUEL AND CO
EMBA       EMBARCADERO SEC
EMED       EMEDSEC
EMEY       VIEWTRADE FINCL NETWORK
EMPR       SELKIRK INVSTS
     
EMXA       EQUIMETRICS LLC
ENER       ENERIC FINCL SERV
ENET       EURONET SEC CORP.
ENOC       EDGAR M. NORRIS & CO.
EOFR       E*OFFERING
EPLN       EPLANNING SEC
EPOC       EPOCH PARTNERS
EQAL       EQUIBOND
EQIT       CANACCORD CAPITAL CORP USA
EQTS       EQUITY SEC INVSTS
EQUI       EQUITRADE SEC CORP
EQUS       EQUITAS AMERICA
ERCO       ESSEX RADEZ CO
ERNS       INVESTEC ERNST & CO
EROM       EROOM SEC L.L.C.
ERPO       EUROPA SEC
ESAS       E STREET ACCESS
ESBI       CANTOR FITZGERALD PARTNERS
     
ESCA       ESCALATOR SEC
ESCP       EASTERN SEC CORP
ESLK       EASTLAKE CAPITAL
ESON       EASTON & CO.
ESPN       EAST SHORE PARTNERS
ESSX       ESSEX PARTNERS
ESTA       EQUITY STATION
ETAI       EQUITY TRUST | | | | | |