When using Nasdaq 100 Futures to follow the direction of the market, how do I know what symbol to use? ND something??? Does the symbol change every 3 months? If so, how do I know what the new symbol is? When does it change over? Thanks, MGB
it depends on your data provider.. the symbol is the symbol for the e-mini : NQ with the month symbol and year [all these have different representation depending on your data vendor].
on quote.com livecharts the naz 100 e-mini is NQ01U.. 01 is the year, H = march, M = june, U = september, and Z = december. also, SP01U for S&P 500 futures, ND01U for nasdaq 100 futures, ES01U for S&P 500 e-mini. other vendors may use a format like SP01U\ or SPU01..
Michael, Ok, then... ND01U The current symbol in CyberTrader is /NDU1 which will be switching to /NDZ1 sometime around September. Don't know the exact date, but it's obvious in my fut charts because they suddenly look like crap, missing data, etc. Then I know it's time to switch
This might help: Futures symbols: ES - E-Mini S&P SP - Big (full contract) S&P NQ - E-Mini Nasdaq 100 ND - Big (full contract) NASDAQ 100 quarterly symbols are: H ---- March expiration M ---- June expiration U -----September expiration Z ---- December expiration this is for Qcharts and maybe others...