The new features and miscellaneous enhancements outlined below were introduced in the 4.8 Version.

Product Enhancements for Version 4.8.7:
Release Date: April 6, 2001

• New in 4.8 Revision 7 (April 6, 2001)
• Technical indicator chart recalculation performance improvement
• Miscellaneous technical indicator enhancements
• Three Line Break/Point & Figure enhancements (more)
• eSignal (Data Manager) Level II fix
• TRUE and FALSE tokens added to RTL Language.
• New in 4.8 Revision 6 (March 23, 2001)
• New technical indicator-Correlation Coefficient
• Traditional chart crosshairs feedback improved
• Dragging reference lines to set hi/lo alarm levels
• Quote page/portfolio printing font preference added
• View/Edit (Time & Sales) windows sorting added
• Custom Profile memory leak fixed
• Repeating Quote Pages, popup menu fixed
• Toolbar Save/Save as using shift key
• Nasdaq Level II preference enhancements
• New Keyboard Shortcut - Cycling Through Window Groups
• New in 4.8 Revision 5 (March 8, 2001)
• Point & Figure box size data column added
• Multi-link when double-clicking in Quote Page
• Sorting Quote Pages on any column
• Sorting Portfolios with single click
• Bid/Ask Implied Volatility
• Portfolio Default format added
• New in 4.8 Revision 4 (February 9, 2001)
• New Technical Indicator: Indicator Weighted Average
• Stochastics smoothing type now user specified
• eSignal new Fundamental Data Columns now supported
• Daily Historical Data Downloading Bug Fix
• New in 4.8 Revision 3 (February 6, 2001)
• myTrack Market Pulse Reports Expanded
• User-specified "Web Info" Links
• Mouse Price Feedback Preference
• Automatic Charts When Alarms Trigger
• Next Layout, Previous Layout Commands, Shortcuts
• Auto-scrolling via the Scroll-bar
• Sorting QuotePages with Mouse Click
• Emailing QuotePages (more info)
• New in 4.8 Revision 1 (January 11, 2001)
• Naming V# Column Headings
• V# variables In Portfolios
• V# variables User Editing
• New in 4.8 (January 5, 2001)
• Simulated Trade Execution Via myTrade for Equities and Options
• Multiple Paintbars Indicators per Chart Pane
• New RTL Tokens: DAYHI, DAYLO, DAYOP, DAYVO
• Saving Quote Pages as Text Using a Schedule
• myTrack IntraDay Download Limit is 15 days
• InterQuote Now Quotes Canadian Stocks
• Mouse Price Position Feedback in Charts
• IF-THEN-ELSE Constructs Added to RTL Language
• Perpetual Futures Maintenance
• New Chart Viewing Feature
• What's New in Version 4.7 (November 3, 2000)
  

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• Point & Figure box size data column added
  A new editable data column called "Box Size" can be added to quote pages showing the user-specified box size to be used when the particular instrument is charted in a Point and Figure chart. If the box size of an instrument is zero, then the default box size specified in Setup: Preferences: Charts: Point & Figure is used. The RTL token BOX can be used to set the box size for any list of instruments by running a scan containing a SET command, e.g.:
  
  IF (CL < 30) THEN SET(BOX, .5) ELSE SET(BOX, 1.0)
  
  The instrument specific box size can also be revised individually for any instrument by editing the instrument's box size cell in any quote page.
• Multi-link when double-clicking in Quote Page
  Setup: Preferences: Charts: General now has a third option for the desired action when "double-clicking on ticker symbols in a quote page". The new action is to "multi-link" the instrument, i.e. insert the instrument into all unlocked charts (and other instrument specific windows) just as the "Multi-link" command does in the quote page popup menu.
• Sorting Quote Pages on any column
  All quote page columns are now sort columns. Sort the quote page on any column by using the sort buttons on the quote page toolbar or by clicking on the column title in the quote page. Clicking on the column title once will sort in one order, clicking again will sort in reverse order. Shift-clicking on a column title always shorts in ascending sequence, while ctrl-clicking (option-clicking on Macintosh) always sorts is descending sequence.
  
  In addition the quote page can now by automatically sorted on any column when it is opened by setting the sort preference in the Preferences for the quote page window. Further, the Chart Wizard can sort a target quote page by any column prior to producing it's arrays of charts windows. Formerly, all of these sorting actions were limited to selective "sort columns", the sort capabilities now apply to any and all columns in a quote page.
• Sorting Portfolios with single click
  Portfolio windows, like quote pages can now be sorted on any column by clicking once on any column title. The first click sorts in one sequence and another click sorts in reverse sequence. The shift or ctrl key can be used just as described above for quote pages (shift and option keys are used instead on the Macintosh platform).
• Bid/Ask Implied Volatility
  New data columns for Bid Implied Volatility and Ask Implied Volatility have been added. These two calculated data columns shows the Implied Volatility of an option based on either the bid or ask price instead of the last price of the option. The new data columns can be referenced in RTL using the tokens IVOLATB and IVOLATA for bid and ask implied volatility, respectively. The normal (last) implied volatility has the token IVOLAT in RTL.
• Portfolio Default format added
  When creating new portfolios, Investor/RT now looks for a portfolio format named "Portfolio Default" and, if present, this column format is used as the initial display format of the new portfolio. To create or modify the meaning of "Portfolio Default" format, use Setup: Preferences: Formats; be sure to set the "Portfolio Format" tab (not the quote page format tab) when defining this special format. If "Portfolio Default" format is not defined to Investor/RT, the software will use an internal default format.
• New Technical Indicator: Indicator Weighted Average
  Investor/RT has a flexible new technical indicator in its library of built-in studies called the "Indicator Weighted Average" or IWA. The IWA is simply a moving average that is weighted using another indicator. The weighting can be based on any of the built-in indicators in the Investor/RT library, or any user-defined custom indicators. The IWA gives the user control over the period, the price data to be weight-averaged (close, high, low, open, hi +lo/2, ohlc/4, etc.), and the indicator used to weight the data. When you choose a weighting indicator, you specify the preferences relevant to that indicator. The IWA makes it easy to create a volume weighted moving average (VWAP), for example. Using IWA, Investor/RT users can develop an unlimited array of weighted moving averages and use them in scans, charts, trading signals, and backtests. For more information, click here.
• Stochastics smoothing type now user specified
  The Stochastics technical indicator has been enhanced to allow the user to set the type of moving average to be used when calculating the FASTD and SLOWD lines. Prior to 4.8 Rev 4, Investor/RT used an exponential moving average. Users who employ Stochastics in scans, signal, and charts will have to access the settings for these stochastic indicators and specify "exponential" in order to retain the same calculations as 4.8 Rev 3 and earlier. Also, use Setup: Preferences: Charts: Technical Indicators: Stochastics to specify the preferred moving average type.

• eSignal new Fundamental Data Columns now supported
  Several new fundamental data items are now supported in the eSignal version of Investor/RT. The following items are now supported (listed by quote page column heading).....
   - 52WeekHighDate
   - 52WeekLowDate
   - CUSIP#
   - EPS Growth Rate 5 years (EPS Trend Growth Rate in eSignal)
   - Histor Rel PE Ratio (Historical Relative PE Ratio)
   - TickTrend (e.g. +--+ showing last 4 ticks)
   - TickCount SOES Size OA Support (meaning unknown at present)
   - OA Grade (meaning unknown at present)

• Daily Historical Data Downloading bug fix
  Users of eSignal, myTrack, and DTN.IQ attempting to download daily historical data were unable to download more than a few days of data. Investor/RT was incorrectly applying intra-day downloading day limits to the daily download process. This bug was eliminated in 4.8 Rev 4.
• myTrack Market Pulse Reports expanded
  The Market Pulse command in the myTrack menu now offers a variety of new market pulse reports. Some reports that formerly did not function properly do now. The reports can be requested for today's market, yesterday's market, or "after market". 
• User-specified "Web Info" links
  The instrument contextual popup menu has a WebInfo submenu for directing your web browser to a specific URL. Seven built-in web URLs for accessing ticker specific information are available. Now, there are three "custom" URLs that may be user specified. Setup: Preferences: Mail & Internet is the place where these user-specified URLs and an associated "name" are specified. The specified name appears in the Web Info Menu. If the URL you use accepts a ticker symbol, use *** within the URL address to designate where you wish Investor/RT to place the ticker symbol that you clicked-on when using the contextual menu. Here are some examples you may wish to add to your Web Info Menu:
  
  1. http://www.quicken.aol.com/investments/quotes/?symbol=***
  2. http://quote.fool.com/uberdata.asp?Symbols=***
  3. http://tscquote.thestreet.com/StockQuotes.jhtml?tkr=***
• Mouse price feedback preference
  The mouse price feedback feature is now an option that can be turned on or off for individual traditional charts. To turn on mouse feedback for a particular chart, access the preferences for the chart and check the "Mouse Feedback" checkbox (below the Viewing Period). When this option is on for a particular chart, the price value and time value of the current mouse position appears in the main toolbar message area as you move the mouse within the chart window. If the mouse feedback is off for a chart you can temporarily get this feedback by holding down the ctrl key (option key on Macintosh) while moving the mouse. Note that ctrl and shift both down calls for the crosshairs to be shown temporarily, while the ctrl key alone activates mouse price feedback temporarily. See item #7 above for more information on this feature.
  
  Note that Setup: Preferences: Charts: Traditional Charts is the place for specifying the default value for mouse feedback for newly created charts. This window can also be used to turn on or off the mouse feedback option for all of your saved charts. By default this option is OFF for all charts saved prior to the release of 4.8 Rev 3.
• Automatic charts when alarms trigger
  When an alarm occurs, there is now an option to open a user-specified chart window for the alarmed instrument. See Setup: Preferences: Alarms and check the box for "Open a chart..." in the section titled "When an Alarm Occurs". Notice that the chart specified can be any kind of chart window: traditional, point & figure, daybar, raw tick etc. The ticker causing the alarm will be inserted into the chart window. Note also that the chart will open on screen at the position the chart was in when it was saved rather than being centered in the screen. For example, you could create a chart named "Alarm Chart" and size and position it in one corner of your screen and save it. If "Alarm Chart" is then specified as the chart to open when alarms occur, the chart will always appear in it's corner position.
• Next Layout, Previous Layout commands, shortcuts
  Two commands have been added to the Windows menu to enable you the quickly advance forward or backward through all defined layouts. The "Next Layout" command and the "Prior Layout" command can also be invoked using keyboard shortcuts defined in Setup: Preferences: Keyboard Shortcuts.
• Auto-scrolling via the scroll-bar
  All spreadsheet-like windows or spreadsheet lists embedded within Investor/RT windows now feature "dynamic scrolling" as the user drags the "thumb" inside the scrollbar control. Quote pages, portfolios, time and sales, view/edit, quick quote windows and all "instrument selection lists" in Investor/RT now operate this way.
• Sorting QuotePages with mouse click
  Clicking (once) on a sort column in a quote page now sorts the quote page. Clicking a second time on the same column sorts the page in the opposite direction. Shift-click and ctrl-click (option-click for Macintosh) still perform ascending or descending sorts as before. A simple click toggles the sort between ascending and descending. Clicking on a non-sort column does nothing-a message will appear in the message area of the main toolbar telling you the column is not a sort column. 
  
  One side effect of the easier sort capability is that we have discontinued the "double-click" action for quote page columns. Double-clicking a column formerly adjusted the column's width. Now, it is necessary to right-click (control-click on Macintosh) on the column and choose "Resize Column" to perform a re-size.
• Emailing QuotePages  (more info)
  A new action called "Email Quote Page" has been added to the list of actions that can be performed by a schedule. When this action is added to a schedule, you pick the quote page and specify the email address to which the quote page should be sent. When the schedule is run, Investor/RT will temporarily open the designated quote page, send an email containing the text of the quote page in accordance with its saved column format, and then close the window. To use this feature, you must first setup Internet and Mail preferences with a valid reply address and a valid SMTP server address. Note that AOL cannot be specified as a SMTP server.
• Naming V# Column Headings
  A new facility has been added to Setup: Preferences to permit the user to provide column headings and numeric displays format preferences for each of the twenty V#n variables available in the RTL Language. Choose Setup: Preferences: User Variables. Pick a particular V# variable, enter a column heading and adjust the display format for that V# variable. Click Apply to save the changes and leave the window open for further changes or click OK to save the changes and close the window. It is recommended but not required that you include the V# variable's name as part of the column title. For example if you use V#9 as an exponential moving average then you could assign it a column heading of "V#9-Exp MA" or "Exp MA V9". This assures that you easily see which V# variable is used for each column.
• V# Variables In Portfolios
  V#n variables are now available for display as columns in portfolios as well as quote pages. To add a column to a portfolio, right-click (control-click if Mac) on any column heading and pick "Add New Column" from the popup menu. The twenty V# variables are all listed (under V) in the alphabetical list of available columns. The current column title, if assigned, will be shown in the list of columns as well. Note that at most 30 columns can be present in a portfolio (or quote page) so you may have to remove an unneeded column before you can add a new one.
• V# Variables User Editing
  When a V# user variable is present in either a quote page or portfolio, the numbers are editable. This enables you to use V# variables for user entered values, e.g. a hand-entered "target price". This opens up lots of new possibilities for scans that incorporate V# variables, reference lines based on V# variables, etc. Formerly, V# variables could take on a value only when the V# variable was the subject of a SET command in a scan.
• Simulated Trade Execution Via myTrade for Equities and Options
  myTrack users will soon gain the ability to execute trades for stocks and options directly from Investor/RT. In an effort to thoroughly test our trade execution software before enabling real trading, Investor/RT 4.8 supports simulated trading via myTrack. Click on the "Place a trade" icon in the main toolbar to access the trading window. Choose "myTrack Simulated Trading" as the broker and use the Accounts menu to create a simulated trading account. Once your account has been established you can begin placing buy and sell orders through the myTrack simulated trading (contest) broker. Simulated trading accounts are initialized with $200,000 of "play money". When real trading is enabled in the near future, the same trading window will be use to do actual trading through myTrade, the only difference will be the selection of a real trading account instead of a simulated trading account number.
  
  MyTrack users who wish to open trading accounts can do so at the myTrack web site. Note that the simulated trade execution feature is only available in the myTrack version of Investor/RT and is considered "beta test" at this stage even though version 4.8 is in general, a normal release. Trade execution solutions for users of other data services are under development at this time.
  
  Note that myTrack users will be routed to the new order desk window for myTrade when they choose "Place Trade" from any popup menu or when they click on the "Place Trade" icon on the main toolbar or portfolio toolbar. Formerly, these actions opened the Investor/RT Portfolio Order Desk window for entering positions into portfolios. To access the portfolio order desk window, hold down the shift key when choosing "Place Trade" or when clicking on the Place Trade icon on any toolbar.
• Multiple Paintbar Indicators Per Chart Pane
  Investor/RT 4.8 enables multiple instances of the "Paintbar" indicator within a single chart windowpane. If more than one paintbar indicator is assigned to a pane, the indicators are evaluated in the order the indicators are listed in the pane title. Any bar that is not painted by the first paintbar specification is eligible for painting by the second paintbar, and so on. This implies that each paintbar should only paint one condition, e.g. the TRUE condition, painting some bars and not others. If a paintbar indicator specifies that both true and false conditions should be painted, any other paintbars in the pane will have no effect since all bars will have already been painted.
• New RTL Tokens: DAYHI, DAYLO, DAYOP, DAYVO
  When running scans having DAILY periodicity, the tokens OP, HI, LO and VO provide the scan with the current open, high, low and volume of the trading session. When running intra-day scans, OP, HI, LO, and VO provide access to the open, high, low, and volume of the most recent intra-day bar, not the price value for the entire session. To make it more convenient to consider the session open, high, low, and volume within intra-day scans, we have added DAYOP, DAYHI, DAYLO, and DAYVO tokens to the RTL language. In effect these new tokens evaluate to whatever is shown in the quote page during intra-day trading hours. When writing scans that you may wish to run on both daily and intra-day periodicities at different times, it is recommended that you use DAYHI, DAYLO, DAYOP and DAYVO to refer to the entire session values rather than HI, LO, OP and VO. At present the new tokens work properly for real-time scans and custom indicators, not within trading signals used for backtesting purposes. Use the DAYxx tokens for backtesting signals is an area for future development.
• Saving Quote Pages As Text Using a Schedule
  The saving of all open quote pages as text files can now be automated using a schedule. The scheduled event will trigger the action "Database Function" and the selected function will be "Save Quote Pages as Text". This function is provided as a means of exporting current quotation data as text files periodically so that other programs can conveniently gain access to this data. The files are saved under a name incorporating the quote page name and are placed into the admin directory/folder.
• myTrack Intra-Day Download Limit is 15 Days
  myTrack has increased the intra-day historical downloading period to 15 days. Formerly the limit was five days. MyTrack users who wish to take advantage of longer term intra-day downloads are reminded to adjust the "viewing period" preferences of applicable charts from five days to fifteen days, otherwise the data in the chart will be clipped off after five days even though the data for longer periods is available for display.
• DTN.IQ Now Quotes Canadian Stocks
  A glitch in Investor/RT 4.7 prevented proper reception of real-time quotes for stocks trading on Toronto, Montreal, Alberta, and Vancouver stock exchanges. Canadian ticker symbols are suffixed with a lower case letter to indicate the exchange, e.g. XYZt would be the ticker for stock XYZ trading on the Toronto exchange. Investor/RT 4.8 for DTN.IQ will now properly receive quotes on Canadian issues suffixed with t, m, a, and v for Toronto, Montreal, Alberta, and Vancouver respectively.
• Mouse Price Position Feedback in Charts
  When a chart window is open, moving the mouse within the a chart pane causes the realized prices for open, high, low, close, etc. to be displayed in the window title. Sometimes it is desirable to point the mouse at a certain price level and obtain the price at the mouse pointer even when that price has not been realized by the underlying instrument or indicator(s) in the chart. This is now possible in Investor/RT 4.8. As the mouse pointer moves up and down within any pane, the actual price value at the tip of the mouse pointer is displayed dynamically in the main toolbar message area.
• IF-THEN-ELSE Constructs Added to RTL Language
  IF, THEN, and ELSE tokens have been added to RTL language to enable conditional evaluation of scans, signals and custom indicators. The basic format of an IF statement in RTL is as follows:
  
  IF (expression) THEN (expression) ELSE (expression)
  
  Or simply:
  
  IF (expression) THEN (expression) 
  
  For example, suppose who wished to set the highlight color of every instrument (in quote pages) to a special color based on whether the instrument is trading above or below some moving average. You can setup a schedule to run the following scan once a minute:
  
  IF (CL > MA) THEN SET(COLOR, COLOR_LTBLUE) ELSE SET(COLOR, COLOR_WHITE)
  
  Note that, at least for now, you cannot "nest" an if-then-else expression inside another one, but you can use compound if-then-else expressions connected with AND or OR, e.g.:
  
  IF (CL> MA) THEN (expression) ELSE (expression) AND IF (RSI > 80) THEN (expression) ELSE (expression).
• Perpetual Futures Maintenance
  Setup: Preferences: Instruments now has a new checkbox for specifying whether or not Investor/RT should automatically maintain the association of perpetual futures instruments with the most active underlying futures contract. In prior releases, this was an automatic function and there was no way to turn it off. The criteria Investor/RT uses to determine the appropriate contact to maintain the perpetual instrument is to pick the contract with the greatest open interest. Some futures traders have expressed a desire to exercise more control over when to change over the perpetual. By unchecking the checkbox, the responsibility of associating the desired futures contract with the "perpetual" instrument lies solely with the user. This is accomplished by editing the CUSIP data column of the desired contract so it contains the ticker of the perpetual instrument. For example, if you are tracking Swiss Franc futures (perpetual ticker SF*) and the contract you wish to associate with the perpetual instrument is SF1H, then set the CUSIP of SF1H to "SF*". The CUSIP data column is used for this purpose since futures contracts do not have CUSIP numbers. Add the data column CUSIP to your ".Futures" quote page so you can clearly see which of the current trading contacts is tied to the perpetual symbol. Note that only one contract should be associated with the perpetual, otherwise, the perpetual price will reflect the price of the contract listed last alphabetically for the future type in question.
• New Chart Viewing Feature
  The right and left arrow keyboard keys have a variety of uses when a chart window is the front window. Different meanings are assigned to the left and right arrow keys depending on which modifier keys are held down. The shift and ctrl keys (shift and option keys for Mac users) are the two modifier keys.
  
  If no modifier key is held down, the left and right arrow keys simply scroll the chart left or right in time.
  
  If the ctrl key (option key on Mac) is held down, the periodicity of the chart is changed.
  
  If the shift key is held down, the chart is replaced entirely with the NEXT (right arrow) or PRIOR (left arrow) traditional chart in the list of available saved charts.
  
  New in 4.8 is the ability to cycle through all of the saved charts in turn while retaining the same ticker in each chart. Most saved charts are saved with a different ticker symbols. When cycling through all of the charts in your list of saved charts using the shift-left-arrow or shift-right-arrow method, each chart typically appears with whatever ticker was saved with each chart. In 4.8 if you hold down both the shift and ctrl keys (shift and option keys on Mac), Investor/RT will cycle through the saved charts while retaining the same ticker as you move from chart to chart. The same rule applies when using the left and right arrow icons on the charting toolbar. If you hold down the shift key while using these toolbar buttons, Investor/RT will retain the same ticker symbol while moving left or right through the list of saved chart windows.
• Traditional chart crosshairs feedback improved
  As you move the crosshairs in a traditional chart, the current price level and date/time are now shown within the chart window.
• Dragging reference lines to set hi/lo alarm levels
  When a reference line indicator is present in a traditional chart pegged to either the High Alarm or Low Alarm value of the charted instrument, dragging the reference line within the chart window causes the new price value of the line to update the corresponding alarm level for the instrument. Dragging such a reference line also clears the previously triggered alarm, if any, so that monitoring for price penetration of the new alarm level takes place on the next trade.
• Quote page/portfolio printing font preference added
  Setup: Preferences: Quote Page has a new preference setting for "Printing Font and Size". This setting is global. It specifies the font and size to be used whenever portfolios or quote pages are printed.
• View/Edit (Time & Sales) windows sorting added
  Any column in a view/edit or time and sales window can be used to sort the rows of data by simply clicking on the column title. Each click in a column reverses the sort from ascending to descending, just as they do in quote pages and portfolio windows. This sorting feature can be a valuable aid in finding "bad ticks" in t time and sales windows-just click on the Last column and the abnormal tick will sort up to the top where it can be deleted. After sorting, the view/edit can be put back in normal time sequence by clicking on the Date/Time column title.
• Custom Profile memory leak fixed
  When a Custom Profile window was setup to use a custom indicator to produce the profile, Investor/RT was leaking memory. If the Custom Profile was set to recalculate frequently this could result in substantial memory loss. This bug has been fixed in 4.8.6.
• Repeating Quote Pages, popup menu fixed
  When a quote page is in "repeating" format (multiple symbols per row), the popup menu obtained by right-clicking on a ticker symbol was incorrectly using the leftmost ticker in the row, rather than the actual ticker right-clicked upon. This bug is fixed in 4.8 Rev 6.
• Toolbar Save/Save as using shift key
  Various toolbars (charts, quote pages) having a Save button can now be used to perform a "Save as" by holding down the shift key while pressing the Save button. This works the same as the "Save" button in the Scan setup window. A dialog box appears prompting for a new name for the item to be saved.
• Nasdaq Level II preference enhancements
  Level II windows can now be presented in any font and size. Right-click in any Level II window to access the preferences or choose Setup: Preferences: NASD Level II. A "highlight market maker column" preference setting controls the appearance of the market maker column in the Level II display. When checked the market makers appear in gray with a raised 3D effect (the former default appearance). When un-checked, the market makers appear color-coded just like their corresponding bids or asks are colored. Investor/RT now remembers the window size and column spacing for Level II windows. Window size and column spacing are global options. If you change any level II window's size or spacing and close the window, those settings become the default for any new level II windows opened in the future. By adjusting the font/size, revising the column widths, and resizing the window smaller, Level II windows can now be viewed in a much smaller screen space than in earlier versions of Investor/RT.
• New Keyboard Shortcut - Cycling Through Window Groups
  Investor/RT now allows the user to group certain windows (charts, quote pages, portfolios) and then use a single shortcut key to cycle through the open windows in that group. Let's say, for instance, that you have two groups of 6 charts. In each group, you stack the windows right on top of one another. And you want to be able to cycle through each group of charts independently of any other windows that may be open. You can now do this with a shortcut key. The windows are grouped based on their names. You can choose to define "groups" of charts by naming them so the use a common prefix or suffix in their names. For example you could create a group of custom profile windows (charts) naming each one with a name that begins with "CP_" (CP_Chart1, CH_Chart2, etc.). Go to "Setup Preferences: Keyboard Shortcuts", and choose say, "F4". Now, for your Action, choose "Next Window: Named Group". Below, you will be presented with the choice of whether you want to match the first or last characters, along with how many characters you want to match. A common choice might be the first 3 characters. Now, windows can be grouped by simply naming them with the same first three characters. We'll now rename all the charts in one our first group of charts to all start with "AB_" and we'll rename all the charts in our second group to start with "YZ_". You can rename charts easily using the "Delete/Rename" button in the main toolbar. Now, you can simply click on one of the charts in a group and start hitting the "F4" key. It will cycle through only the charts in your named group. Investor/RT simply notes the prefix of the front-most chart and locates the next open chart that begins with the same 3 characters in this example. Similarly, you can click on the front chart in your second group of chart, and hit "F4" to cycle through only the second group. You may now create as many groups as you like, starting with the same 3 characters. You may also choose to create a second shortcut key that may match by the last 3 letters in the name in order to create a secondary grouping scheme. You may also group charts, quote pages, and portfolios together, a long as they have the same common naming convention specified in the shortcut settings.
• New technical indicator-Correlation Coefficient
  The Correlation Coefficient is a versatile pattern matching technical indicator. For more information, click here.
• Technical indicator chart recalculation performance improvement
  Investor/RT Version 4.8.7 introduces a user preference for technical indicators within chart window that controls the frequency of recalculation of each indicator as new trades (ticks) arrive. Prior to this release Investor/RT recalculates indicators on every new tick. Four recalculation options are now available:
  
  1. Recalculate on every price change (i.e. only when last price changes).
  2. Recalculate every N ticks. Where N is any whole number.
  3. Recalculate every N seconds.
  4. Recalculate every N minutes.
  
  By default, new charts and all charts saved prior to 4.8.7 are initially set to recalculate on very price change. To fine tune a chart you can adjust the setting for each indicator by editing the indicator and setting the preferred calculation frequency. Save the chart after making changes if you want this new setting to become permanent when the chart is opened again. When you edit a technical indicator setup in a chart (right click on the indicator), Investor/RT now shows you how many time the indicator has been calculated and the time of the last recalculation.
  
  If the periodicity of a chart is tick-by-tick, this option does not apply. All indicators are recalculated tick-by-tick as new ticks are added to the tick charts. If the periodicity of a chart is N-minutes, then all indicators will always be recalculated every N-minutes when the current bar is completed and a new bar is started. The new recalculation options affect the frequency of recalculation within the N-minute period before the bar is complete.
• Miscellaneous technical indicator enhancements
  Bollinger Bands now have a preference setting for the moving average type. Formerly simple moving average was always used. A color preference was added so that the moving average line can be a different color than the bands if you like. The Pivot Point study was improved to allow the pivot point to be calculated using (HI + LO + CL )/4 or (HI + LO + CL)/3 or (HI + LO)/2. Formerly (HI + LO + CL)/3 was always used. Further pivot point enhancement work is under weigh for our next update.
• Three Line Break/Point & Figure enhancements (more)
  The Three Line Break and Point and Figure Charts have been enhanced to accommodate two new viewing period settings based on the recommendation of Dr. Russell A. Lockhart. These viewing periods are entitled "Fresh Start" and "Carry Over" and apply only to Intraday periodicities. Fresh Start uses the opening prices as the first price processed, and then processes the closing price of each bar thereafter. Carry Over uses the closing price of the last bar of the previous day as the first price processed, and then processes the closing price of each bar thereafter.
• eSignal (Data Manager) Level II fix
  Level II bid/ask prices and some level I prices are now being sent by DBC using new transmission formats. This change was related to "decimalization" and required changes in Investor/RT to properly receive Level II prices for some issues
• TRUE and FALSE tokens added to RTL Language
  TRUE and FALSE can now be used in the RTL language. These are simply numeric constants for 1 and 0 respectively.