Finding Instruments

The Symbol Search Bar is the primary way to find and select instruments on the platform. It supports multiple identifier formats used across the trading industry.

Opening the search

• Click the search bar in the Symbol Search panel
• Press Ctrl+/ (or Cmd+/ on macOS) from anywhere in the platform

Searching by identifier

Type any of the following and the search bar will match instantly:

Format	Example	Description
Symbol	AAPL	Exchange ticker symbol
Company name	Apple	Full or partial company name
RIC	AAPL.OQ	Reuters Instrument Code
Bloomberg	AAPL US Equity	Bloomberg terminal identifier
ISIN	US0378331005	International Securities Identification Number
Sector	Technology	All instruments in a sector
Exchange	XNAS	All instruments on an exchange

Results appear as you type, showing the symbol, name, exchange, RIC, and live price.

Selecting an instrument

• Click a result or press Enter to select
• Arrow keys navigate the result list
• Escape clears the search

Selecting an instrument broadcasts it to all linked panels (market ladder, charts, order ticket).

Pasting a Bloomberg trade

You can paste a trade instruction directly into the search bar. The platform parses common Bloomberg-style formats:

BUY 5000 AAPL US Equity @ 185.50 TWAP
SELL 200 MSFT @ 420 LIMIT
BUY 10000 NVDA VWAP

When a trade is detected, a green preview bar appears showing the parsed fields. Click Apply to populate the order ticket with the symbol, side, and strategy.

Supported fields in trade paste

Field	Detection	Example
Side	BUY or SELL keyword	BUY
Quantity	Number followed by optional shares/lots	5000, 5,000 shares
Symbol	Any known symbol, BBG ticker, RIC, or ISIN	AAPL US Equity
Price	Number after @	@ 185.50
Strategy	Strategy name keyword	TWAP, VWAP, LIMIT