In Mosaic

1. In the Monitor tile, click the "+" new page icon and select Watchlist.
2. In the Browse Lists box, click the New Watchlist button at the bottom of the screen…

The Option Chains window lets you view and create options orders and compare and create multi-leg complex option strategies using the embedded Strategy Builder with a single click.

To create an options order:…

To see the contract identifiers of a particular product in TWS:

1. Right-click on a product's ticker row
2. Select Financial Instrument Info followed by Details. If you do not see these items, click on the arrow at the bottom of the menu to expand it and view all selections…

In case you are subscribed to the relevant real time data packages but you do not see live quotes in TWS, you can try to refresh your market data subscriptions. When you are in TWS click on Ctrl + Alt +F (Cmd+Option+F on a Mac computer) to refresh your market data subscriptions…

There may be times when we use different symbols than the exchange. This is likely due to other products sharing the same symbol. The easiest way to find a symbol in TWS is through the Help/Ticker Lookup search box. Enter the name of the company you wish to find and click Enter on your keyboard. The search will bring up all symbols for any companies that match the company name you entered…

In either Classic TWS or Mosaic, right click on an option or option combo and select Analytical Tools followed by Performance Profile.

A window will populate and will show Quote Details, Profit Probability, Max Loss and Max Return. There is also a Performance Graph section and a Scenarios section which displays a projected max profit/loss after a specified move in the price of the underlying…

In TWS, type the ISIN code in an empty row of a watchlist or quote monitor and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.

• If a product corresponding to this ISIN is available, the ticker row will populate or a Contract Selection window will open up in case more than one product is available under the ISIN you entered…

You can show the Bid/Ask fields of the Option Chain in terms of prices or in volatility:

1. Click the Configure (gear) icon in the top right corner and select Settings
2. In the Miscellaneous section, check or uncheck the box for "Show option prices in volatility…

To check the details of a product in TWS:

1. Right-click on a product's ticker row
2. Select Financial Instrument Info followed by Description. If you do not see these items, click on the arrow at the bottom of the menu to expand it and view all selections…

The Last price is reported with code "C" next to it when the price shown is the last available Close price for the product. Typically, this happens when the product is not currently trading…

To import a list of tickers into TWS:

1. Click on the File menu option followed by Import/Export and select Import Financial Instruments…

From the Option Chains you can adjust the number of strikes that is displayed from the drop down menu for strikes…

First, create your new watchlist with your desired symbols and call it TEST 1. Next, create a new layout from the Global Configuration page. To access Global Configuration in Classic TWS, click the Edit menu option followed by Global Configuration. In Mosaic, click the File menu option followed by Global Configuration. …

Highlight the ticker with a left click of the mouse and then click the delete key on your keyboard to remove a symbol…

In TWS you can add columns to your watchlist or Portfolio tabs pertaining to ETFs. There are several "NAV" columns that you can add that will provide information on an ETFs Net Asset Value calculated based on the prices of the ETFs underlying securities…