US Corporate Bond Scanner

Instructions

The US Corporate- and US Municipal Bond Scanners include filters and parameters specific to the needs of bonds traders.

To Scan for US Corporate Bonds

1. From Mosaic - From the New Window drop down select Bond Scanner.

   From Classic TWS - From the Analytical Tools menu select Bond Scanner.

2. Select Corporate Bonds or US Municipal Bonds as the instrument type.

3. Define optional filters to control the search results.

4. Set the sort criteria for results display, and click Search.

For more information on this topic, please click here for part 1 and here for part 2.

Bond Scanner Filters

1 - Specify optional market data filters if desired, including the quantity as thousands of face value, the price, the current yield and the yield-to-worst.

2 - Specify or exclude a symbol by choosing "is" or "is not" with the symbol entry. Click the "+" sign to define parameters for multiple symbols.

3 - Filter the issuers by selecting "contains" or "excludes" to drive your entry

1 - Choose the Sort criteria to organize the search results. This value also becomes the page name.

2 - Specify more detailed criteria to narrow down the search results.

1 - Set the maximum number of results to display.

2 - Use the check boxes to require or exclude any industry-specific bonds from the search results.

1 - Search results will display based on your sort selection.

2 - After you have defined filter criteria and selected a sort order, click Search to run the scan.

3 - Check Auto Refresh to have TWS automatically re-run the scan periodically. If you uncheck Auto Refresh, you can update the scan manually using the Search button.

 

Additional Resources

Learn About Bond Scanner in Trader Workstation at IBKR Campus

Visit the Trader Workstation Website