Assign Message Action to Alerts
Use the Actions to define what should happen when your alert triggers. The Messages tab allows you to create email and SMS messages, display a pop-up message (that you compose!) on your trading window, and instruct market data rows to flash.
To assign an email action to an alert
- In the Actions section click the Messages tab and check Send message as e-mail. Type your note title in the Subject field and your email in the Message box.
- The email address you specified when you created your account is the one that will be used.
- Review your alert in the Preview box, then click Activate to load the alert.
To assign a text message (SMS) action to an alert
- Use the Login menu to access Account Management.
- Log in to Account Management using your username and password.
- Under Trading Access, select Alert Notification.
- In Alert Preferences, select SMS Address to instruct the alerts email function to send your alert via text message to your mobile phone or PDA.
- In the Actions section click the Messages tab and check Send message as e-mail. Type your note in the Subject and Message boxes.
- Review your alert in the Preview box, then click Activate to load the alert.
To assign a pop-up message action to an alert
- In the Actions section, click the Messages tab and check Display message as pop up.
- Type your note in the Message box.
- Review your alert in the Preview box, then click Activate to load the alert.
- When the alert triggers, a pop-up box with your message will open on top of the trading window.
To flash rows as an alert action
- In the Actions section, click the Messages tab and check Flash Rows.
- Review your alert in the Preview box, then click Activate to load the alert.
- When the alert triggers, the relevant rows of market data on the trading window will flash to notify you.
- You can also instruct your alerts to submit an order, or play a sound.
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