<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>
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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>