Executive Quote window Overview

You can use the Executive Quote window to view information about a security such as the:

TIP: You can also view Level 1 information at the top of the Market Maker and Market Depth windows by using the Level 1 panel.

The following table contains a description of each field on the Executive Quote window panel:

Field Name	Description
Default Fields
Ask	Indicates the current Ask price for the security.
Bid	Indicates the current Bid price for the security.
Bid Tick	Indicates whether the latest bid price is higher, lower, or the same as the previous bid.
Chg. Close	Indicates the amount of change between the current price and the previous close price.
Empty Cell	This cell is used to place empty spaces in the Level 1 layout.
High	Indicates the highest price the security reached today.
High 52	Indicates the highest price the stock has reached in the last 52 weeks.
Last Price	Indicates the current price of the security.
Low	Indicates the lowest price the security fell to today.
Low 52	Indicates the lowest price the stock has dropped to in the last 52 weeks.
Open	Indicates the price the security opened with today.
Prev Close	Indicates the price the security closed the previous market session.
Qty. Override	This field indicates the default quantity override value in use. If there is no override value in use, this field will appear empty.
Trade Exchange	Indicates the exchange used for the last trade.
Trade Time	Indicates the time the last trade occurred.
Tot. Volume	Indicates the accumulated trade volume of the security today.
Available Fields
Ask Exch	The Exchange placing the current Ask.
Ask Size	The number of shares offered by a broker or dealer at the ask price.
Ask Time	The time the ask was placed
Avg Vol	The Average Daily Volume is the average number of shares traded over the last 100 trading days. This value is useful for judging how liquid a stock is (thinly traded issues are riskier) and whether any one day's volume marks a sharp departure from circumstances that could be relevant to shareholders.
Bid Exch	The Exchange placing the current Bid.
Bid Size	The number of shares offered at the bid price.
Bid Time	The time at which the bid was placed.
Bid/Ask	The bid and ask prices displayed in one column (bid x ask).
Bid/Ask Size	The bid and ask sizes displayed in one column (bid size x ask size).
Bid/Ask Spread	The difference between the bid and ask prices.
Chg. Close %	The percent change in price for a security from the closing price the previous market day.
Chg. Last	Change from Last. The difference between the current price and the previous price.
Chg. Open	Change from Open. The difference between the current price and the opening price.
Chg. Open %	The percent change in price for a security from the opening price.
Chg. Over	The change in price for a security from the open
Chg. Over %	The change over expressed as a percentage
Dir. Last	Indicates whether the current price is higher () or lower () than the price of the most recent trade of the security.
Div	Dividend. A cash payment, using profits, announced by a company's board of directors and distributed among stockholders. Dividends may be in the form of cash, stock, or property. All dividends must be declared by the board of directors.
EPS	Earnings Per Share. Indicates the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. Most companies use a weighted average number of shares outstanding over the reporting term. EPS = (Net Income - Dividends on Preferred Stock) / Average Outstanding Shares
Empty Cell	This cell is used to place empty spaces in the Level 1 layout.
Imbalance	Indicates the amount of imbalance with the selected symbol. Imbalances occur when too many of one type of order, either buy or sell, has been received for a particular stock.
Market Cap	Market Capitalization. The total dollar value of all outstanding shares. Market Cap = Total number of shares * Current Market Price
No. Trades	Indicates the accumulated number of trades for the security today.
P/E Ratio	A valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings. P/E Ratio = Market Value per Share / Earnings per Share (EPS)
Shrs Outstanding	The number of shares that are currently owned by investors. This includes restricted shares (shares owned by the company's officers and insiders) and shares held by the public. Shares that the company has repurchased are not considered outstanding stock.
Symbol	The currently displayed symbol
Today's Close	Indicates today's closing price for the selected security.
Trade Size	Indicates the size of the last trade.
Yield %	The rate of return on an investment.