Ah yes. Thank you guys. The currency part makes sense now. Most of the
guides regarding symbology didn't deal much with international futures, so I
got confused with US symbology, which left out the currency tail end quote.
And thank you with regards to the FTSE. I will indeed follow up on
that.
Cheers.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"edwol53" <edwol@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> FYI
(From an email support tag)
>
> If you are using instruments
denominated in other currencies, you need to add currency code to the
symbol.
>
> Due to possible ambiguity of SMART routing when same
symbol is traded with multiple currencies, IB plugin now allows to specify
CURRENCY in a symbol. The symbol format is now:
SYMBOL-EXCHANGE-TYPE-CURRENCY.
>
> All symbols that do not
have explicit currency specification use USD now except forex).
>
> The default currency is USD and it is used when nothing is specified
as 4th part of symbol.
>
> So for example MSFT gets internally
resolved to MSFT-SMART-STK-USD
>
> OR in this case
APH0-SNFE-FUT was resolved to APH0-SNFE-FUT-USD and USD being the default
& such a symbol is not valid.
>
>
> Also you may want
to watch the ASX SPI index ie SPI-SNFE-IND-AUD and the XJO Alias
AP-ASX-IND-AUD
>
> Hope this helps
> Cheers
>
Ed
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"cascade3891" <cascade3891@> wrote:
> >
> > Aha!!
Great ... APH0-SNFE-FUT-AUD works!!!
> > Thankyou!!
> >
> > How did you find out? Or are you experienced with the ASX
futures?
> > Out of all the quotes I tried the key thing I was
missing was the little "-AUD" on the end ... how silly.
> >
>
> There's no consistency in the quote formats at all.
> >
> > Is there a proper guide on all quote formats? Besides the ones
I've mentioned already ... which are half finished.
> >
>
> Thank you all.
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"edwol53" <edwol@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
Hello
> > >
> > > Try APH0-SNFE-FUT-AUD
>
> > for SPI MAR 10 Futures
> > >
> > >
cheers
> > > Ed
> > >
> > >
> >
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"cascade3891" <cascade3891@> wrote:
> > > >
>
> > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Okay so
these symbols from IB --> AmiBroker are giving me a pain.
> >
> > So I've looked here with no luck: http://amibroker.com/guide/h_ib.html
>
> > > Here also with no luck: http://www.investcoach.com/background/amibroker-ib-symbols.html
>
> > >
> > > > I've tried all the following and they
don't work:
> > > > APH0-SNFE-FUT
> > > > SPI
MAR10 10-SNFE-FUT
> > > > SPI-201003-SNFE-FUT
> >
> > SPIH0-SNFE-FUT
> > > > SPIH10-SNFE-FUT
>
> > >
> > > > Anyone know what the symbol is in AB to
get the S&P/ASX200 Futures Contract up for March10?? Does AB even support
Aussie Futures??
> > > >
> > > > Why oh why is
this such a pain ... it should be simple ...
> > > >
>
> > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > >
>
>
>