Which Data Sources Support Expired and Continuous Futures Contracts: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:45, 26 June 2024

The following information may be useful for building the Custom Futures in MultiCharts.

Data Source	Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts	Expired Symbols Lookup	Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)	Continuous Symbols Lookup
Barchart
CQG
eSignal
GAIN Capital
Interactive Brokers
IQFeed
Rithmic 01
TradeStation
Trading Technologies 2020
WeBank

Note 1

CQG native continuous data is available if Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract is enabled by the data provider and in the data feed settings.

Note 2

Barchart and Rithmic 01 continuous symbols should be added manually.

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-|<p align="center">'''Data Source'''</p>
+!Data Source
-|<p align="center">'''Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts'''</p>
+!Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts
-|<p align="center"> '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''</p>
+!Expired Symbols Lookup
-|<p align="center"> '''[https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Operating_Symbol_List#Adding_Symbol_from_Data_Vendor_Supplied_List Symbol Lookup]'''</p>
+!Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)
+![https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Operating_Symbol_List#Adding_Symbol_from_Data_Vendor_Supplied_List Continuous Symbols Lookup]'''</p>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''AvaTrade'''</p>
+|[[Barchart]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''Barchart'''</p>
+|[[CQG]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''CQG'''</p>
+|[[eSignal]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b><br>(If '''Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract''' option is enabled)</p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''eSignal'''</p>
+|[[GAIN Capital]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''GAIN'''</p>
+|[[Interactive Brokers]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''Interactive Brokers'''</p>
+|[[IQFeed]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''IQFeed'''</p>
+|[[Rithmic 01]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''Patsystems'''</p>
+|[[TradeStation]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''Rithmic'''</p>
+|[[Trading Technologies 2020]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
 |-
-|<p align="center">'''TradeStation'''</p>
+|[[WeBank]]
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
+|<div class="no_stroke"></div>
-|-
+|<div class="yes_stroke"></div>
-|<p align="center">'''Trading Technologies'''</p>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
-|-
-|<p align="center">'''Webank'''</p>
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!--Historical Data for the Expired Futures Contacts-->
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="red">X</font></b></p><!-- '''Native Continuous Futures Contracts (Data)'''-->
-|<p align="center"><b><font color="green">V</font></b></p><!-- '''Symbol Lookup'''-->
 |-
+|}
+<div class="note-no-title"><div class="note-title">Note 1</div>
+CQG native continuous data is available if '''Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract''' is enabled by the data provider and in the data feed settings.</div>
+<div class="note-no-title"><div class="note-title">Note 2</div>
+Barchart and Rithmic 01 continuous symbols should be added manually.</div>
 [[Category:FAQ]]
+[[Category:QuoteManager]]