Adding symbols quickly into IB TWS Watchlist

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by Splat, Feb 16, 2018.

  1. Splat

    Splat

    Hi All,
    Is there a quick internal or external way to add symbols quickly into an IB TWS Watchlist? I want to ideally be able to do something similar to a Tradestation quote window but some other easy method would be appreciated.
    Basically I want to add or remove one or more symbols based on what I see on my intraday scanner.
    Cheers,
    Splat
     
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  2. tommcginnis

    tommcginnis

    Jeez, man -- there's got to be a dozen different ways.
    But it's Friday night.

    Wait til Sunday night, wake up yer ol' TWS, and click around a bit.
    They'll all come out of the screen at you like they're moths and you're a lantern.

    Hey! This wine is pretty good! ;)
     
  3. Code:
    SYM,ADBE,SMART/ARCA
    Paste that into notepad. Save as a list.csv. Open in Excel or Openoffice. Copy column A and C down. Add your symbols to column B, delete any superfluous lines, import to your watchlist.

    Edit: and to answer your follow up question, it's data->transpose in Excel, or paste special->transpose in open office
     
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  4. Splat

    Splat

    Thanks. I am aware of typing a single symbol and importing a CSV file but wanted something faster and editable quickly.