Understanding Zerodha Watchlist for Effective Market Management

The Zerodha Watchlist is a powerful tool for traders and investors to monitor their favorite stocks and market trends. It allows users to create a personalized list of stocks to watch.

To get started with Zerodha Watchlist, users need to create a watchlist by adding stocks to it. This can be done by searching for stocks, adding them to the watchlist, and customizing the list as per their requirements.

The watchlist can be customized to include various parameters such as stock price, percentage change, and volume. This helps users to track their stocks and make informed decisions.

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You can add up to 100 instruments to a market watch.

To add stocks, simply type the stock name and click on the "+" button.

Index instruments can be added by typing "Index" followed by the name of the index.

For instance, to add Nifty Financial Services, type "Index Nifty Fin Service" and click on "+".

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ETFs can be added by searching for their name and clicking on the "+" button.

A maximum of 100 instruments can be added to a market watch.

To remove expired contracts or suspended instruments from the market watch, you can rearrange the instruments or add a new one.

To add futures contracts, search for the trading symbol followed by a space and then the month, followed by "Fut".

For example, to add the September futures contract of Bank nifty, type "BankNifty Sep Fut" and click on "+".

Options contracts can be added by searching for the trading symbol followed by a space and then the strike price, followed by "CE" or "PE".

For instance, to add Nifty's first week of September 17000 call option contract, type "Nifty 17000 CE" and click on "+".

Here's a summary of how to add different types of instruments to a market watch: