Columns like Mark, Mrk Chng, P/L Open, etc., appear in different areas of thinkorswim® and can now be personalized and saved as custom column sets. Here’s an example of a column set from Watchlists:
Using custom columns, you can create different groups of columns (called sets) and save them so they are available across the trading plaform.
Custom column sets are currently available in:
Using Custom Columns
- In the header above a column set, click the name(s) of the current set to open the menu.
- Click another column set's name to switch the display. The menu shows the default column sets at the top (in this case, Default Columns – Quotes) and custom column sets at the bottom (in this case, Custom Columns with 52 Week Data).
- Click Customize Column Sets… to open the column set window and edit or create column sets.
- Click Save Column Set As… to create a new set from your current columns.
- Hover over Delete and then click the name of a custom column set to permanently remove that set.
Custom column sets can also be created by clicking the settings icon " under the section header at the top. Then click Customize… to open the column set window and change the columns.
Creating Custom Columns
The column set window shows the displayed columns on the right and columns that can be added on the left. The columns on the right are the ones that make up a column set.
- To add a column select it on the left side and click AddŻ
- To remove a column select it on the right side and click źRemove
Saving Custom Columns
- Once the columns are selected for a new set, click Save As… to create that set. Clicking OK updates the columns in the current display but doesn’t create a custom set you can reuse.
- After clicking Save As… you can name your custom column set so it’s recognizable. By default, column set names include all columns in the set. You can delete this name and type in a new name like “Custom Columns with 52 Week Data”.