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

The market watch window on MetaTrader 4 is used to display an array of Gold quotes for gold. To access this display on the MT4 a trader should go to the view menu as shown below & select the Market Watch Window by Clicking on it. (The Ctrl+M is the short cut for accessing this window as shown below, by pressing this shortcut, you can enable market watch window without going to the 'view' menu)

Market Watch Window

Once one selects the xauusd market watch window, the following window will then appear showing a list of quotes available for trading.

As a trader you may also want to trade an instrument that is not listed on this list. For example on the above list only 5 trading instruments are portrayed. 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, choose 'Show All' button, this will then illustrate all the available pairs.

To Save Internet Bandwidth, (Especially if you are using mobile trader, or pay per MB inter-net)

To save band-width select a list of all the trading instruments you will be trading, for example, ten pairs, after choosing these, then select & click 'Hide All' button key, 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 & financial instruments, there no need to have all these 100 or 200 instruments streaming on your platform after all you need only about 10 real-time quotes or just a few financial instruments to trade. You can always 'Show All'>>> Select a new pair by opening a xauusd 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, Download MT4 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 MetaTrader 4 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 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 xauusd prices as a Pop Up Window within the MT4 Software.