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Message Log

Investor/RT keeps an internal log (a text file) of all ongoing activity. The size of this log file is a user preference (File > Preferences > Message Log). The log is purged of older messages from time to time. Investor/RT can view the message log at any time. When the message log window is open, new messages that arrive are logged and appear dynamically at the bottom of the window. The message log window can be summoned using the keyboard shortcut Alt+M (M as in Message Log). When the message log window is in view, pressing Alt+M again will dismiss the window.

How To Delete Symbols

In general it is good to do periodic housekeeping to delete ticker symbols that you are no longer trading/tracking, or any invalid symbols you may have setup. There are a number of ways to delete individual symbols or a group of symbols in Investor/RT:

Using the Help Menu in Investor/RT

Investor/RT 14 offers an expanded Help menu to provide you with convenient access to Linn Software product support content, forums, the support ticketing system, and your Linn Software account information.

Help Menu

Interactive Brokers Symbol Guide

Interactive Brokers Symbols

IB requires that the exchange, currency, underlying and expiration date for futures be specified precisely. For other symbols not listed here, use the Symbol Lookup feature within Trader Workstation.
In the table below, the letters M and Y following the base symbol represent the Month Code and Year (1 digit). For example, ES for March 2022 would be ESH2. Months January...December have month codes FGHJKMNQUVXZ respectively.

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