OptionStation Pro

Symbol Lookup - Index

The Index tab searches and finds the desired indexes based on the criteria you select.

 Access using the Lookup button on the Activation Rule dialog.

The following methods are available to search for index symbols:

• Description - Searches by description for the desired index. The Description option searches for symbol descriptions that contain the letter(s) that you enter as search criteria.
• Symbol Root - Searches for the index symbol that you enter as search criteria. For example, if you enter C as your search criteria, the search will return all symbols containing the letter C, such as Corn.

The following filter settings are used to refine the search criteria:

• Country - Searches for index symbols associated by country. By default, the United States is the selected Country.

Lookup - Displays the results based on what you entered in the Description, Symbol Root, and Country settings. Results will be displayed in the index symbol box.

Symbol/Description/Exchange/Country  

Contains the results based on the criteria you selected. You can sort the list by clicking the desired column name. An up/down arrow indicates if the column is sorted by ascending/descending (A-Z, Z-A) order.

• Optional. Select the desired column to sort by.
• Select the desired symbol from the list.

Lookup Options for [index symbol] - Launches the Options tab displaying a list of options symbols available for the index symbol you selected.

 Click OK to insert the symbol into your active window, or click Cancel to exit without changes.