Manage columns in Market Watch

PC Manage columns in Market Watch

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On MetaTrader4 (MT4) / MetaTrader5 (MT5), you can get additional information such as spread, low and high prices, and more in the "Symbols" tab of the Market Watch. While MT4 has only 3 types of information, MT5 allows you to choose from 46 types. Items not provided by the forex broker will not be displayed.

Here we'll take a look at how to change the items displayed on the Market Watch in MT4/MT5.

Switch between MT4/MT5 tabs to check the steps for each.

Step 1

Right-click in the "Symbols" tab of the Market Watch and three options will be shown: "Spread", "High/Low", and "Time". Items with "✓" are already in the Market Watch. If you click an item without "✓", it will appear in the Market Watch. If you click an item with "✓", it will be removed from the Market Watch.

Item name	Description
Spread	The gap between the current ask and bid prices in points.
High/Low	The high and low bid prices for the current day.
Time	The time when the price was last updated.

46 types of information on MT5

On MT5, you can choose from 46 items such as "Initial margin", "Maintenance margin", "Turnover", "Volatility", etc., besides "Spread", "High/Low". and "Time".

Step 2

Items with "✓" will appear in the Market Watch.

Market Watch with Spread, High/Low, and Time

Step 1

Right-click in the "Symbols" tab of the Market Watch and select "Columns".

Item name	Description
Last	The last price at which the last trade occurred.
High/Low	The high and low bid prices for the current day.
Volume	The volume of the last trade.
Spread	The gap between the current ask and bid prices in points.
Time	The time when the price was last updated.
Daily Change	Change from the previous day's close price.
Source	Liquidity provider.
Tick Size	The smallest size for the price movement.
Tick Value	The currency amount of the smallest size for the price movement.
Face Value	Minimum trade amount of the bond.
Accrued Interest	The interest on the coupon calculated from the number of days since the issue date or since the previous coupon payment.
Initial margin	The margin required to hold a position.
Maintenance margin	The margin required to maintain a position aside from the initial margin.
Initial Buy margin	The margin required to hold a long position.
Initial Sell margin	The margin required to hold a short position.
Lower Limit	The lowest price for futures.
Upper Limit	The highest price for futures.
Settlement Price	The clearing price used to calculate margins and profit/loss in futures/options trading.
Bid High	The highest bid price for the current day.
Bid Low	The lowest bid price for the current day.
Ask High	The highest ask price for the current day.
Ask Low	The lowest ask price for the current day.
Last High	The highest traded price for the current day.
Last Low	The lowest traded price for the current day.
Volume High	The highest traded volume for the current day.
Volume Low	The lowest traded volume for the current day.
Deals	The latest number of trades.
Deals Volume	The latest volume of trades.
Turnover	The turnover (traded volume).
Open Interest	The volume of positions held.
Buy Orders	The number of buy orders.
Buy Volume	The volume of buy orders.
Sell Orders	The number of sell orders.
Sell Volume	The volume of sell orders.
Open Price	The open price for the current day.
Close Price	The close price for the previous day.
Average Weighted Price	The weighted average of the price.
Volatility	The implied volatility (in percentage), the expected rate of change of the underlying asset price.
Theoretical Price	Theoretical price of an option calculated by Black-Scholes model.
Delta	Delta, a risk indicator for options, quantifies the change in option's price relative to the change in underlying asset price.
Theta	Theta, a risk indicator for options, quantifies the risk that time poses to option buyers.
Gamma	Gamma, a risk indicator for options, quantifies the change in Delta value relative to the change in underlying asset price.
Vega	Vega, a risk indicator for options, quantifies the change in option's price relative to the change in implied volatility.
Rho	Rho, a risk indicator for options, quantifies the change in option's price relative to the change in interest rates.
Omega	Omega, a risk indicator for options, quantifies the percentage change in option's price relative to the percent change in underlying asset price.
Sensitivity	The change in underlying asset price per one point change in option's price.