How can I configure the Traders' Dashboard?

Q: How can I configure the Traders' Dashboard?

To configure the Traders' Dashboard: On the Edit menu, select Global Configuration . In the left pane, click on Information Tools and then Trader Dashboard . Click the Add Account Data button, and scroll down the list. Double-click each Account field that you want to add to the dashboard. Each field you double-click is added to the Display Item list on the configuration pane. Click OK to close the Add box. Find out more about descriptions of fields in the Account Window in the TWS Users' Guide . To add a last price/price change field for an instrument, enter the underlying in the Symbol field and click Add Ticker , then define the parameters just as you do when you add market data to the trading page. The last price/price change displays in red to indicate downward movement and blue to indicate upward movement. Click OK . The Trader Dashboard is displayed at the top of your Classic TWS trading window, just above the quote monitors. Additional Information Find out more about configuring and using the Traders' Dashboard in the TWS Users' Guide .

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To configure the Traders' Dashboard:

On the Edit menu, select Global Configuration.
In the left pane, click on Information Tools and then Trader Dashboard.
Click the Add Account Data button, and scroll down the list. Double-click each Account field that you want to add to the dashboard. Each field you double-click is added to the Display Item list on the configuration pane. Click OK to close the Add box.
- Find out more about descriptions of fields in the Account Window in the TWS Users' Guide.
To add a last price/price change field for an instrument, enter the underlying in the Symbol field and click Add Ticker, then define the parameters just as you do when you add market data to the trading page. The last price/price change displays in red to indicate downward movement and blue to indicate upward movement.
Click OK. The Trader Dashboard is displayed at the top of your Classic TWS trading window, just above the quote monitors.

Additional Information

Find out more about configuring and using the Traders' Dashboard in the TWS Users' Guide.