I'm trying to add Indices and some Market Indicators to my Metastock Data in Pro 8.0. I use Reuters to update only EOD for now if that makes a difference. The symbol Database provided the following symbols for the Indices: DJIA - .DJI NASDAQ - .COMPQ S&P500 - .SPX but this came back as symbol unkown and would not update them. I then changed the . to $ but got the same thing. It also gives me the following for the Market Indicators I'm trying to use: X.NASD-A NASDAQ Advancing Issues & Advancing Volume X.NASD-H NASDAQ New Highs X.NASD-L NASDAQ New Lows X.NYSE-A NYSE Advancing Issues & Advancing Volume X.NYSE-H NYSE New Highs X.NYSE-L NYSE New Lows but all these also will not update. Am I doing something wrong or do I need other symbols? Steve B

Hayseed, You are right. I subscribe to the stock data only right now. I thought that included the other info I was looking for but I have found that is a 9.95/month add-on. It appears that I can not add that to my account from their site unless I open a separate account so I have emailed them requesting the addition. Thanks for the help! One other thing...my Metastock version is Pro 8.0 RT for esignal and I see that you use esignal. I use mine as EOD only for now due to the fact that I use Ameritrade as a broker at this time. I have active trader status with Ameritrade which puts me on their Apex level. With Apex, I get Streamer which includes real time bid/ask/current prices , real time level II quotes, real time streaming news, Advanced Analyzer, and a few other things...all at no charge. Advanced Analyzer is a charting program which is great in the beginning but you quickly outgrow it as you learn more. BUT, it is also real time which makes it handy and it's the reason why I use Metastock as only EOD for now as I have this for free. I use Meta for all my work and scanning but during the day I use AA to monitor the charts intraday. I would love to use only Metastock and not switch back and forth but esignal seems a little pricey for something I am getting for free now. Do you see any advantage to me dropping Ameritrade and going with esignal? Are you happy with the service you get from esignal? Also, does esignal offer brokerage services or just data? I could not find on their site where they do and, if I would need to get a broker service on top of esignal...I might be better off staying with Ameritrade?? Lastly, what is your opinion of Ameritrade? I am starting to get the impression that they are mostly for the beginner or part-time trader and then people generally move up to something else as they advance. Is this your take on it? Sorry for all the questions but I have been trying to find the best way to set everything up. Thanks in advance Steve B

Thanks Hayseed. It was all very helpful!! Steve

hey steve.... comp is '$compq".....yeah those symbols kinda run together.... you can arrange the your folders by name which makes the difficult to remember easier to see..... use the views tab, to the left of tools and the options to view by name....... i havn't yet but will fix a separate folder for the ones of greatest importance to me.......h

hey steve.... no wasn't a difference between 8 and 9, it was a difference between a hayseed reading and understanding.... can't imagine what i was thinking, yes the reuters symbols are different .... sorry about that .... you can arrange the reuters symbols folders the same way..... arranged by name works best for me........h

The DataLink equivalant of $COMPQ is .IXIC There is a custom symbol file on the Equis support page named Common Indices. This is a list of the most commonly requested index symbols from DataLink. For example there are a few S&P 500's, but .SPX is the right one and this is in the Common Indices file.