The Daily Dashboard provides a quick snapshot of your accounts, news, and today's market so you can be prepared for the day ahead. The tool will automatically launch each time you log into ATP. If you wish to disable auto-launch, clicking "Don't show me this again" checkbox will stop the tool from automatically opening. If you close the tool or disable auto-launch, you can always access it again through the News & Research menu in ATP's main navigation.
A countdown clock is available on the Daily Dashboard to help you keep track of trading hours. Between 7:00am - 9:30am ET and 4:00pm - 8:00pm ET the clock will display Extended Hours Open and provide a countdown until the close of extended hours trading. Between 9:30am - 4:00pm ET the clock with display Market Open and provide a countdown until normal market close. In addition to the clock, Futures quotes will be provided for the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 when viewing the Daily Dashboard between the hours of 4:00am - 9:30am ET. Once the market opens, these quotes will automatically update to display Index quotes for the standard session.
Upon first use of the Daily Dashboard, Headline News will be displayed. You can toggle between Position News and Headline News by clicking on the different tabs. Hover over a headline to display a tool tip with a quick preview of the news story or click the headline to launch a browser window to read the entire article.
The Daily Dashboard also contains a heat map which allows you to visualize how your accounts and watch list securities are doing. Prior to market open, the heat map will display Previous Day's % Change for your securities. Once trading begins, a streaming view of your positions or watch list securities will be displayed based on Today's G/L %. Hover over a security box to get the current quote and gain/loss for that security. Use the right- click menu to take additional actions such as seeding a trade ticket or charting the selected security. You can also use the dropdown menu in the heat map to filter by All Accounts, Account Group, one specific account, or watch list.
On the bottom of the tool you will find links out to Today's Earnings Announcements, Today's Economic Events, Morning Briefing, and Upcoming Webinars. Click any of the links to launch a browser window for their additional details to help you get an update on the day ahead.
