Setting Properties
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Data Source* | Category | All | 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* | Category | All | Symbol name is the abbreviation of the underlying asset name i.e. ticker 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* | Category | All | Symbol root is a abbreviation of underlying' name.
The same underlying asset may have quite different symbol names for different datas sources. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Category | All | 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 | Category | Mutual Funds & Stocks | CUSIP (Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures) is a unique nine-character
identification number, for each class of security approved for trading in the U.S., to facilitate clearing and settlement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Margin | Category | Futures | Amount of money exchange requires to reserve as a deposit for futures trading (in percents). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract Month | Category | Bonds, Futures & Options | Delivery/expiration month of a security. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contract Year | Category | Bonds, Futures & Options | Delivery/expiration year of a security. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expiration Date | Category | Futures & Options | Date future or option contract expires. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expiration Rule | Category | Futures & Options | Expiration rules are quite different for different types of futures and options.
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Expiration Status | Category | Futures & Options | Status displays if the contract is expired or not. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strike Price | Category | Options | Option strike price. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option Type | Category | Options | Option type (Call or Put). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price Scale | Settings | All | Returns a numeric expression representing the fractional portion of a full point move for a particular symbol. The PriceScale value is represented by a whole number.
For example; the PriceScale of the E-Mini S&P is100, which represents the fractional portion 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.
Tip: MultiCharts can display prices in both decimal and fractional format.
Displaying prices in decimal format
Displaying prices in fractional format
the appropriate Price Scale from the drop-down list. The following selections are available for fractional format: <TR'Fractions withinteger numerator
The numerator of the fraction may have a decimal:
10 23.25/32
decimal numerator
Note: If the price scale of the symbol is already in decimal format and it is changed to fractional format, the chart must be reloaded for the fractional format to appear.
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Daily Limit | Settings | All | The maximum price movement allowed during a session (currently is not used in MultiCharts). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Min. Movement | Settings | All | Returns a numeric expression representing the minimum movement allowed for a particular symbol.
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Big Point Value | Settings | All | The dollar value represented by a full point of price movement. In the case of stocks, the Big Point Value is usually 1, in that 1 point of movement represents 1 dollar, however it may vary. For example, the Big Point Value for the S&P Futures is 250, where 1 point of price movement represents 250 dollars. The Big Point Value for a stock such as JDSU is 1, where 1 point of movement represents 1 dollar.
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Session setting | Sessions | All | Learn more about [[LINK /106_CustomSessionTemplates.html name=""; |custom session templates]]. |