The Active Symbol is the ticker of the chart you are currently viewing. If the active symbol is also a member of the active WatchList, a blue arrow will be pointing at its ticker symbol in the WatchList. In the upper left section of the chart you can see your active symbol, its name and the industry it belongs to. Just about everything on the TeleChart screen is giving you information about your active symbol. The chart reflects the price history of your active symbol and the notes are about your active symbol. It is a great way to focus on one ticker symbol. Other features and characteristics of the active symbol are discussed below.
There are several ways to change your active symbol. Pressing the space bar will make the next ticker symbol in the WatchList the active symbol. Pressing the CTRL key while you press your space bar will take you back up through your WatchList. Clicking on a different symbol will also change your active symbol. The easiest way to change the active symbol to a symbol that you don't currently see is to Jump. You can Jump to any symbol at anytime by pressing the letter "J" on the keyboard or by clicking the Jump button on the screen.
Type the symbol you want to jump to or click Company Name Search to find the symbol. To jump to a new symbol and have it plotted in a separate window select the "Plot in New Chart Window" option.
You can easily see which Personal WatchLists the active symbol is a member of by pressing the CTRL key on your keyboard while you press the letter "M" for memberships. This will give you the Memberships box. You can also add your active symbol to or remove it from a personal WatchList by clicking the box next to the WatchList name.
