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Published in TZ Latest News 16 September, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Is it possible to set a opening bell alert for 9:30 am M-F in IB TWS?

I searched in the TWS Alerts area but I think that only applies to specific instruments but I may be wrong. If it’s not possible, do you guys have any suggestions of using an alarm that stays in sync with the TWS clock?

Reason for my question is I like to display pre-market hours on my TWS charts, but I don’t see any settings to add shading or a different color in the chart background which differentiates off hours trading from 9:30-4:00. At a glance it makes it difficult for me to know…

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