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Earl,
I agree--CAUTION.
It sounds to me like Ensign might be using the program number to key off of
instead of the symbol. You might be one of the lucky ones that does not
need to make any symbol changes at this time? DTN did tell me that some
software keys off of the symbol while some software keys off of the program
number. Apparently DTN is serious about the change as they did send the
following message to Sentinel Trading. ( I don't know why they got a
message and I did not?) I also received word from another trader who did
not get a notice but then checked in the help files tonight and saw a
notice of the change.
Hope this information is helpful to any DTN users. I have no connection
with DTN other than as a customer. I am just passing this information
along as a service to other traders who might be affected.
Sincerely,
Dan Tillemans
From: "Sentinel Trading" <rjbiiilis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I received the following message from DTN.
ATTENTION DTN FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
7/17/98 12:45 P.M. CDT
On Sunday night July 19 DTN will be changing its
Futures symbol format. The year and month codes will be
transposed. For example SP8U will become SPU8. This
format has become the standard in the Commodity futures
industry. All of our software providers have been notified
and have assured us that each software is equipped to handle
the conversion.
In our menu choices, the changes will be made for you and will
be transparent. But be aware that if you go to the quick quote
feature and request a quote by typing in the symbol, the old
symbol will not work.
At 07:33 PM 7/19/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I just pulled up my Globex page and took a look - fresh trades are coming in
>this evening on my Globex symbol list: @ES8U, @SP8U, @US8U, @BP8U, @DM8U,
@JY8U.
>
>The above format is the conventional format - needed because there are
both one
>and two character futures symbols and the year digit separates the symbol
from
>the alpha month code.
>
>I attempted to enter @ESU8 and @SPU8 and Ensign Windows does not accept them.
>Could be the software, but I do wonder since quotes are coming in.
Certainly I
>will be watching the regular currencies first thing in the morning as they
are
>the first to open.
>
>This sounds like far to big a change to be implemented without plenty of
notice
>and your post was the first I'd heard of this. I checked the DTN folders
where
>system notices and changes are stored and there is nothing on futures symbol
>changes.
>
>Earl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Tillemans <dlt7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Sunday, July 19, 1998 6:37 PM
>Subject: FUTR: DTN Symbols Change Monday
>
>
>>DTN Futures Traders,
>>
>>I was on the phone with DTN on Saturday regarding other business when they
>>informed me that they are switching all of their future contract symbols on
>>Monday from their current format to the more conventional format. (SP8U
>>will become SPU8, etc.). I just checked the night time Globex symbol ,
>>@SP8U, to see if the old symbol really was dead. Yes, it is dead. I
>>switched it over to the new symbol, @SPU8, and I am back in business.
>>
>>It appears that you will want to change any futures symbols you follow to
>>the new format prior to the open on Monday.
>>
>>Am I the only one that did not know about this DTN ticker change? Please
>>let me know if anyone else received word on this.
>>
>>Good Trading,
>>
>>Dan Tillemans
>>
>
>
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