Basic formatting:
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Product |
Format |
Example |
|
Currencies |
X.<symbol> |
X.FXEURUSD |
|
Futures |
F.<symbol><month code><year> |
F.DDM3 |
|
Options |
C.<symbol><month code><year><strike price> P.<symbol><month code><year><strike price> |
C.SPZ081500 |
|
Stocks |
S.<symbol> |
S.MSFT |
Futures Symbology
Format: F.<symbol><month code><year>
Example: SPU14 = September 2014 S&P 500 futures contract
For currently traded (non-expired) contracts, the lead digit of the year can be omitted, e.g. USAZ4.
Symbol are mapped to commodity symbols before contracts. Therefore, entering SF displays the lead month for Swiss Francs, rather than January soybeans. For soybeans, include the year, SF3.
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For specific contracts |
Type |
|
most active futures contract |
<symbol>? |
|
first non-expired futures contract |
<symbol>?1 |
|
second non-expired futures contract |
<symbol>?2 |
|
seventh non-expired futures contract |
<symbol>?7 |
Months:
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
F |
G |
H |
J |
K |
M |
N |
Q |
U |
V |
X |
Z |
Format (calls): C.<symbol><month code><year><strike price>
Format (puts): P.<symbol><month code><year><strike price>
Strike price: 2-5 digits.
Year: Must be two digits.
Example: C.SPZ141500 = December 2014 1500 call on the S&P 500 futures contract.
Alternative: C.<symbol>_<month code><year>.<strike price>
Alternative: P.<symbol>_<month code><year>.<strike price>
Example: C.SP_U14.1500 = September 2014 1500 call on the S&P 500 futures contract.
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For specific contracts |
Type |
|
at the money for the nearby month |
C.<symbol>? P.<symbol>? |
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at the money for some other month |
C.<symbol><month><year>? CTRL+ENTER P.<symbol><month><year>? CTRL+ENTER |
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strikes for the most active month |
C.<symbol>? CTRL+ENTER P.<symbol>? CTRL+ENTER |
Exchange-Traded Spread Symbology
See Symbology for Exchange-Traded Strategies