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Actually it is located at http://www.cboe.com/tools/symbols/download.htm
Its been quite a while since I actually looked at the spreadsheet, but the
Options toolbox name definitely rings a bell.
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gorman, Mathew
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 2:41 PM
> To: Money, James L
> Cc: Omega List
> Subject: RE: cusip numbers and roots
>
> Jim,
>
> Is this speadsheet something similar to the Options Toolbox provided by
> the CBOE?
>
> Regards
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Money, James L
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 9:16 AM
> To: 'Sentinel Trading'; rtobiass@xxxxxxx
> Cc: Omega List
> Subject: RE: cusip numbers and roots
>
> There used to be an excel worksheet maintained by the CBOE and available
> for
> download from the CBOE site (www.cboe.com ??) That had all the option
> roots
> in it by equity symbol. Also has leaps,etc
>
> Jim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sentinel Trading [SMTP:rjbiii@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 9:00 AM
> > To: rtobiass@xxxxxxx
> > Cc: Omega List
> > Subject: Re:cusip numbers and roots
> >
> > I've never had to put in the cusip#, but the root is the Symbol itself,
> > for
> > equities, if you let me know what the symbol is I'll put it in my
> universe
> > get
> > it collecting from DTN and then try sending you the data to import,
> which
> > will
> > put it into your server as well.
> >
> > For Futures the Root is SP for the S&P 500 futures.
> >
> > For equity options the root is the same as the underlying equity for
> NYSE,
> > and
> > AMX, and the unique root from the cboe is used for NASDAQ stocks. ABTX
> > options
> > are QXQ for example, IBM options are IBM.
> >
> > ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> > Subject: cusip numbers and roots
> > Author: richard tobiassen
> > Date: 5/10/99 10:14 PM
> >
> > Hi,
> > I tried to set up a security.symbol..cra.......it is on the
> > nyse..............a spinoff of perkin-elmer........ts2000i asks for the
> > root and the cusip number...........I would have thought securities
> > traded on major exchanges would not need more than symbol, exch ,,,,all
> > the standard stuff of the last tradestation version........
> > does anyone know where I can get cusip# and root?
> > thanks and good trading
> > rich t
> >
>
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