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Posted: **Jan 14 2023**

Hi,

Is it possible to load data from a symbol that's not on the chart?

I get an error like "(SPY-1 Day): Symbol not found" when I have IBM on the chart. But when I change the instrument on the chart to SPY, it works.

Thanks

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	protected override void StartCalc() {
			// assign inputs 
			InstrumentDataRequest Request = Bars.Request;
			Request.Subscribe2RT = false;
			
			DataRequest _DataRequest = new DataRequest(); 
			_DataRequest.RequestType = DataRequestType.FromTo;
			  
			_DataRequest.From = new DateTime(2020,1,1,0,0,0);
			_DataRequest.To = new DateTime(2023,1,1,0,0,0);
			 
			Request.Range = _DataRequest;
								
			Request.QuoteField = RequestQuoteField.Trade;
			Request.Symbol = "IBM";
			Request.DataFeed = "TS";

			DataLoader.BeginLoadData(Request, OnData, null);
			 

		}

Posted: **Jan 18 2023**

Hello uprz23,

If you’re referring to the TS data feed, the request should contain the full name of it.
Also please note that exchanges can be different, so you need to specify that in the request as well.
You can try these code samples:

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Request.Symbol = "IBM";
Request.Exchange = "NYSE";
Request.DataFeed = "TS";

or

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Request.Symbol = "SPY";
Request.Exchange = "ARCX";
Request.DataFeed = "TS";

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