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SECURITY VIEWS


The Security Views function gives you the power to conduct a customised search and view the daily performance of shares that match your search criteria.

The Security Views function can be found in the vertical menu on the Direct Broking website, highlighted below:






FEATURES AND BENEFITS

The Security Views function is helpful when you are researching a share, or looking for a share with certain characteristics, because it allows you to customise your search options and specify requirements that are appropriate for your investment strategy.

As shown in the examples below, you can select from different values to view a list of shares that relate to the criteria you have selected.

It is best to conduct a search during market hours because the results of your search are based on current trading prices and movements. The New Zealand market is open from 10am to 5pm, and the Australian market is open from 12pm to 6pm (NZT).



CONDUCTING A SEARCH

SORT BY:

% Change
Sort securities by percentage change and show the change in price for a security as a result in on-market trading as a percentage of the OAP (Opening Adjusted Price).

$ Change
Sort securities by price change and show the change in price for a security as a result of on-market trading.

Volume
Sort securities by volume of shares traded.

Value
Sort securities by value of shares traded.

SHOW:

Top
Display the top, or highest, 20 securities for the SORT BY category that you have selected.

Bottom
Display the bottom, or lowest, 20 securities for the SORT BY category that you have selected.

FILTER:

Last Price
Filter the Top or Bottom 20 securities based on their Last Traded price.



SEARCH EXAMPLE 1 - Percentage Change

Shares that have had the greatest percentage (%) change during today's trading and have a share price greater than, or equal to, $5.00.

SORT BY: % Change
SHOW: Top
FILTER: > = $5.00

As demonstrated below and based on the search criteria above, the search results show the highest percentage change displayed at the top of the list (Mainfreight with an increase of 3%) and the lowest percentage change is displayed at the bottom of the list (Fletcher Building with a decrease of 0.6%). The highest percentage change is displayed at the top of the list because the "SHOW" criteria is set to "Top".

Example correct as at 8th March 2011. A selection of the Top 20 is shown.






SEARCH EXAMPLE 2 - Price change

Shares that have had the lowest dollar value ($) change during today's trading and have a share price greater than or equal to $5.00.

SORT BY: % Change
SHOW: Bottom
FILTER: > = $5.00

As demonstrated in the example below and based on the search criteria above, the search results show the lowest dollar value change displayed at the top of the list (Fletcher Building with a decrease of $0.05) and the highest dollar value change displayed at the bottom of the list (Mainfreight with an increase of $0.26). The lowest dollar value change is displayed at the top of the list because the "SHOW" criteria is set to "Bottom".

Example correct as at 8th March 2011. A selection of the Bottom 20 is shown.






SEARCH EXAMPLE 3 - Volume traded

Shares that have had the highest volumes traded during the trading day and have a share price greater than or equal to $5.00.

SORT BY: Volume
SHOW: Top
FILTER: > = $5.00

As demonstrated in the example below and based on the search criteria above, the search results show the greatest volume traded displayed at the top of the list (Fletcher Building with 1,620,664 shares traded) and the lowest volume traded displayed at the bottom of the page (Templeton Emerging Markets with 37 shares traded). The greatest volume traded is displayed at the top of the list because the "SHOW" criteria is set to "Top".

Example correct as at 8th March 2011. A selection of the Top 20 is shown.






SEARCH EXAMPLE 4 - Value traded

Shares that have had the lowest value traded during the day and have a share price greater than or equal to $5.00.

SORT BY: Value
SHOW: Bottom
FILTER: > = $5.00

As demonstrated in the example below and based on the search criteria above, the search results show the lowest value traded displayed at the top of the list (Templeton Emerging Markets with $507.00 traded) and the highest value traded displayed at the bottom of the list (Fletcher Building with $14,283,227.00 traded). The lowest value traded is displayed at the top of the list because the "SHOW" criteria is set to "Bottom".

Example correct as at 8th March 2011. A selection of the Bottom 20 is shown.





The Security Views funciton allows you to customise a search that will help you to find a share, or shares, that are appropriate for your investment strategy.

Please feel free to contact Direct Broking if you would like assistance with the Security Views function or other trading functions on our website.

> 0800 805 777

> help@directbroking.co.nz
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