Symbol Guide

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To get a consistent data in MultiCharts one should add the correct symbol into the QuoteManager base. The detailed instructions on adding symbols directly from data source can be found here

FUTURES

Each futures market has a ticker symbol that is followed by symbols for the contract month and the year. Symbol name consists of abbreviation, month code and single/2-digit year.

Examples: ESZ2, EPM12, NQH2

Month Codes

Month Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Code F G H J K M N Q U V X Z


Futures Symbols

In the table below the correct abbreviations and formatting of the Futures Symbols can be found.
M stands for the MonthCode
Y or YY stand for the year.

Name Interactive Brokers Zen-Fire/Rithmic DTN IQFeed eSignal CQG Open E Cry Barchart MBTrading Trading Technologies
S&P 500 E-mini ESMY ESMY @ES#
@ESMYY
ES #F
ES MY
EPMYY ESMY ESMY /ESMY ESMY
S&P 500 SPXMY SPMY SP#
+SPMYY
@SP#
@SPMYY
SP #F or
SP MY
SPAMYY SPMY SPMY /SPMY SPMY
Russell 1000 E-mini RGMY RFMY @RS1MYY RN #F RFEMYY RF-MMY /RFMY RIMY
Russell 2000 E-mini TFMY TF FMM00YY! @TFS#
@TFSMYY
TF #F
TF MY
TFEMYY RLM-MMY RJMY /TFMT TFMY
Nasdaq 100 E-mini NQMY NQMY @NQ#
@NQMYY
NQ #F
NQ MY
NQMY NQMY /NQMY
DJIA E-mini YMMY YMMY @YM#
@YMMYY
YM #F
YM MY
YMMYY YMMY YMMY /YMMY YMMY