User guide
- Einar Oddsson
- Alda
This user guide is meant to show and explain some of the features available in the Keldan markaðir web portal.
User and Settings
To get access to Keldan markaðir web you need to be a subscriber. Here you can view the subscription options, contact us for a trial or to subscribe.
The user name and password you have for Keldan markaðir web will also give you access to the mobile version. The mobile app is available for iPhone and Android devices.
Login
Here is where you log-in. If you need a new password you can click the New password link.
Settings
Once logged in, you can click on your user name in the top-right corner to get the following menu. Here you can switch between Icelandic and English as the preferred language.
Settings will show you your market data connections and subscriptions.
Time and status of connections
At the bottom of the page you will see the Exchange time for the NASDAQ Nordic exchange as well as the local time. When you click on the bubble in the far right corner you will see the status of your connections.
Workspace
When you open Keldan markaðir for the first time you get a default workspace. You can change the workspace by dragging and dropping components, adding or removing components or reconfiguring components. In the main menu you’ll see the following actions:
Under WORKSPACE you have the option to:
Reset the workspace back to the default workspace
Load a workspace you have already saved
Import a workspace from a file you have on your computer (a .json file)
Save a workspace
Export a workspace to potentially share with colleagues (a .json file)
Components
You can add components to your workspace and position them within the workspace by dragging and dropping them.
Watch List
The Watch List component allows you to select a list of securities from a drop-down menu.
The securities in the list you select show up in an interactive table where you can sort, select and manage columns. Hovering over a column and clicking on the three dots will open up this menu:
When you right-click on a security in the list you will see further options for that particular security.
You can connect the watch list to other components by selecting the link icon in the top right corner. All components with the link icon selected will be connected and show information for the security you click on in the Watch List.
Custom watch list new
By clickin the gear icon in the Watch List component you will get a modal control for your custom watch lists. Here you can create lists, edit and delete custom lists.
Market Depth
The Market Depth component will show you the current order book for the selected security. The depth shown will depend on the market data subscription you have.
You can select a security using the drop-down/search or by linking the component to a Watch List component as explained above. You can manage the columns in the Market Depth table by hovering over a column and selecting the three dots.
MBL vs. MBO determines whether the order book is shown as Market By Level or Market By Order. MBL means that you might see multiple orders aggregated on a price level while in MBO mode you will see all orders.
Orderbook Status shows the status of the orderbook. During market hours the status is typically Trading while off hours it is typically Closed.
Total bar at the bottom of the component sums up the total volume on both sides of the book.
Trade Ticker
Here you can select a security or a list of securities and the component will show all trades for the current trading day. New trades will be added to the component as they occur. The component can be linked to a Watch List and you can manage the columns, sort and even filter based on traded value.
Filtering the list of trades based on the size of the trade in terms of value.
Chart
You can connect the chart to your Watch List component but you can also select a security by using the dorp-down/search. You can select a time-frame by clickin the available options or using the bar at the bottom of the chart to select a specific period.
The chart is connected to a live stream of data so the latest point will always show the latest price in real-time.
News
The News component has five categories and shows news headlines from various Icelandic sources. You can select a category and search for keywords. By clicking on a news headline you will see the available excerpt and click on read more to open the news item in a new tab.
News categories:
Business - The most relevant news from reliable business news publishers as well as official communications from Icelandic security issuers.
General - General news
Sports - Sports news
Fishing industry - News about the fishing industry in Iceland.
Podcasts - Relevant business and politics podcasts.
Price Ladder NEW
A different version of the Market Depth component that shows orders in a vertical order with the highest price at the top and the lowest price at the bottom. The bids will be on the left and the asks will be on the right.
Bond Calculator NEW
Calculate the value of Icelandic bonds and examine their cash-flows. The bonds calculator supports all the bonds listed on the Nasdaq Iceland exchange. You can calculate values like the yield to maturity, net present value and duration of all non- and index linked bonds.