Custom Watchlist Column with Notes


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On TOS is there a way to add a free form custom watchlist column which can be used to add notes against an instrument which shows up in the watchlist. The Notes column allows to add notes but one has to click on each note to look at what was written. I like Tradestation Radar Screens custom note column which is more useful. Would love to replicate the same in TOS.

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Asked on April 14, 2020 11:11 am
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There is a built-in column named "Notes". Add that to any watchlist and it is tied to the thinkLog screen on Thinkorswim Whatever notes you add to the thinkLog will be viewable in the watchlist column by clicking the notes icon. If no icon is present in that column there are no notes for that ticker symbol. Screenshot below shows all of these elements together so you can see how the notes are stored and retrieved.

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Answered on April 14, 2020 2:13 pm
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Thanks. This is probably an enhancement request towards TOS/TDAmeritrade but if the custom Watchlist column can have some code which can allow for free text entry upto 15 characters visible at all times on the cell without having to click an icon to get to the notes detail then it would be extremely useful while scanning via watchlists.
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You are correct in that what you have described will need to be submitted to TDA support as a feature request. There is no way to do this given the existing tools.
( at April 14, 2020 2:38 pm)