Alert Parameters: Full Universe

Some reports give you an option to select Top/Bottom companies from the Zacks database of over 6,500 stocks. To use this option, click the Full Universe radio button at the Alert Parameters section. When using the Full Universe option you will be provided with the choice to include either "Top" (best) performers or "Bottom" (worst) performers according to the criteria of the chosen report.

In addition, you can specify the number of companies to be included in the report (default is 50).

To change the Full Universe default parameters, follow these steps:

1. From the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the Alert Parameters tab.

3. Type a new number at the Top/Bottom selection box.

4. Click OK.

Saving Tickers As Portfolio

After running an Alert Reports on Full Universe, you may want to save the companies that the report produces as a portfolio. To do so,

1. From the Data menu, click Save Tickers As List.

2. At the Ticker List dialog box, specify the name and location of the portfolio.

3. Click Save.

Note: Companies displayed in a report defined using the Full Universe option are selected from the database using Zacks pre-set ranking criteria and cannot be changed by the user.


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