What's New in 4.4
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What's New in 4.4 |
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Version 4.4 is an important update and includes a number of bug fixes and new features. It is recommended for all users. Consolidated Orderbook A new Consolidated Orderbook is now available for displaying instruments listed on more than one exchange in a consolidated view converted to the same currency. Below is an example with ABB listed on OMX Stockholm but in addition displaying ABB listings on SWX Europe, Chi-X, Xetra, Turquoise etc:
Main features:
Put / Call improvements A new drop down box has been added which allows multiple choice for underlying symbols:
To do a multiple selection, hold down the [ctrl] key and click on the checkbox next to the underlying symbols. Clicking without holding down the [ctrl] key will single select the underlying symbol and remove all other selections. Options for one or more underlying can be selected. If there are more than one selected underlying in the list, a column with the underlying name is automatically added. For an open feed all selected options are viewed in the put/call view by default. Any changes in the options list view are automatically updated in put/call view. The market window and the put/call view can now be linked. Funds Displaying a funds feed (Swedish IFA) in the market view will add two new drop down boxes above the grid:
The two lists will contain all issuer and all fund types for the selected feed. It is possible to multi select from both lists in order to make a specific filtered list in the grid. The quote overview window is updated to view funds specific information in the Stats page:
Improved searching in open option feeds In open options feeds (such as Eurex Options, EXO), the searching and browsing functionality has been improved. In earlier versions, the search window (available by pressing the Add button in the List page) would only give access to browsing functionality, where you drill down in the available options starting from a list of underlying symbols, drilling down into a hierarchical tree of expiry dates, strikes and option types. The window has now been expanded so that it has two pages, Search and Browse contracts.
In the Browse contract there are now three new controls:
This makes it much easier to find the options you want to include in the list and to change your selections. The Search page makes it possible to search for and add options by searching by symbol code, description, ISIN etc. Dividends and split adjustments in historical prices and charts The History and Historic Chart pages of the symbol window has been expanded to show historic dividends and split adjustment factors.
This History page now contains three pages:
The right-click menu in both the History page and the Historic Charts page has been expanded with two new options:
The same options are also available in the standalone historical chart, in an Adjustments submenu:
Last Dividend and Dividend Date The last Dividend and Dividend Date is now available in the Stats page of the Symbol window:
Note that the ISIN and Code fields have been moved to the Overview page.
The last Dividend and Dividend Date are now also available as columns in the Market and Composite Windows:
Miscellaneous Improvements
Chart Window New Studies Two new studies have been been to the Chart window:
Compare Studies The user interface for accessing the compare studies has been simplified. There is now a new Compare Study submenu giving fast and easy access to the various compare studies. There is also a Custom option for more detailed control of how the study is displayed and additional settings.
Axis Settings The Y-axis popup menu now includes a Percent option. The values on the Y-axis will then be displayed as a percent change from the firs visible date on the x axis. This mode can be toggled on / off with the keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + P. TIP: New Time Periods The historical chart now includes two new settings: Year to Date and Last Year to Date. Extend Time Axis Option The chart setup dialog now includes an option to extend the time axis into the future to give more space for drawing trend lines.
Market Window / Composite Window You can now save the layout of the Market window and the Composite window. Previously saved layouts are available from the menu. To save or load a layout, right click on a column header and select the appropriate item from the popup menu.
Composite List view It is now also possible to edit the columns in the news window under the composite list. News icon hints The news icons hint window now gives the headline of the latest news item and the number of news items for the symbol (total items / read items):
Single Broker view The selected broker is now saved with the workspace. Improved support for Chains The market window now support chains containing symbols from another feed. Currency Converter A new Currency Converter window is added to recalculate prices to any of the available currencies.
News window The news window now has an automatic "split mode" so that the top items remain visible when scrolling down. The last column is now automatically resized to the size of the window. The toolbar buttons have been updated with a new filter icon and revised captions for increased readability.
Clearing a news search by hitting backspace does not affect the "flash/alert" configured news window. Text filter The headline text filter has been enhanced with more powerful filtering capabilities:
Orderbook DDE links The Orderbook now supports DDE links. Up to 5 levels are supported for the following fields: Bid, BidSize, Ask, and AskSize. To access the DDE links, right-click in the window and select Edit | Copy DDE Links from the popup menu (or just select CTRL+E). The go to the target application e.g. Excel and paste in the links to create a live connection to the Orderbook data. Yields The Orderbook now includes two additional columns: BidYield and AskYield. Note: these columns are only shown for feeds that include bonds.
Hit on volume Hit on volume is now supported in the Order Entry window and can be individually configured for the Orderbook and the Order Entry window in the order entry settings dialog.
Market pages Double clicking a cell in the market pages now opens the quote view. The market pages now supports printing. Click trading The volume buttons in the trade ladder can now be individually configured for each symbol.
Quick Search When activating the Quick Search window, you can now hold down the SHIFT key to search in a secondary search field e.g. the full name description of a symbol. This secondary search field can be defined by selecting the Grids tab in the User Interface window (Tools | User Interface).
Application The edit column window has now been made resizable:
Clone workspace page There is now an option to clone a page in the workspace. To clone a page, right click on the workspace tab and select "Clone page..." from the popup menu:
Context menus Context menus have been unified across the application for improved readability and consistency. New color Themes New Spring Green and Jet Black color themes have been added.
Broker Statistics A new field Average Internal Price has been added. The Broker Statistics window now allows you to save and load layouts. There is also a new context menu for column configuration when you right click on the column header.
Application Several terms have been renamed:
New and changed shortcuts The context menu shortcuts have been changed to:
Market Window / Composite Window You can now configure the background color for each column in the Market window for easy identification.
Market Pages The Market pages now include configurable colors for positive and negative change.
Quick Search The Quick Search dialog now displays symbols from all open feeds when this is relevant in the context.
Ticker Window You can now configure the background color for each column for increased readability. A new column has been added to display hitter / taker information.
Fixed bugs
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