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New instruments in instrument lists


The menu Settings > Program properties > Trading opens a dialog to search and add new instruments in AutoTrader.




Click Search new instruments to open the dialog.
Select a country.




You will now have a few options to find just the instrument you are after. You can either search the list you choose left, and only the instruments belonging to the list and the chosen market place to the right, or you can search by keyword if you select the type of instrument only. For example below, where search terms are made starting with "omxs".



For example, you can type the first letters of the box contains text (min2), to help find the right instrument.


In the example above, we have sought out futures ahead, and ticked the ones we want to set up as new. When you click the Create selected the  selected instruments are created in the database, and you can then decide which instrument lists they should appear in according to User defined instrument lists.

Where do new instruments end up?


New instruments that are searched and created are placed in different list groups depending on what type of instrument it is according to: 

  • Stocks - LargeCap, MidCap and SmallCap are automatically placed on each list. Nordic stocks outside these groups are placed in: 

Nytillkomna aktier Sverige
Nytillkomna aktier Norge


  • Futures on the Stockholm Exchange are placed in the list Terminer Sthlm
  • New York stocks are placed in Nytillkomna aktier USA
  • American ETFs such as SPY, QQQ and SQQQ are placed in Nytillkomna ETFer USA
  • Toronto stocks are placed in Nytillkomna aktier Canada
  • Xetra sstocks are placed in Nytillkomna aktier Tyskland
  • ETFs such as XACT or SpotR are placed in Nytillkomna ETFer Sverige
  • Bull and Bear ETNs are placed in Nytillkomna ETNer Sverige
  • Minifutures are placed in Nytillkomna minifutures Sverige
  • Minifutures BEST and Unlimited Turbos are placed in Nytillkomna Unlimited Turbos Sverige


From these lists you can create new lists, or edit the new stocks within other lists according to the chapter Instrument list groups