The ticker can be enabled in one of two places: by either selecting View from the main menu and clicking Ticker or accessing Ticker within Preferences and clicking Enable. To customize the ticker go to Edit > Preferences > Ticker from main menu. Here you can create a new list or select an existing Watch List to display in the ticker along with the scroll speed. The ticker will display in the status bar at the bottom of the application.

The skip order preview and skip order confirmation features may both be found in preferences. You can opt to skip previews and/or confirms when you place, cancel or replace an order. To modify your preferences for either skip order preview or skip order confirmation, go to Edit > Preferences > Trade > Preview & Confirmation, make your selections and then click Apply or Ok to save your settings. Top

First, you may want to view the Active Trader Pro Demo which will explain some of the powerful features of this trading platform. After viewing the demo, you'll need to download the Active Trader Pro software in order to get started. Be sure to review the Setup Guide (PDF), which provides information essential to downloading Active Trader Pro. Additional online education tools, including User Guides and Help, are provided within the Active Trader Pro application to assist you with questions.

There is a variety of reference material available in Active Trader Pro, such as the User Guide and Help function. The Trading Knowledge Center, accessible from ATP or at fidelity.com/tkc, also has a host of tutorials on products, strategies and trading mechanics. Finally, you are welcome to attend a variety of seminars available on topics such as Active Trader Pro, Advanced Technical Analysis, Basic Options Strategies, Searching for Stocks on Fidelity.com and more.

Where can I find more information on the formulas used to calculate charting's studies/indicators? Top

To access Preferences, either select Edit from the main menu and choose Preferences or use the Preferences button in the Function Toolbar. Now simply use the left hand components menu to navigate through all preference options such as General, Accounts, Trade, Watch List, etc. Be sure to click Apply to save your settings and click Ok when you're finished making changes. If you need to modify any of your settings, just return to Preferences make your changes and click Apply and Ok. Top

To do this, click on Fidelity.com from the Function Toolbar. Next, from Fidelity.com, select the Accounts and Trade tab and click on Portfolio. Now click the Name, Categorize or Hide Accounts link and then personalize your settings. Also be sure to check your display preferences in Active Trader Pro by going to Edit > Preferences > General and then choosing Account Name in the Account display section. Finally, click Apply and Ok to save your settings. Top

To access the Tick, enter the symbol .TIC.N for the NYSE and .TIC.O for the NASDAQ. To access the Trin, enter .STI.N for NYSE and .STI.O for the NASDAQ. The Tick is a short term indicator that measures the amount of stocks ticking up minus the amount of stocks ticking down. For example if the .TIC.N reads +400 then there are 400 more stocks ticking up then ticking down on the NYSE.

Yes, by clicking the Add Another Order button on the Trade Stocks & Options ticket you can add up to 50 additional orders that may then be placed one at a time or all at once. To place multiple orders simply check the box next to the order you would like to submit and then click the Preview or Place Selected Orders button. Top

Yes, by using the trade detail presets in preferences you can click Trade from most components and have the trade ticket filled in with all of the preset information for your trade. To enable trade detail presets, click Preferences > Trade and then choose which security type you would like to enable presets for. From here you can set your action, quantity, trade type, order type, time in force, based on, conditions and even the price you wish to trade based on the current quote.

Yes, within the order status component window, you may quickly find orders by account by using the account drop down function and select the account you wish to view. You may also use order status filters, accessible in the order status toolbar or via right-click, to show or hide Verified Canceled Orders, Partially Filled Orders, Filled Orders, and Open Orders. This makes it easy to quickly review the status of various orders within your account(s).

Active Trader Pro gives you access to the most recent conference calls by company, so you no longer need to sift through each day's conference calls to find the calls you are interested in hearing. One way to access company conference calls is to enter a symbol in the quote window then from the function toolbar select Research > Research on XXX > News > Conference Calls. A new browser will open displaying all conference calls on the security of your choice. Top

There are multiple ways to navigate the Active Trader Pro application. The obvious way to access functionality is via the main menu, Function Toolbar and Layout Toolbar, but you can also right click for short cut menus. For example, you can quickly find positions across accounts, set alerts, trade and more simply by right clicking on any symbol in your watch lists. To do this, simply place your cursor arrow anywhere in the row for a given symbol and click the right button on your mouse.

Windows XP Home Service Pack 2 , XP Professional Service Pack 2, or Vista (we recommend a minimum of 2 GB RAM for Vista)

To determine which version you're running, login to Active Trader Pro. Go to Help > About and you will see the version number. Top

If you have not heavily customized Active Trader Pro or you do not need access to more than 90 days of history, you can just download the current version of the software trading platform onto a new computer. All of your Fidelity account information, including watch lists, will download to your new computer. If you want to move your history or copy your preferences from your current computer, you will first need to launch Active Trader Pro on the old system. Then follow these steps:

In most cases you only need to add Option ''ZAxisMapping'' ''4 5'' to the InputDevice section of your XF86Config. If that does not do the trick, try this6link for more resources and instructions. You upgraded to XFree 4.3.0 or higher. Run fc-cache as root to (re)build the font cache, and things should be fine. I'd recommend getting the latest self-installing driver package from http://www.nvidia.com and read the official README thoroughly as most problems are handled in it.

No, as of April 1, 2007, you may no longer run Active Trader Pro on Windows 98, ME or NT. Please see the system requirements above for a recommended operating system to run Active Trader Pro. Top

Active Directory can record either sequential or circular logs, although sequential is the default and is preferred. Circular logs overwrite transactions at specific intervals, whereas sequential logs are never overwritten (but data in sequential log files whose transactions have been committed to the database are deleted during garbage collection intervals.) Sequential log files are not overwritten with new data. They grow until they reach a specified size.