Hello, I am wondering how to look up Quotetracker futures symbols for IB. I have gone to the Quotetracker help, but it only has a few symbols and many do not follow the format they lay out: http://www.quotetracker.com/help/ib.shtml I am looking for the mini silver on the NYMEX among other symbols. I've tried NYMEX6QH1 and NYMEXXSNH1 with various expiration months and can't get any data. I can get SI with NYMEXSIH1 but I want the mini. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Okay, the question still stands about looking up various futures symbols for Quotetracker on IB, but I was able to find the silver mini using NYMEXQIH1. Thanks.
there is no lookup. You should use the futures symbol as shown on Contract Description/SYMBOL column in TWS, prefixed with the exchange and an at sign (@) (@ means future symbol. Refer to the help page for other types of securities). The symbols shown on that help page are just examples.
Hi Jerry, Thanks for responding. You made a great product and I will be sorry to see it go if TDA kills it off. I am under the impression that your formula for IB symbols doesn't always work, but I could be mistaken. If I come across another one that doesn't seem to work, I will post it here. (Also, it seems as if it is neccessary to put a colon after the exchange and before the @ sign). Thanks again.