<topic sku="core" tNum="289170" author="sallyh" xmlns="x-schema:hhTopicSchema.xml"><index><title>Deactivate a ticker symbol from online downloads</title><category>investing</category><klink type="prcdr">How do I deactivate a ticker symbol from online downloads?</klink></index>
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<tease>Why?</tease>
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<p>You can deactivate a ticker symbol when you no longer want to download updated prices for a stock. For example, you can deactivate a stock symbol that is no longer traded or a temporary ticker symbol created for short sales.</p>
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<li>On the <emph>Investing</emph> menu, click <emph>Portfolio</emph>.</li>
<li>In the left pane, click <emph>Update prices</emph>, and then click <emph>Pick quotes to download</emph>.</li>
<li>Clear the check boxes for the investments you no longer want to download.</li>
<p>To automatically deactivate old stock symbols, select the <emph>Automatically stop downloading quotes for securities that I no longer own or have on my Investments to Watch list</emph> check box.</p>