They're gorgeous, of course, but that is just a by-product of good design. The first thing you'll notice is that there is more data on the list, a lot more. They still update every few minutes, naturally.

All the columns now sort. Columns are now grouped into related categories, like covered call return, and you can show or hide these column groups. Mouse over any cell on the lists and both the row and column change color.

Default Sort - The lists are sorted by the Flat Return in ascending order (highest at the top).

Row Numbers - Each row is numbered, representing a return's rank by Flat Return. When a list is sorted by a different column, each row retains its original number. That is, the number is pinned to the return.

The Earnings Date and Implied Volatility columns do not yet contain data. We will add that soon. In the meantime, we have included a link to the earnings date and implied volatility pages in our Research Page.

You can sort any column in our next-generation lists by clicking on the column heading. The little arrows next to the column heading show you if the column is sorting in ascending or descending order. Once a column has been sorted, it becomes a different color and a fine hairline appears around the column and each cell.

Better yet, you can do multiple sorts. Once you've sorted by a column, hold down the shift key and click another column header, which gives you a secondary sort. You can do several successive sorts this way.

Some columns will not give a secondary sort, due to the nature of the data already sorted.

There is a LOT of data on the next generation lists. Once you scroll down far enough to make the column headers disappear, it's kind of like being on the trail once the town is out of sight. There are two systems built into the new lists to help you keep your bearings:

Selecting and deselecting rows - click anywhere on a row that is not an html link (ex: stock symbol) and the row is highlighted. It both darkens and gets a fine hairline around the row and each cell in the row. When you have most or all columns open, it makes it easier to keep up with which row you're on. While handy, this does not tell you which column is which.

Want to unselect a row? Just click it again and it is deselected. You can also deselect all highlighted rows, by clicking this button:

Tooltip labels - When you mouseover any cell on the list, a little "tooltip" label appears with the stock symbol and the name of the column heading.

This handy label orients you on the list and prevents having to scroll back up to view the column headings.

The lists are much wider on your screen than the older lists. Now you can show or hide different segments of the lists to make them narrower.

The columns that make up the list are grouped into six categories : Stock Information, Group (sector-industry), Returns, Strength Measures, Earnings and Dividends and Volatility Measures.

The Stock Information and Groups columns are always open and cannot be closed. However, the other four column groups can be shown or hidden. When the tickbox for that group is checked, the columns will be shown. If the tickbox has no checkmark, they will be hidden:

The cookie prevents a wipeout of your work. However, the cookie does not save row selections, so an update will wipe out any row highlighting.

If you want to go back to the default list presentation (sorted by ascending flat returns), it's easy.

Just click the restore defaults button.

Note: this will not restore the show/hide default.