The Message Center provides clear, concise messages in an easy-to-read format, allowing you to stay on top of the day's significant events as they happen. You can also choose to have alerts delivered to a variety of locations.
The Message Center can be accessed by:
The Message Center features five individual tabs, which group Alerts by type:
For new or unread alerts, the Active Trader Pro Platforms will notify you by displaying a dot in the tab’s title area.
The Trade tab in the Message Center automatically shows all trade alerts from the current day's trading activity.
Price Alerts allow you to stay on top of price-related market movements.
You may set Price Alerts on stocks, ETFs, options, and mutual funds. Select Set Alert from the Alerts menu. Enter a symbol, and choose the Price Alert type. Next, specify the parameters associated with your Price Alert type and click Set Alert. A quote is displayed in the Alert tool to help identify the preferred trigger price. You can also access Set Alert from the Action menu and Right-Click menu.
When the price trigger is met, an alert will be sent according to the delivery options you have specified in Settings. You can choose to receive a pop-up indicator and/or hear a custom sound in Active Trader Pro. In ActiveTraderPro.com, you will see the alert appear in the Message Center.
Trigger types for Price Alerts include:
When a Price Alert is triggered, the alert is automatically delivered to the Price Alerts tab in the Message Center. You can also choose to send the alerts to:
You can always edit your delivery destination by clicking Update Delivery Options and editing them in Settings. However, if you want to add or delete a delivery address, you will need to go to the Alerts section of Fidelity.com and choose Manage Your Delivery Addresses.
Please note that alerts delivered to certain devices may be subject to fees charged by your wireless provider. Please review our Fidelity Alerts User Agreement.
Triggered Price Alerts: Any price alerts triggered during the current trading day will be delivered to the Message Center, where they will remain visible until the following day. To view a history of triggered price alerts from prior days, go to the Research > Alerts section of Fidelity.com and choose View Your Alerts History.
Untriggered Price Alerts: Although the Message Center does not display any untriggered price alerts, you can always view any alerts you have set by visiting the Research > Alerts section of Fidelity.com and selecting Price Triggers.
Account Alerts can be tracked through the Message Center, providing you with insight into a number of important account-level events. To manage, delete, or edit Account Alerts, you will need to go to the Alerts section of Fidelity.com.
In the Account tab, you will find easy to access information related to:
Click-through functionality from the alert either opens the account tool or provides contextual links to Fidelity.com, where more detailed information can be found, enhancing your ability to manage trading strategies and cash/position balances.
Education Alerts can provide you with insight into helpful and informative content designed for active traders. These alerts will be automatically sent to you. On the Education tab you will find Active Trader Training opportunities, Product Information, Directed Trade information, Legal and other alerts messages that will help you enhance your trading knowledge and get more from the Active Trader Pro Platforms.
Click-through functionality from pop-ups will provide access to the Education tab in the Message Center, allowing you to see a more detailed explanation of the given event.
System Alerts provide you with insight into the current status of your connections to the Active Trader Pro Platforms. In the System tab, you can check your connection to:
If your connection to any of the three is lost, you will receive a pop-up alert in Active Trader Pro and a message in this tab in both Active Trader Pro Platforms.
