Working with Streamster is easy. You just need to learn few basics and you are ready to go.
Creating a new alert
To create a new alert:
- Within the Alerts window, click New.
- Click Next, and then select the strategy to use with the newly created alert. Click Next.
- Select the conditions for the alert: double-click each parameter, enter the desired value for the parameter and click OK. Click Next when all necessary parameters are set.
- Type in the name of the alert and select the alert priority. Click Next.
- Click Finish to create the alert.
Modifying alerts
To modify an alert:
- Within the Alerts window, click Subscriptions.
- Double-click the alert you wish to modify.
- Use the General and Strategy windows to modify the alert.
- Click OK.
- Click OK to confirm changes to any modified alerts.
Deleting alerts
To delete an alert:
- Within the Alerts window, click Subscriptions.
- Click the alert you wish to delete.
- Click the Remove button and confirm the removal.
- Click OK.
Managing market instrument subscriptions
Streamster allows you to monitor any number of market instruments at once and choose the information you wish to see for each of the market instruments.
Subscribing to market instruments
To subscribe to updates for a chosen market instrument:
- Click Subscriptions in a price window.
- Under Subscribe, click the text field and type in the desired market instrument name. You can also specify a part of a name: for example, typing ABC will display any market instruments with ABC in its name.
- Click Search.
- Within the Search Results box, double-click the name of any market instrument you wish to subscribe to. The name of the market instrument will appear under Active Subscriptions box.
- Click OK to confirm your subscriptions.
Removing market instrument subscriptions
To unsubscribe from updates for a market instrument:
- Click Subscriptions in a price window.
- Under Active Subscriptions, click the market instrument you wish to unsubscribe from, and click Remove.
- Click OK to confirm your subscriptions.
Selecting market update filters
Streamster allows you to select which columns you wish to see for market instruments you are subscribed to.
To choose columns to be displayed in a price window:
- Click Columns in a price window.
- Check or uncheck the box next to the column name. It is also possible to change the order in which columns are shown by using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
- Click OK.
Joining and leaving discussion groups
By default, you are subscribed to a number of discussion groups. However, you might want to leave or join specific groups depending on your interests.
To leave or join a discussion group:
- Click Groups in the Discussions window.
- Check or uncheck the box next to the group name, depending on whether you wand to join or leave the group.
- Click OK.
Selecting news categories
Streamster displays the incoming news stories in the News window depending on your selection of news categories of interest.
To narrow down a set of news categories you are interested in:
- Click Categories within the Latest News window.
- Check or uncheck the box next to the name of the desired news category.
- Click OK to confirm the selection.
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