Hello, I doubt about the "localSymbol" for Futures (MINI SIZED DOW JONES) Symbol YM Exchange ECBOT It should for September 2011 e.g. : YM SEP 11 I need it for my Excel-ActiveX, to receive Portfolio data. If I use e.g. ESU1 for (E-MINI S&P 500) it works well, but not with YM SEP 11 for Mini Dow Jones. I tried also: YMU1, or YMSEP11... Whats wrong? Thanks!
These are the parameters I use for YM in Java. m_symbol=YM m_secType=FUT m_exchange=ECBOT m_currency=USD m_expiry=201106 I have found it easier to express the expiry as year-month and keep the symbol as YM and forget dealing with local symbols. Mike
For me its not easy, because I am not a programmer. But your are right (stop dealing with old API style), maybe I should take a look at the new TwsActiveX.xls from IB. And maybe my problem will be solved.