I have never traded futures before but lately I have found myself interested in checking them out. What symbol do I need to type in order to look at S&P mini's and Nasdaq mini's charts? I have no clue. Thanks
ES (S&P 500 e-mini) & NQ (NASDAQ 100 e-mini) ... plus U2 or 02U (depending on your quote service) for the september contracts ... provided you´re subscribed to the CME e-minis regards wild
i guess it depends on your charting package - try the following: nasdaq: nq02u or nqu2 s&p: es02u / esu2 edit: these are for livecharts / qcharts
For Nextrend customers the current symbols for the Sept contracts are: NQP2'CM for the Naz emini. ESP2'CM for the S&P emini.
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