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format and scale for downloading futures data


  • To: "Metastock bulletin board" <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: format and scale for downloading futures data
  • From: "Walter Lake" <wlake@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 12:01:59 -0500 (EST)

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[scaling for bohl and jack carl]
aust_dol = 10000     = 1
BeanMeal = 10        = 1
BeanOil  = 10000     = 0.01
Pound    = 10000     = 1
Can_dol  = 10000     = 1
Cocoa    = 1         = 1
Coffee   = 100       = 1
Copper   = 100       = 1
Corn     = 8         = 1
Cotton   = 100       = 1
Crb      = 100       = 1
CrudeOil = 100       = 1
Euro_dol = 1000      = 0.01
F_Cattle = 1000      = 1
Gold     = 10        = 1
HeatOil  = 10000     = 1
Hogs     = 1000      = 1
L_Cattle = 1000      = 1
Lumber   = 100       = 1
Mark     = 10000     = 1
V_Line_M = 100       = 1
Munis    = 32        = 1
Nat_Gas  = 1000      = 1
Nikkei   = 1         = 10
NyseComp = 100       = 1
Oats     = 8         = 1
Oj       = 100       = 1
Pallad   = 100       = 1
Platimun = 10        = 1
Bellies  = 1000      = 1
Silver   = 10        = 100
Soybeans = 8         = 1
S&P 500  = 100       = 1
Sugar    = 100       = 1
Franc    = 10000     = 1
Treas 10 = 32        = 1
Treas 5  = 640       = 1
T Bills  = 1000      = 0.01
T Bonds  = 32        = 1
Unleaded = 10000     = 1
US Dol   = 100       = 1
V_Line   = 100       = 1
Wheat C  = 8         = 1
Wheat KC = 8         = 1
Wheat MN = 8         = 1
Yen      = 10000     = 1
EuroYen  = 1000      = 1
Libor    = 1000      = 0.01
S&P 400  = 100       = 0.01
Nasdaq   = 100       = 1
Russell  = 100       = 1
Rice     = 1000      = 0.1

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[Commodity    Symbol   Folder   Point Val  Format  Scale]
Aust Dollar     ad    Aust_Dol   100000# ##0.0000    A
Bean Meal       sm    BeanMeal      100#  ###0.00    A
Bean Oil        bo    BeanOil     60000# ##0.0000    A
British Pound   bp    Pound       62500# ##0.0000    A
Can Dollar      cd    Can_Dol    100000# ##0.0000    A
Cocoa           cc    Cocoa          10#    ##000    A
Coffee          kc    Coffee        375#  ###0.00    B
Copper          hg    Copper        250#  ###0.00    B
Corn            c     Corn           50#  ###0.00    D
Cotton          ct    Cotton        500#  ###0.00    A
CRB             cr    CRB           500#  ###0.00    B
Crude Oil       cl    CrudeOil     1000#  ###0.00    A
Euro Dollar     ed    Euro_Dol     2500#  ###0.00    A
EuroYen         ey    EuroYen      1000#  ###0.00    A
Feeder Cattle   fc    F_Cattle      500#  ##0.000    D
Gold            gc    Gold          100#  ###0.00    C
Heating Oil     ho    HeatOil     42000# ##0.0000    A
Lean Hogs       lh    Hogs          400#  ##0.000    D
Libor           em    Libor        2500#  ###0.00    A
Live Cattle     lc    L_Cattle      400#  ##0.000    D
Lumber          lb    Lumber         80#  ###0.00    C
Mark            dm    Mark       125000# ##0.0000    A
Mini Value Line mv    V_Line_M      100#  ###0.00    B
Munis           mb    Munis        1000# ##0.0000    A
Natural Gas     ng    Nat_Gas     10000#  ##0.000    B
Nasdaq 100      nd    Nasdaq        100#  ###0.00    B
Nikkei          nk    Nikkei          5#    ##000    B
NYSE Comp       yx    NYSEComp      500#  ###0.00    B
Oats            o     Oats           50#  ###0.00    D
Orange Juice    jo    OJ            150#  ###0.00    D
Palladium       pa    Pallad        100#  ###0.00    B
Platinum        pl    Platinum       50#  ###0.00    C
Pork Bellies    pb    Bellies       400#  ##0.000    D
Rough Rice      rr    Rice         2000#  ###0.00    A
Russell 2000    rl    Russell       500#  ###0.00    B
Silver          si    Silver         50#  ###0.00    C
Soybeans        s     Soybeans       50#  ###0.00    D
S & P 400       md    S&P_400       500#  ###0.00    B
S & P 500       sp    S&P_500       500#  ###0.00    B
Sugar           sb    Sugar        1120#  ###0.00    A
Swiss Franc     sf    Franc      125000# ##0.0000    A
10 Yr Treas     ty    Treas_10     1000# ##0.0000    A
5 Yr Treas      fv    Treas_5      1000# ##0.0000    A
T Bills         tb    T_Bills      2500#  ###0.00    A
T Bonds         us    T_Bonds      1000# ##0.0000    A
Unleaded Gas    hu    Unleaded    42000# ##0.0000    A
US Dollar       dx    US_Dol     125000#  ###0.00    A
Value Line      kv    V_Line        100#  ###0.00    B
Wheat (CBOT)    w     Wheat_c        50#  ###0.00    D
Wheat (KBOT)    kw    Wheat_kc       50#  ###0.00    D
Wheat (Minn)    mw    Wheat_mn       50#  ###0.00    D
Yen             jy    Yen        125000# ##0.0000    A

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[Commodity Symbol]
Aust Dollar=AD
Bean Meal=SM
Bean Oil=SO
British Pound=BP
Can Dollar=CD
Cocoa=CC
Coffee=CF
Copper=HG
Corn=CN
Cotton=CT
Crude Oil=CO
Euro Dollar=ED
EuroYen=EY
Feeder Cattle=FC
Gold=GD
Heating Oil=HO
Lean Hogs=LH
Live Cattle=LC
Lumber=LU
Mark=DM
Munis=MB
Natural Gas=NG
Nasdaq 100=NA
Nikkei=NK
NYSE Comp=NC
Oats=OA
Orange Juice=OJ
Palladium=PA
Platinum=PL
Pork Bellies=PB
Rough Rice=RI
Russell 2000=RU
Silver=SI
Soybeans=SB
S & P 500=SP
Sugar=SU
Swiss Franc=SF
T Bills=TN
T Bonds=TB
Unleaded Gas=UG
US Dollar=US
Wheat (CBOT)=CW
Wheat (KBOT)=KW
Wheat (Minn)=MW
Yen=JY

[Links]
CBOT=http://www.cbot.com
CME=http://www.cme.com
CSCE=http://www.csce.com
KCBT=http://www.kcbt.com
MIDAM=http://www.midam.com
NYCE=http://www.nyce.com
NYMEX=http://www.nymex.com
French Futures=http://www.matif.fr
Hong Kong=http://www.hkfe.com
LIFFE=http://www.liffe.com
London Metals=http://www.lme.co.uk
Shanghai=http://www.shme.com
Sidney=http://www.sfe.com.au
Winnipeg=http://www.wce.mb.ca

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