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<div style="background-color: #F8F6CD;">Important: The '''Category''' property can not be changed for a symbol.</div>
<div style="background-color: #F8F6CD;">Important: It is required to set the '''Symbol Root''' property.</div>
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Tip: '''Symbol Root''' for stocks is the same as the '''Symbol Root''' property.</div>
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Property'''
!'''Tab'''
!'''Category Applicable'''
!'''Description'''
|-
|'''Data Source*'''
|Data source to receive the data for the symbol from. It is possible
to have several symbols with the same underlying asset (name) fed from different data source.
|-
|'''Symbol Name*'''
Symbol names may vary for different data source. The same underlying asset may have quite different
symbol names for different datas sources.
|-
|'''Symbol Root*'''
The same underlying asset may have quite different
symbol names for different datas sources.
|-
|'''Description'''
|Description is the full name for the asset.
Usually it is a name of the corporation, financial entity or instrument that the symbol is based on.
|-
|'''CUSIP'''
identification number, for each class of security approved for trading in the U.S.,
to facilitate clearing and settlement.
|-
|'''Margin'''
|Futures
|Amount of money exchange requires to reserve as a deposit for futures trading (in percents).
|-
|'''Contract Month'''
|Bonds, Futures & Options
|Delivery/expiration month of a security.
|-
|'''Contract Year'''
|Bonds, Futures & Options
|Delivery/expiration year of a security.
|-
|'''Expiration Date'''
|Futures & Options
|Date future or option contract expires.
|-
|'''Expiration Rule'''
|Futures & Options
|Expiration rules are quite different for different types of futures and options.
|-
|'''Expiration Status'''
|Futures & Options
|Status displays if the contract is expired or not.
|-
|'''Strike Price'''
|Options
|Option strike price.
|-
|'''Option Type'''
|Options
|Option type (Call or Put).
|-
|'''Price Scale'''
of a full point move for the E-Mini S&P.
Any stock would also have a PriceScale of 100. 1 / PriceScale = Minimum price increment.
|}
'''Examples'''