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Focus Window

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How to open a Focus Window for a specific instrument

 

1. Right-click on the instrument > Select “Instrument information” > Focus Window.

2. Mark the instrument > Use shortcut Ctrl + Shift + F

 

What is a Focus Window

 

The Focus Window gives the user a quick overview of one specific instrument. The symbol field can show either the ticker of full name of the instrument. The price field allows the user to select between last bid or ask, and below either change +/- change +/-% or both are displayed. At the bottom the change indicator will display the current trend based upon the price field. The right part of the window consists of a range panel, with values in both ends displaying today's high and low. An arrow indicates where the price is according to high/low, and the bar will be red on negative since open and blue on positive.

 

Setup

 

The Focus Window can be customized by going to the “Settings menu” in the window > Then select “Setup”.

Symbol label - Choose between showing the "symbol ticker" and full "symbol name".

Price field - The focus window can show bid, ask or last prices. Some users choose to open two focus windows for the same symbol with one showing bid price and the other showing the ask price.

Change field - Choose to see %change, absolute change in price or both in the symbol window.

Decimals - It is possible to override the intelligent decimals settings by specifying exactly how many decimals the focus window should show for the current symbol.

 

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