QCharts - Quote Sheet Field Definitions – eSignal Knowledge Base

QCharts - Quote Sheet Field Definitions

Data Types or Field Headers that are Available in a Quote Sheet and a SingleQuote Window.
All available field headings for a quote sheet, or a singlequote window are listed below. If you are unable to find one of these fields in the drop down, you may not be on the latest version of our application.

Not all fields apply to all data types

Field Name	Description	Update Frequency
# of Shares	Number of shares or contracts in the position
% in Range	Indicates where the current price is relative to the day's high (100%) and low (0%)
% in Yearly Range	Where the current price is relative to 365-day high (100%) and low (0%)
1 Year High	Highest price traded at over the last full year
1 Year Low	Lowest price traded at over the last full year
12Mo % Price Return	Percent difference between last night's close and the close 52 week's ago. [(Current Price - 52 Week Ago Price) / 52 Week Ago Price] * 100	Daily
12Mo %Tot Return	Percent difference between last night's close and the close 52 week's ago, plus any dividends received.[(Current Price - 52 Week Ago Price + Cash Dividends) / 52 Week Ago Price] * 100	Daily
12Mo Begin Pr	The closing price 52 weeks ago.	Daily
12Mo Div Paid	All dividends paid in the last 52 weeks.	Daily
Ask Exchange	Exchange that most recent Ask Price was quoted from	RT
Ask Price	Current best Ask	RT
Ask Size	Size in lots of best Ask (multiple of 100, i.e. 32 = 3,200)	RT
Asset Turnover	Asset Turnover is calculated as the Total Revenues divided by the Average Total Assets, where, Average Total Assets = Total Assets for the most recent fiscal period + Total Assets for the preceding fiscal period.	Daily
AvgHL	This number is the average price of the high and the low of a given stock. This figure is calculated as High(H)+Low(L) / 2
AvgHLC	This number is the average price of the high, low, and close of a given stock. This figure is calculated as High(H)+Low(L)+Close(C) / 3
AvgOHLC	This number is the average price of the open, high, low, and close. This figure is calculated as Open(O)+High(H)+Low(L)+Close(C) / 4
AvgOC	This number is the average price of the open and close. This figure is calculated as Open(O)+Close(C) / 2
Average Trade Size	This figure is calculated by the total volume divided by the tick volume. This is also represented as Total Volume / Tick Volume.
Average Volume	Calculated based on last 20 trading days
BAsk	If there is a better offer on another exchange it will show up here. This is the best "marketable" selling price although not necessarily the last one received.
BAsk Exg	Exchange on which the best ask was quoted
BAsk Size	Size of the current Best Ask
BAsk Tick	This field will display the difference, + or -, of price changes in the best ask. This field will only be transmitted when the best ask is either increased or decreased from the current best ask
Basis	Price at which the position was entered
BBid	If there is a better price on another exchange it will show up here. This is the best "marketable" buy order, although not necessarily the last one received
BBidExg	Exchange on which the best bid was quoted
BBid Size	Size of the current Best Bid Quote
BBidTick	This field will display the difference, + or -, of price changes in the best bid. This field will only be transmitted when the best bid is either increased or decreased from the current best bid.
Beta	Measure of a company's common stock price volatility relative to the market
Bid Exchange	Exchange that most recent Bid Price was quoted from	RT
Bid Price	Current best Bid	RT
Bid Size	Size in lots of best Bid (multiple of 100, i.e. 32 = 3,200)	RT
Bid/Ask Spread	Current difference between best Ask and best Bid	RT
Book Value Per Share	The Book Value Per Share is defined as the Book Value in U.S. Dollars divided by the Shares Outstanding as of the end of that period.	Daily
Book Value, MRQ	Net value after liabilities have been subtracted from assets	Daily
Cash Flow / Share	This value is the trailing twelve month Cash Flow divided by the trailing twelve month Average Shares Outstanding. Cash Flow is defined as the sum of Income After Taxes minus Preferred Dividends and General Partner Distributions plus Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization.	Daily
Cash per Share	Cash and Cash Equivelents (MRQ) / Shares Outstanding
Category	Indicates what category an instrument falls under
Cleardown	Indicates if symbol's data should be removed
CloseTime	Indicates what time the instrument closes
Comment	Open text field for user comments - double click on cell to add or edit comments	RT
Commission	This is the trade commission charged by the brokerage firm. This is considered an expense and therefore factored into the total Profit/Loss column when entered into the Position Dialog box.
Contract High	Highest price a futures contract has traded over the life of the contract	Daily
Contract Low	Lowest price a futures contract has traded over the life of the contract	Daily
Contract Multiplier	While the Position Tracking feature is primarily geared towards equities, it can be configured to work with options and futures contracts. To change the position dialog box to calculate a futures contract, simply change the multiplier field to the number of items per contract. For example, a multiplier of 100 would be suitable for a stock option.
Cost	This is the total amount of funds needed to finance the trade. This can also be exhibited as price of the stock x total number of shares purchased + cost of commission
Currency	Currency for an equity price	RT
CurrDay	Current Trading Day
Current Ratio	The ratio of Total Current Assets for the most recent quarter divided by Total Current Liabilities for the same period	Daily
Current Ratio, Year End	Total current assets divided by the total current liabilities for the last fiscal year	Daily
Day Value	The value of all shares traded today; the sum of all trades price times its volume	Not available in 6.1
Delay (minutes)	Helpful for customers getting delayed Futures since the minimum delay times vary by Exchange	RT
Dividend	Most recent Dividend price on a per share basis	Daily
Dividend Growth Rate, 1 year	The speed in which the dividend is growing over the last year	Daily
Dividend Yield	Percentage of price that most recent Dividend represents	Daily
Div, Announced Date	Date the dividend was announced. Click here for more.	Daily
Div, Prev XDate	Date the dividend went ex-dividend. Click here for more.	Daily
Indicated Annual Dividend	The total of the expected dividend payments over the last twelve months. Click here for more.	Daily
Div, Pay Date	Date the dividend was/will be paid. Click here for more.	Daily
Div, Previous Ex-Date
Div, Rec Date	Date the dividend was announced	Daily
E/S Growth Rate	Compound annual growth rate of Earnings Per Share Excluding Extraordinary Items and Discontinued Operations.
Earnings Per Share	Total Earnings most recently reported divided by Outstanding Shares. Calculated daily.	Daily
EPS Growth Rate, 1 year	The speed in which earnings per share is growing over the last year	Daily
EPS Growth Rate, 3 year	The speed in which earnings per share is growing over the last three years	Daily
EPS Growth Rate, 5 year	The speed in which earnings per share is growing over the last five years	Daily
Exchange	Primary Exchange that instrument is traded on	RT
Float	Total number of shares publicly available for trading. Float may change intra-weekly.	Weekly
Financials Date	Date the last Financial records were released
Gap	Price difference between yesterday's closing price and today's open.
GapPct	Percentage difference between yesterday's closing price and today's open.
GapUnFld%	The part of the opening gap that has not been filled yet, expressed as %
GIDX-Gagnon Index	An indicator used to measure the strength of a market trend at any given time during market hours. Calculation: ( ( \|Open - High\| / Open) - ( \|Open - Low\| / Open) )* 100
GKOD-Gagnon Key of Day	A simple combination of the Gagnon Index (GIDX) and the Key of the Day Index (KOD). Calculation: GIDX + KOD
High	Highest Price of the current trading day	RT
Hotllist Rank	Indicates where a stock ranks in the hotlist
Hotlist Value	Corresponds with the value of the hotlist category
Index	The row number in the quote sheet.
Industry	Displays industry group for selected symbol	Daily
IsOpen	Indicates if a instrument is open
InPreMkt	Indicates if a instrument is in Premarket
Insider Owned %	The percent of public shares that are owned by insiders	Daily
Institutional Owned %	The percent of public shares that are owned by institutions	Daily
KOD-Key of Day	An indicator used to measure the strength of a market trend at any given time during market hours. Calculation: Last - (Open + High + Low) / 3
Last Trade Price	Most recent trade price during a Regular Trading Session	RT
Last/ExtHrs	Last traded price during any session including pre and post market activity	RT
Low	Lowest Price of the current trading day	RT
LT debt/cap	Long-term debt divided by the total invested capital	Daily
LT Debt/Equity	The relationship between long-term capital contributions of creditors as related to that contributed by owners (investors), fiscal year end	Daily
Market Capitalization	Total value of Outstanding Shares based on the current Last Trade Price	Daily
Month Prev Close	The price as of the last workday of the previous month	Daily
Mov Avg 150	The average trade price over the most recent 150 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded	Daily
Mov Avg 200	The average trade price over the most recent 200 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded	Daily
Mov Avg 50	The average trade price over the most recent 50 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded	Daily
MTD Div Paid	The MTD dividend will be the sum of the cash dividends which have gone ex in the current month.	Daily
MTD % Price Return Adj	[(Current Price - End of Month ) / End of Month Price] * 100	Daily
MTD % Total Return Adj	[(Current Price - End of Month Price + Cash Dividends) / End of Month Price] * 100	Daily
Net	Price difference between the Last price and Yesterday's closing price.
Net %	Percentage difference between yesterday's closing price and the current Last price.
Net Profit Margin %	Total net income divided by the total sales over the last trailing twelve months	Daily
Net Since Open	Price difference between the Last price and Today's Opening price
Net Since Open %	Percentage difference between Today's Opening price and the current Last price.
Open Interest	Number of futures or options contracts where there is a Bid or Offer outstanding	RT
Opening Price	First recorded price of the most recent Regular Trading Session	RT
OpenTime	Indicates what time the instrument opens
PE Ratio	Price Earnings ratio based on the most recent Trade Price and Earnings report. The Earnings figures are based on the last 12 months of available data (also known as TTM - Trailing 12 months). The PE ratio is calculated by dividing Stock price by Ernings per Share (EPS).	RT
PE Ratio, 5 Year High	Highest Price / Earnings Ratio in the last 5 years	Daily
PE Ratio, 5 Year Low	Lowest Price / Earnings Ratio in the last 5 years	Daily
P/E Ratio, Historical Relative	Historical Price / Earnings Ratio relative to the S&P 500	Daily
Pos Date	Date on which the position was entered
Price / Book Value	The price of the stock divided by the book value per share of the company	Daily
Price / Book	Current Price divided by the Book Value Per Share, last fiscal year	Daily
Price Type	Internal Software Format Code
Profit / Loss	Current net profit or loss on the position
P/L %	The P/L% is the percentage of risk capital that is gained or lost from a given transaction
P/L Today	This field exhibits the total dollar volatility that a position has experienced during the trading session
QTD Div Paid	The sum of the cash dividends which have gone ex in the current quarter.	Daily
QTD % Price Return Adj	[(Current Price - End of Quarter Price) / End of Quarter Price] * 100
QTD % Total Return Adj	[(Current Price - End of Quarter Price + Cash Dividends) / End of Quarter Price] * 100
Range	Price difference between today's high and low.
Range % Yest	Range as a percent of yesterday's close. Gives a price-independent measure of volatility. Can be used to find volatile stocks in a quote sheet.
Return on Assets	The Return on Assets is the Income After Taxes divided by Average Total Assets and is expressed as a percentage.
Return On Equity	This is the total Net Income divided by the total Shareholder's Equity
Revenue Growth Rate	The Revenue Growth Rate is the compound annual growth rate of Revenue Per Share.
Revenue Growth Rate, 1 year	The speed in which revenue income is growing over the last year	Daily
Revenue Growth Rate, 3 year	The speed in which revenue income is growing over the last three years	Daily
Risk ($)	The amount of money at risk between the Last Price and the Stop amount entered into the Position Entry dialog box
Risk (%)	The is the percentage of capital risked between the Last Price and the stop price entered into the Position Entry dialog box
Risk (Points)	The point difference between the Last Price and the Stop amount entered into the Position Entry dialog box
Sales per Share	Total sales over the last trailing twelve months divided by the shares outstanding	Daily
Sector	Displays sector group for selected symbol	Daily
Settlement Price	Previous session's closing price (Futures data only)	Daily
Shares Outstanding	Total number of shares available to trade. Calculated on a daily basis.	Daily
Short Int Mo % Chg	Compares short interest from two months. If the latest reported short interest is midmonth, it will be compared to the previous midmonth short interest. If the latest reported short interest is end-of-month, it will be compared to the previous end-of-month short interest. The month short interest percent is a percentage.	Daily
Short Int Mo Chg	Compares short interest from two months. If the latest reported short interest is midmonth, it will be compared to the previous midmonth short interest. If the latest reported short interest is end-of-month, it will be compared to the previous end-of-month short interest. The month short interest change is an absolute value	Daily
Short Int Ratio	Latest reported short interest divided by the shares outstanding	Daily
Short Int YTD % Chg	The percent change between latest reported short interest and the last short interest reported the previous year.	Daily
Short Int YTD Chg	The YTD short interest change is the absolute change between the latest reported short interest and the last short interest reported the previous year.	Daily
Short Interest ,Current Month	Latest exchange reported short interest (mid-monthly periocidity)	Daily
Short Interest, Previous Month	The total amount of shares sold short in the previous month (in millions.)	Daily
SizeBid x Ask	The Bid / Ask field is used primarily to display large blocks of shares that are up to be bought and sold. For example, when there are 500 shares of a stock on the bid and 1200 shares of stock on the ask, then the displayed format will read 5 x 12.
Stop	This field is incorporated into the Position Entry Dialog box. This is the stop point at which clients may wish to make a decision about the current position. This field is point based, not percentage based
Symbol	Displays the underlying equity for a specific option.
Yest	Closing price of the previous Regular Trading Session	Daily
Tick	Displays a string of 16 characters showing the direction of the last 16 trades (recent on the right) (+) trade was an up tick (cell background color turns green). (-) trade was a down tick (cell background color turns red). (=) traded at the same price (cell background color is white).	RT
Tick Magnitude	Direction and net change of the last trade.
Tick Volume	The number of trades recorded today.
Trade 2	Shows the price of the previous-to-last trade
Trade 3	Displays the price of trade three trades ago
Trade 4	Displays the price of the trade four trades ago
Trade 5	Displays the price of the trade five trades ago
Trade Exchange	Exchange on which the last trade was executed.
Trade Date	Date of most recent quote or trade update
Trade Time	Time of most recent quote or trade update	RT
Trade Size	Number of shares traded in the most recent trade	RT
TrueRange	Similar to Range calculation, except that Yest is used in place of High or Low when more extreme.
TrueRange % Yest	TrueRange as a percent of yesterday's close. Gives a price-independent measure of volatility. Can be used to find volatile stocks in a quote sheet.
Title	Name on record for each instrument
Value	This field represents the total value of the position. This position value includes the cost of the trade + any profits or losses that are incurred
Unusual Volume	The Unusual Volume field calculates unusual volume spikes. This is calculated as, Current Volume / 65-day Average Volume
Vol Avg 10D	The average volume over the most recent 10 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded.	Daily
Vol Avg 25D	The average volume over the most recent 25 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded.	Daily
Vol Avg 3Mo	The average volume over the most recent 90 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded.	Daily
Vol Avg 50D	The average volume over the most recent 50 business days, U.S. holidays/weekends excluded.	Daily
Vol Avg MTD	The average month-to-date volume for the business days in the current month	Daily
Volume, Cumulative	Total Volume for the current Regular Trading Session	RT
VWAP	Volume-weighted average price of the day (the institutional "center of gravity" for the day).
Yr Begin Pr Adj	Price as of the last day of the previous year	Daily
YTD % Price Return Adj	[(Current Price - End of Year Price) / End of Year Price] * 100	Daily
YTD % Total Return Adj	[(Current Price - End of Quarter Price + Cash Dividends) / End of Quarter Price] * 100	Daily
YTD Cash Div Pd	Total cash going ex dividends in the current year	Daily

RT = Real Time