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[amibroker] Re: IB Futures Symbol syntax



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This works on mine. You MUST have 3 spaces after YM and ZB and one 
space after Sep.  This may not come out properly om this site , 
because of a Yahoo problem with spaces.

The first 6 are currency futures.

Ray

6AU5-GLOBEX-FUT
6BU5-GLOBEX-FUT
6CU5-GLOBEX-FUT
6EU5-GLOBEX-FUT
6JU5-GLOBEX-FUT
6SU5-GLOBEX-FUT
ER2U5-GLOBEX-FUT
ESU5-GLOBEX-FUT
NQU5-GLOBEX-FUT
YM   SEP 05-ECBOT-FUT
ZB   SEP 05-ECBOT-FUT



--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ed Hoopes" <reefbreak_sd@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I have set up AB 4.7 + TWS 848.8 to recieve IB-RT data.
> 
> The setup is working successfully for stock symbols SPY, QQQQ, etc.
> 
> My problem is knowing the construction of futures symbols.  I have
> tried for the mini-Dow September 2005 futures contract:
> 
>      YM SEP 05  - from the IB Help screen
>      YM  SEP 05 - from the TWS Symbol description field
>      SEP 05 Futures YM SEP 05 - from the IB help desk
> 
> None of which work, the error message is:
>    "No security definition has been found for the request"
> 
> What should I try next?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ed Hoopes





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