Specify Exchange Characteristics Dialog

The Specify Exchange Characteristics Dialog allows you to define and/or modify the settings associated with exchanges in TradingSolutions.

Defining exchanges is useful for specifying the days and times that sets of stocks and other financial instruments are expected to have new data. These settings are primarily used for the time information associated with intraday data.

&  For help with exchanges, see Working with Different Exchanges.

Specifying Exchange Information

The following information can be specified for an exchange.

¨    Exchange

This setting indicates the name of for this exchange definition in TradingSolutions.

¨    Symbol Group

This setting indicates which internal list of symbols TradingSolutions should use when assigning names to symbols. It also is used for filling in the list of symbols in the Import Data Wizard: Select Symbols to Download Page.

¨    Time Zone

This setting specifies the time zone that this exchange physically trades in. In most cases, the time information associated with an exchange is specified in that exchange’s local time, which may be different than the time where you are located.

Ä    Note: The list of available time zones is retrieved directly from the Windows system settings. If a new or updated time zone does not appear in this list, verify that you have installed the latest updates for your version of Windows.

¨    Trading Times

These settings indicate when the exchange is open during a typical trading day. Any times should be specified using times in the exchange’s time zone. These settings are used primarily to determine when new intraday information should be available. Data that is associated with times outside of these settings will be discarded.

þ    Day

This setting indicates whether this exchange is open during this particular day of the week.

þ    Market Open

This setting indicates whether this exchange opens on this day. If this setting is off, this indicates the market stays open from the previous day. If this setting is on, the earliest opening time should be specified.

þ    Market Close

This setting indicates whether this exchange closes on this day. If this setting is off, this indicates the market stays open through to the next day. If this setting is on, the latest closing time should be specified.

Ä    Note: These controls are automatically updated relative to each other. Indicating that a market does not close on a given day automatically indicates that it does not have an opening time on the next day. Similarly, if a market is closed on given day, the market must close on a previous day and open on a following day.

What Do I Do Next?

When you are finished modifying the settings, press the OK button. If you would prefer not to change any options at this time, press the Cancel button.

How Did I Get Here?

This Specify Exchange Characteristics Dialog is displayed when you press the Add New… or Modify… buttons on the Define Exchanges Dialog.