Platform MetaTrader 4 Market-Watch Window for Adding MT4 Symbols on MT4

The market-watch window on MT4 is used to display an array of Gold quotes for gold. To access this display on the MT4 a gold trader should go to view menu as shown below and select the Market-Watch Panel by Clicking on it. (The Ctrl+M is the short cut for accessing this window as illustrated below, by pressing this short cut, you can open market-watch window without going to 'view' menu)

MarketWatch Window

Once a trader chooses the market-watch window panel, the following window will then appear showing a list of quotes available for trading.

As a trader you might also want to trade an instrument that is not listed on this list. For example, on the above listing only 5 trading instruments are displayed. To get the other symbols that are not listed, you can right click inside this market watch window as shown below & the following pop-up window will appear.

To explain list of other symbols, select 'Show All' button, this will then illustrate all the available pairs.

To Save Internet Band-width, (Especially if you're using mobile trader, or pay per MB internet)

To save band-width select a list of all the instruments you will be trading, for example, ten pairs, after choosing these, then select and click 'Hide All' button, this will hide all the pairs that you don't require to trade & will save you a great deal of internet bandwidth.

Even if you do not want to save band-width, you can select the option to 'Hide All', this will save computer processor resources & RAM, especially for brokers who provide hundreds of MT4 symbols & trading instruments, there is no need to have these 100 or 200 instruments streaming on your platform after all you need only about 10 real-time quotes or just a couple of financial instruments to trade. You can always 'Show All'>>> Choose a new pair by opening a chart, >>> Then hide all, your newly chosen ones will be added on this minimized list.

Other Market Watch Options

Shown Below is an explanation of each market-watch window panel, Download MetaTrader 4 and click the buttons below to get an illustration of the explanations made below.

Symbols Options - Symbols option can be used to also add or hide MT4 symbol. You can download MT4 and click symbols to see how you can add or remove trading financial instruments using this option.

Sets - A set of grouped trading instruments

High/Low - Displays the high & low of the day just next to the quote

Time - Displays the current time of day next to the quote

Auto Arrange - Automatically arrange according to the chosen order

Grid - Add or Remove Grid on the Price Quotes

Popup Prices - Show prices as a Pop Up Window within the MT4 Software.

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Platform MetaTrader 4 Market-Watch Window for Adding MT4 Symbols on MT4

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