TOS annoying symbol look up feature

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by qlai, Nov 8, 2019.

  1. qlai

    qlai

    Hello, when I enter symbol in TOS's Chart window I get the below symbol lookup pop up. It stays there for a couple of seconds unless I press enter. It's super annoying because I type faster than TOS can update the GUI so I get messed up :) Anyone knows a way to turn this off or circumvent this? I asked support they said no. If I click on symbol from watchlist I don't have this problem but my watchlist is small.

    Thanks

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  2. zdreg

    zdreg

    Short AMTD
    Making money is the best revenge.
     
  3. qlai

    qlai

    Actually, I think they may be doing much better now with zero commissions. I actually placed my first options trade in a long while.
     
  4. zdreg

    zdreg

    I agree.
     
  5. I'm not sure what the problem is? To call up a symbol I just type it in and press enter (ignoring the pop up). You can also drag and drop a symbol to the chart area from any watchlist you have open.
     
  6. qlai

    qlai

    I get alerts on stocks which are not on my regular watch list. Now I need to type the symbol into chart window which already has some symbol I'm watching. So first I need to erase the existing symbol and then type in new one. It first loads the chart and then pops up the symbol look up box. It takes a few seconds for the whole procedure. It's slowing me down, man :)
     
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