Screamer Help

1. How do I login to the Screamer and/or the other services?



2. How do I enter or delete ticker symbols?



3. How do I enter exchange or index symbols (also advancers, decliners, volumes symbols, exchange codes & more)?



4. What is an "option chain"?



5. How do I enter an option quote?



6. How do I enter (corporate) bond symbols?



7. How do I a preferred stock?



8. How do I enter preferred class symbols?



9. How do I enter a "cash" basis in the portfolio?



10. How do I view through portfolio lists? (there are two ways)



11. What are real-time snap quotes?



12. What is the stock lookup?



13. Screamer viewing preferences and alerts



14. What is edit portfolios?



15. What are the type of charts?



16. What is the Snapshot?



17. Additional research links and alerts.



18. What is edit holdings/alerts?



19. What is the live chart?



20. Data field explanations.



21. What is the Level II Viewer?



22. What is NQLX Single Stock Futures (SSF) data?



23. Can I hide news?

1. How do I login to the Screamer and/or the other services?

• Go to http://www.money.net and click on the "Member Login" button on the left navigation bar to access the Member Page where your product launch buttons are located. (Only for users that are signed up directly with Money.net - if you signed up through another site, please go to that particular site to login)



• Once you are logged in, you can launch the Screamer or any other product by clicking the "Launch" button which appears on the right side of the page.

2. How do I enter or delete ticker symbols?

• Ticker symbols are entered using the symbol input box located in the upper left-hand portion of the window. After each symbol is entered into the input box, click the "Add Symbol" button to proceed. To enter multiple symbols, put a comma between the symbols, ie: aol,msft,csco,ibm & click the "Add Symbol" button to proceed . Each list will allow up to 50 unique symbols. A total of 500 symbols can be entered into your portfolio. You can also retrieve a snapshot of a security by adding the symbol in the input box and clicking on "Snap Quote."



• Ticker symbols are deleted by moving your cursor to the specific symbol & right-clicking on the mouse which will show a drop-down menu, by clicking on "Delete."

Security Type	Exchange Symbol	How to Enter
Standard Equity	IBM	IBM
Preferred Class	PFPp	PFP_A
Class	RTN'A	RTN/A
Warrant	MK WS	MK/WS
Right	MGM RT	MGM/R
Mutual Fund	FCNTX	FCNTX

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3. How do I enter exchange or index symbols (also advancers, decliners, volumes symbols, exchange codes & more)?

• Exchange or Index quotes can be added to the Screamer display by using the following symbols. After each symbol is entered into the input box click the 'Add Symbol' button to add the symbol to your Screamer list.
  
  

Some symbols will require dots in front of the index symbol, however not all. IE: To get the Nasdaq Composite, please type: .COMP (a dot in front of the index symbol.) To get the S&P 100 , please type: OEX (no dot in front of it.)
Please keep this list as a reference:

Exchange or Index	Symbol
Dow Jones Industrial Average	DJI
Dow Jones Transport Average	DJT
Dow Jones Utilities Average	DJU
NASDAQ Composite	.COMP
NASDAQ 100	NDX.X
NASDAQ-100 Pre-Market Indicator	QMI
NASDAQ-100 After Hours Indicator	QIV.X
S & P 500	SPX.X
S & P 100	OEX.X
NYSE Composite	NYA.X
Russell 2000	RUT.X
Russell 1000	RUI.X
Semiconductor Index	SOX.X
Internet Index	IIX.X
Volatility Index	VIX.X
NYSE TICK Index	C:TICK
NYSE ARMS Index	C:TRIN
30-year bond	TYX.X
10-year note	TNX.X
5-year note	FVX.X
Gold & Silver Index	XAU.X
Willshire 5000	TMW

• It is possible to get market statistics (including volume) for exchanges:
  
  

	NYSE Symbol	Other Exchanges	Example
Advances	.ADVN	.ADV + Exchange Code	.ADVA (Amex)
Declines	.DECN	.DEC + Exchange Code	.DECN (Nyse)
Down Volume	.DVOL	.DVO + Exchange Code
Issues Traded	.ISSU	.ISS + Exchange Code
Tick	.TICK	.TIC + Exchange Code
Trin	.TRIN	.TRI + Exchange Code
Up Volume	.UVOL	.UVO + Exchange Code
Volume	.VOLU	.VOL + Exchange Code	.VOLQE (NASDAQ NMS)
Unchanged	.UNCN	.UNC + Exchange Code

Exchanges
A	AMEX
AO	AMEX Options
B	Boston
C	Cincinatti
CO	Chicago Options
I	International
M	Midwest
ME	Montreal
MO	Montreal Options
N	NYSE
P	Pacific
PO	Pacific Options
QE	NASDAQ NMS
SE	NASDAQ Small Cap
T	NASDAQ Listed
TE	Toronto
TO	Toronto Options
UE	NASDAQ Bulletin Board
VE	Canadian Ventures
X	Philadelphia
XO	Philadelphia Options

Description	Symbol
AMEX NEW HIGHS	.NHIA
NYSE NEW HIGHS	.NHIN
NASDAQ NMS INTERMARKET NEW HIGHS	.NHIQ
AMEX NEW LOWS	.NLOA
NYSE NEW LOWS	.NLON
NASDAQ NMS INTERMARKET NEW LOWS	.NLOQ
Please remember to enter a dot in front of each symbol above.

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4. What is an "option chain"?

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5. How do I enter an option quote?

1. The Option Root symbol



2. The code for the month



3. The code for the strike price

For example try the following individual exchange option quote entries:

• RTQ AT.A (For AMEX)
• RTQ AT.C (For CBOE)
• RTQ AT.I (For ISE)
• RTQ AT.P (For PCX)
• RTQ AT.X (For PHLX)

• Option Month Codes:
  
  

  Month	Call	Put
  January	A	M
  February	B	N
  March	C	O
  April	D	P
  May	E	Q
  June	F	R
  July	G	S
  August	H	T
  September	I	U
  October	J	V
  November	K	W
  December	L	X

• Option Strike Codes:
  
  

  Strike	Code
  5	A
  10	B
  15	C
  20	D
  25	E
  30	F
  35	G
  40	H
  45	I
  50	J
  55	K
  60	L
  65	M
  70	N
  75	O
  80	P
  85	Q
  90	R
  95	S
  100	T
  7	U
  12	V
  17	W
  22	X
  27	Y
  32	Z

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6. How do I enter (corporate) bond symbols?

• Examples of entering Bond symbols are listed below:

  Symbol	Name	Issue Type
  LU%28	LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES 6.50% DEB 01/15/2028	Domestic
  MCD%28	MCDONALD CORP 6 3/8% DEB 01/08/2028	Domestic
  GMA%O02	GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE 6 5/8% NTS 10/01/02	Domestic
  HON%16	HONEYWELL INTL. 9 1/2% DEBS 6/1/16	Domestic
  TWX%08	TIME WARNER INC 7.48% DEB 01/15/08	Domestic

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7. How do I a preferred stock?

• The process of entering a preferred stock is to use the the underscore sign between the 3rd & 4th letter. An example would be: RBS_C

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8. How do I enter preferred class symbols?

• The process of entering a Preferred Class shares stock is to use the forward slash sign between the symbol & the root. An example would be: TAP/A

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9. How do I enter a "cash" basis in the portfolio?

• To enter a "Cash" Basis in your portfolio, simply add the symbol "$cash" then once added to the column, click on the "$cash" and then select "Edit" to enter amount.

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10. How do I view through portfolio lists? (there are two ways)

• Click on the drop-down arrow feature (located between "edit portfolios" & "charts" buttons) & choose the portfolio you wish



• Highlight the name or number of the portfolio on the drop-down arrow feature then click on the up or down arrows on your keyboard & you can scroll thru the portfolio lists

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11. What are real-time snap quotes?

• In addition to the Real-Time Screamer lists, unlimited Real-Time 'Snap' quotes can be retrieved. To retrieve a snap quote, enter the security symbol in the input box and click the ‘Snap Quote' button. This will initiate a smaller quote window to display the full quote on your requested security.

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12.What is the stock lookup?

• To locate a trading symbol or 'ticker' you are not familiar with, use the Symbol Lookup feature. Enter a minimum of four letters of the name of the company and then click the 'Lookup' button to begin. A separate browser window will then appear containing choices similar to the data you provided. Scroll through the listings by using the scrollbar on the right side of the window.



• Once you have located the symbol you desire, highlight your selection to easily add it to your list by clicking the 'Add to the List' button. A snap quote can also be retrieved by clicking the 'Get a Single Quote' button.

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13. Screamer viewing preferences and alerts.

• Use the 'Preferences' button to customize the colors or data that make up your quote lists. Choose between two preset color schemes by clicking on ‘Dark Color Scheme' or ‘Light Color Scheme'. You can also customize with your own colors by clicking ‘Customize Color Scheme'.



• You can set Alert Preferences here as well. Alerts are set up by clicking on the symbol and choosing Edit from the popup. At Alert Preferences you can set sounds, column highlights, or popup to alert you when a stock has hit your preset amount.
• You can customize the Columns within Screamer by placing the Available columns into the Viewable box using the ‘+' and ‘–‘ buttons.



• You can choose to view your symbol's information either in decimal format or fraction format by clicking the appropriate button.



• Click OK to close box and click ‘Save Settings' to save changes here.

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14. What is edit portfolios?

• By clicking on this button, you can view your current portfolios as well as make any changes necessary. Here you can Add, Rename or Delete any existing portfolios.



• Click Close to close box and click ‘Save Settings' to save changes here.

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15. What are the type of charts?

• The % Gain Chart displays the gain/losses for the day of the symbols appearing in your current portfolio.



• The Portfolio Distribution Chart displays symbols appearing in your portfolio for which you have number of shares entered and their relative distribution to each other.

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16. What is the Snapshot?

• You can choose to view both Market Snapshot as well as Portfolio Snapshot.



• Market Snapshot is a display of all of the current exchange quotes.



• Portfolio Snapshot shows you your current portfolio at a glance.

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17. Additional research links and alerts.

• Click on a stock symbol and a sub-menu of research choices will appear. Selecting any one of these items will initiate an additional browser window to display the selected information.



• Choose from Edit, Live Chart, Trade or Delete.

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18. What is edit holdings/alerts?

• Here, stock Alerts can be set based upon price highs or lows, maximum gain or loss, maximum percent gain or loss, or max volume of trading of the stock. You may also enter the base price, which is the price you paid for the stock, the number of shares you are holding, the commission paid for the purchase, purchase date, and any splits if there are. Then you click Apply  to set the Alerts & the rest.

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19. What is the live chart?

• This function will let you view an up-to-the-second chart for a specified security.



• White solid lines are the bid/ask price



• Red dotted line and solid line is the current price of the security



• Green dotted line is the day's high/low price



• Yellow dotted line is the day's opening price

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20. Data field explanations.

1. Symbol - The ticker symbol for the security. See [How to enter ticker symbols.
2. Last - The last trade price for the security.
3. Change - Daily change in price on the security from the prior day's closing price.
4. Bid - The highest price which another person or a market maker is willing to pay to acquire a security. This is the best price indication for someone wishing to sell the security.
5. Ask - The lowest price at which shares of a security are offered for sale. This is the best price indication for someone wishing to purchase the security.
6. Bid Size - Number of shares currently available at the bid price.
7. Ask Size - Number of shares currently available at the ask price.
8. High - Highest price the security has traded within the current day.
9. Low - Lowest price the security has traded within the current day.
10. Volume - Total volume of shares traded within the current day.
11. Shares - Number of shares you are currently holding or wish to track using the Portfolio Tracker feature.
12. Base - Purchase price or cost basis per share or contract of each security being tracked.
13. Gain/Loss - Difference between the total cost basis for the security (number of shares x cost basis per share) and the current price of the security (number of shares x last trade of the security).
14. Total - Indicates the current value of your holdings that you have entered into the "Edit Holdings" section, I.E. current price * number of shares. This Data Field is also used to calculate the value of the portfolio (shown at the bottom of the Streaming Real-Time Quote System.)
15. % Change - Calculated percentage change loss for each security with a base price entered.
16. G/L (share) - Actual gain or loss per share or contract for each security where a base price has been entered. Note: this number is limited to two decimal places.
17. G/L % - Calculated percentage gain or loss for each security with a base price entered. This is calculated using the purchase price entered and the last trade of the security.
18. G/L (today) - Indicates your security's gain or loss of the present day.
19. EPS - The earnings of a corporation for the last four quarters, divided by the average number of outstanding shares for that same period.
20. PE - Price to earnings ratio, or the current stock price divided by the total of the last four quarters' earnings.
21. Dividends - Total annual amount of dividends paid by the company.
22. 52 High - The highest price the security has reached within the last 52 weeks.
23. 52 Low - The lowest price the security has reached within the last 52 weeks.
24. Exchange - Denotes the exchange which the security trades on.

    X* Identifier	Exchange
    N	NYSE
    M	NASDAQ (National Market)
    U	NASDAQ (OTC Bulletin Board)
    UPC	NASDAQ UPC
    O	NASDAQ (National Market)
    1	NASDAQ (Small Cap)
    5	NASDAQ (Non-OTC Bulletin Board)
    9	After Market Close

    
    

25. Time - The time of the last trade on the security.
26. Open - Open is the price at which the security began trading in the current day.
27. Alerts - When you want to be alerted at the time a certain stock reaches your price
28. Trend - Indicates which way the stock has gone the last 10 trades (green=up, red=down & white=no change)
29. Description - this field contains the name of the company of the symbol you entered.
30. Pre/Post Market - this field contains the last price for all trades that occur outside of market hours.
31. Strike Price - this field contains the strike price of any options you have listed in your portfolio.
32. Last Vol - contains the last amount of shares traded.
33. Last Exchange - the last exchange the stock was traded on.
34. Exp Date - the expiration date of the option contract.
35. Open Int - how many contracts were at the opening.
36. Beta - A measure of price volatility that relates the stock to the market as a whole. A stock with a beta higher than 1 is expected to move up or down more than the market. A beta below 1 indicates a stock that usually jumps up and down less than the market.
37. Market Cap - Denotes the market capitalization of the particular security.
38. Avg Vol - Indicates the Average Volume of the particular security.
39. Prev Close - Previous Close is the last price at which the security traded on the previous day.
40. Spread - Indicates the difference between the bid & ask price.
41. Alerts Columns - Shows which alerts are set (Negative change color), and which alerts have activated (positive change column).
42. Total Cost Column - Show the total cost of the current row: (base * num of shares) + comm

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21. What is the Level II Viewer?

• Features:
  
  
  • Price Distribution Bar: The Price Distribution Bar graphically displays the relative number of Market Makers in each price tier compared to all of the outstanding bids or offers ("Insiders"). It will help give you an idea of what price dominates the market at the moment and is located just under the Level I price information (1st set of vertical color bars).
  
  
  
  • Volume Distribution Bar: The Volume Distribution Bar graphically displays the relative number of shares in each price tier compared to all the total volume of all outstanding bids or offers ("Size"). It will help give you an idea which price tier has the greatest volume and is located at the bottom of the screen (2nd set of vertical color bars).
  
  
  
  • Price Tier: A price tier is a group of bids or asks that are at the same price. The top 5 price tiers are color coded to group them together.
  
  
  
• Field Definitions:
  
  
  • PMM: Primary Market Maker indication for NASDAQ Level 2.
  
  
  
  • UPC: NASDAQ UPC Indicator . "UPC" displayed indicates members may be required to close out short sales.
  
  
  
  • MMID: ID of Market Maker.
  
  
  
  • Insiders: will show a number of how many quotes are yellow or how many inside quotes there are.
  
  
  
  • Colors Changing: Yellow indicates a price closest to the Nasdaq market. Same prices have same colors. White indicates if the price is 6th closest or more from the Nasdaq Market.
  
  
  
  • Quote: shows an "R" which = an inside open.

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22. What is NQLX Single Stock Futures (SSF) data?

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23. Can I hide news?

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