Sound Board is a feature integrated with Quote Board, Order Ticker, Time and Sales, Portfolio Time and Sales, DOMTrader, and Order Ticket. It is indicated by the Sound Board button on the application’s title bar:
The only standalone window for Sound Board is its preferences window (see: To configure sounds).
Sound Board plays sounds to indicate:
•new trades;
•changes to the best bid and ask; and
•changes to the DOM book.
To use Sound Board
•Enable it in Miscellaneous System Preferences.
•Enable it in preferences for individual applications (for example, DOMTrader Trading Display preferences)
•Configure sounds
1. Right-click the Sound Board button on the application window’s title bar.
2. Click Configure.
3. Select the check boxes for the sound alerts you want to activate.
4. Click the arrow buttons to choose the type of event, such as last trade, the sound, and the volume of the sound.
5. Click the Test button to preview your selection.
6. Click OK.
When market is swept: This sound is activated when LastTrade price is greater than BestAsk price +1 tick or LastTrade price is lower than BestBid price -1 tick.
You can use your own sound files, but they cannot be over 4 seconds long.
Click the Sound Board button. You can also right-click the button to mute sounds on all windows.