1. Navigate to the Charts & Quotes tab located at the top of the platform window.
![OEC Time Interval 1](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/OEC%20Time%20Interval%201.png)
2. Select the New Chart… option
![OEC Time Interval 2](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/OEC%20Time%20Interval%202.png)
3. Manually enter the Contract Title in the search box or left click the magnifying glass option to search through available contracts.
![OEC Time Interval 3](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/OEC%20Time%20Interval%203.png)
4. Once the user has selected a contract left click the OK button.
![OEC Time Interval 4](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/OEC%20Time%20Interval%204.png)
Now that a chart is open, traders can specify the time interval they wish to display for their chart
Time intervals can be displayed in tick, 1 minute, 2 minute, 5 minute, 15 minute, 20 minute, 1 hour, 4 hours, daily, and much more time intervals. Users can also create a custom time interval.
5. To change the time interval of a chart simply left click the Time Interval dropdown box and specify the interval of your choice.
![OEC Time Interval 5](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/OEC%20Time%20Interval%205.png)
In our example below we have selected a Daily time interval.
![OEC Time Interval 6](https://support.optimusfutures.com/hubfs/OEC%20Time%20Interval%206.png)