MetaTrader 4 Market Watch Window for MT4 Symbols on MetaTrader 4
The market watch window in MT4 is used to display an array of Stock Indices Trading quotes for stock indices instruments. To access this display of stock indices instruments on the MetaTrader 4 a trader should go to the view menu as shown & illustrated below & select the Market Watch Window by Clicking on it. (The Ctrl+M is short cut for accessing this window as shown and illustrated below, by pressing this shortcut, you can enable market watch window without going to the "view" menu)
Market Watch Window
Once a trader selects the stock indices market watch window panel, the following window will appear showing a list of Stock Indices Trading symbols available for trading.
As a trader you may also want to trade a stock indices instrument that is not listed on this list. For example on the above list only 5 stock indices instruments are displayed. To get the other symbols that are not listed, you can right click inside this market watch window as shown and illustrated below & the following window popup will appear.
To show a list of other symbols, choose the "Show All" button, this will then display all the available pairs.
To Save Internet Bandwidth, (Especially if you are using mobile trader, or pay per MB internet)
To save bandwidth select a list of all the stock indices instruments you will be trading, say example, ten pairs, after selecting these, then select and click "Hide All" button, this will hide all the pairs which you don't require to trade & will save you a good amount of internet bandwidth.
Even if you do not want to save bandwidth, you can select the option to "Hide All", this will save PC computer processor resources and RAM, especially for brokers who provide hundreds of MT4 quotes & financial instruments, there is no need to have all these 100 or 200 financial instruments streaming on your trading software after all you need only about 10 streaming quotes or a few financial instruments to trade. You can always "Show All">>> Select a new pair by opening a stock indices chart, >>> Then hide all, your new selected ones will be added on this minimized list.
Other Market Watch Options
Below is an explanation of each market watch window, Download MT4 & click the buttons below to get an illustration of the explanations made below.
Symbols Options - Symbols option can be used to also add or hide MetaTrader 4 quote. You can download MT4 and click symbols to see how you can add or remove stock indices financial instruments using this option.
Sets - A set of grouped stock index trading instruments
High/Low - Displays the high & low of the day next to the quote
Time - Displays the current time of day next to the quote
Auto Arrange - Automatically arrange according to the selected order
Grid - Add or Remove Grid on the Indices Price Quotes
Popup Indices Prices - Show stock index prices as a Pop Up Window within the MetaTrader 4 Platform.
