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Adding Reuters Fields to the Trading Window

To display/remove market data columns on a page

  1. Right click any column heading on a trading page, and select Customize Layout.
  2. Click the Market Data Columns tab to view columns.The columns already displayed on your trading window appear in the Shown Columns list on the left side of the page. The remaining columns are grouped by category in the Available Columns list to the right.
  3. Expand the Fundamentals category in the right pane and Add or Remove fields from the trading window.

Column Name

Description

Fundamentals

Dividends (TTM)

This is the sum of the Cash Dividends per share paid to common stockholders during the last trailing twelve month period.

EPS Growth

This growth rate is the compound annual growth rate of Earnings Per Share over the last 5 years, excluding Extraordinary Items and Discontinued Operations.

NOTE: If the value for either the most recent year or the year furthest out is zero or negative, the growth rate cannot be calculated and  'NA' (Not Available) will display.

Market Cap

The market cap value is calculated as follows:

Current Price x Current Number of Shares Outstanding

P/E

This ratio is calculated by dividing the current Price by the sum of the Diluted Earnings Per Share from continuing operations BEFORE Extraordinary Items and Accounting Changes, over the last four interim periods.

Price/Book

This is the Current Price divided by the latest interim period Book Value Per Share.

Quick Ratio

Also known as the Acid Test Ratio, this value is defined as Cash plus Short Term Investments plus Accounts Receivable for the most recent interim period divided by the Total Current Liabilities for the same period.

NOTE: This item is Not Available (NA) for banks, insurance companies and other companies that do not distinguish between current and long term assets and liabilities.

Return on Equity

This value is the Income Available to Common Stockholders for the trailing twelve months divided by the Average Common Equity, and is expressed as a percentage. Average Common Equity is calculated by adding the Common Equity for the 5 most recent quarters and dividing by 5.