{"id":9027,"date":"2020-09-02T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/trading-lessons\/adding-us-treasuries-to-watchlists\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T21:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T21:15:46","slug":"adding-us-treasuries-to-watchlists","status":"publish","type":"trading-lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/trading-lessons\/adding-us-treasuries-to-watchlists\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding U.S. Treasuries to Watchlists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you\u2019ve become familiar with how to apply and configure watchlists in TWS, we\u2019ll now explore how to search for, and select, specific fixed-income instruments to add to them.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Monitor panel has been configured with information you may want on-hand, you can start to locate and add bonds to your watchlists. In this lesson, we\u2019ll demonstrate several different methods you can use to add U.S. government debt securities.<\/p>\n<p>When bonds are issued, they are designated a unique identifier known as a CUSIP. If you know a bond\u2019s CUSIP, you can type it into a cell to load that bond. IBKR also has its own unique identifier known as an IBCID, which may also be used.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019ll examine using CUSIPs and IBCIDs later in this lesson, for now, to locate any U.S. government-issued debt, simply (1) type \u2018US-T\u2019 into a cell and select enter.<\/p>\n<p>You may choose to add bills, notes, and bonds to your watchlist by pressing the enter key, or by clicking to open (2) the Contract Selection box. From here, you can locate products you wish to trade and add them to your display. To the right, you\u2019ll see (3) a scrollbar, which, when you drag it down, you can see the vast selection of debt instruments from which to select.<\/p>\n<p>The filters in (4) the column to the left of the Contract Selection tool are designed to help refine your search by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exchange,<\/li>\n<li>Type,<\/li>\n<li>Maturity Date,<\/li>\n<li>Issue Date,<\/li>\n<li>Coupon, and<\/li>\n<li>Trading Availability using TWS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In later examples, you\u2019ll also see a currency filter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14666 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-001_2022-0330_Tsy-Contract-Select.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Exchange Filter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Select&nbsp;Bondlarge from the Exchange filter to enable you to see on-the-run or active maturities. Notice that there are just a handful of active U.S. Treasuries at any one time, and the display is ranked by Maturity Date from nearest to farthest. Notice also under the CUSIP column that each bond is assigned its unique IB identifier \u2013 the IBCID. The instrument type is also listed, as well as coupons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14667 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-002_2022-0330_Tsy-Bondlarge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, selecting Smart from the Exchange filter displays all available issues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14668 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-003_2022-0330_Tsy-Smart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Type Filter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Type filter displays the available number of bond or bill types. The type is also displayed above the contracts listed in the center of the page. When you click on each debt type from this filter, the display returns just those instruments that match the selection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14669 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-004_2022-0330_Tsy-Type-Filter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Maturity Date Filter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>By selecting a specific Maturity Date for your search, the number of available issues should shrink dramatically. You may select multiple dates at the same time by holding down the shift key and clicking suitable maturity dates.<\/p>\n<p>For example&nbsp;\u2013 by selecting Bonds from the Type filter, the search will only return a single issue for each Maturity Date. You can also see a single-Issue date in the filter below from that year. Below that you will see a single coupon listed to describe that bond\u2019s unique profile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14670 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-005_2022-0330_Tsy-Maturity-Filter_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<p>You may also select a range of dates \u2014 for example, from 2026 through 2030 \u2013 and the search will return a list of bonds within that range from which to choose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14671 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-006_2022-0330_Tsy-Maturity-Filter_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Issue Date and Coupon Filters<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Each bond has its own issue date, and the Coupon filter also reflects this change to the search. This may help you locate a bond within a suitable maturity range and specific desired coupon.<\/p>\n<p>To add one of these to your Monitor, click on the line in the Contract Selection tool and use (1) the Add button at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14672 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/IMAGE-007_2022-0330_Tsy-Issue_Coupon-Filters_Add.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; aspect-ratio: 900\/506;\"><\/p>\n<p>Click additional bonds if you wish and click Add. You may also select multiple bonds by depressing the shift key and clicking Add, or choose the Select All button, which will highlight all instruments on display and then Add them to the Monitor page.<\/p>\n<p>Remember &#8211; if you wish to add any U.S. government securities, always start with \u2018US-T\u2019 for U.S. Treasury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This lesson covers different methods you can use to add U.S. government debt securities to TWS 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