Symbol Guide
To get consistent data in MultiCharts one should add the correct symbol into the QuoteManager base. Detailed instructions on adding symbols directly from a data source can be found here
FUTURES
Each futures market has a ticker symbol that is followed by symbols for the contract month and year. The symbol name consists of abbreviation, month code and single/2-digit year.
Month Codes
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Code | F | G | H | J | K | M | N | Q | U | V | X | Z |
Futures Symbols
In the table below can be found the correct abbreviations and formatting of Futures Symbols.
M stands for the MonthCode
Y or YY stand for the year
M* - Month is numeric
MON - Month name shortened to first 3 letters
Name | Interactive Brokers | Rithmic | DTN IQFeed | eSignal | CQG | GAIN Capital (ex.Open E Cry) |
Barchart | MBTrading | Trading Technologies |
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S&P 500 E-mini | ESMY @ES |
ESMY | @ES# @ESMYY |
ES #F ES MY |
EPMYY | ESMY @ES |
ESMY | /ESMY | ESMY |
S&P 500 | SPXMY @SP |
SPMY | SP# +SPMYY @SP# @SPMYY |
SP #F SP MY |
SPAMYY | SPMY | SPMY | /SPMY | SPMY |
Russell 1000 E-mini | RFMY @RF |
RFMY | @RS1MYY | RN #F | RFEMYY | RF-MMY | RIMY | /RFMY | RIMY |
Russell 2000 E-mini | TFMY @TF |
TF FMM00YY! | @TFS# @TFSMYY |
TF #F TF MY |
TFEMYY | RLM-MMY | RJMY | /TFMY | TFMY |
Nasdaq 100 E-mini | NQMY @NQ |
NQMY | @NQ# @NQMYY |
NQ #F NQ MY |
ENQMYY | NQMY @NQ |
NQMY | /NQMY | NQMY |
Nasdaq 100 Index | NDMY | ND #F | NDAMYY | ||||||
DJIA E-mini | YM MON YY @YM |
YMMY | @YM# @YMMYY |
YM #F YM MY |
YMMYY | YMMY @YM |
YMMY | /YMMY | YMMY |
FTSE 100 | FTSEMY | FTSEMY | LF# | QFAMYY | FTSEMY | ||||
CAC 40 | FCEMY | MT# MTMYY |
PILMYY | FCEMY | |||||
Hang Seng | HSIMY | HSIMYY | HSIMY @HSI |
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Nikkei 225 | NKDMY @NKD |
NKDMY | @NKDMYY @NKD# |
NKDMYY | NKDMY @NKD |
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DAX | FDAX MON YY @FDAX |
FDAXMM*YY | XGMYY XG# |
AX U6-DT | DDMYY | FDAXMY | DYMY | ||
Euro Stoxx | FESX MON YY @FESX |
FESXMM*YY | EXMYY EX# |
ET U6-DT | DSXMYY | FESXMY | |||
BUND | FGBL MON YY @FGBL |
FGBLMM*YY | BDMYY BD# |
GB Z9-DT | DBMYY | FGBLMY | |||
BOBL | FGBM MON YY @FGBM |
FGBMM*Y | BLMYY BL# |
DLMYY | FGBMMY | ||||
Euro Schatz | FGBS MON YY @FGBS |
FGBSMY | EZMYY EZ# |
DGMYY | FGBSMY | ||||
Currencies | |||||||||
Euro FX | 6EMY @6E |
6EMY | @EU# @EUMYY |
6E #F 6E MY |
EU6MYY | 6EMY @6E |
EUMY | /6EMY | 6EMY |
Eurodollar - i-rate derivative | GEMY @GE |
GEMY | @ED# @EDMYY |
GE #F GE MY |
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E-Mini Japanese Yen | J7MY @J7 |
J7MY | @JE# @JEMYY |
ZJ #F ZJ MY |
J7MY @J7 |
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Japanese Yen | 6JMY @6J |
6JMY | @JY# @JYMYY |
JY #F JY MY |
EJYMYY | 6JMY @6J |
JYMY | /JYMY | JYMY |
British Pound | 6BMY @6B |
6BMY | @BP# @BPMYY |
BP #F BP MY |
BP6MYY | 6BMY @6B |
B6MY | /6BMY | 6BMY |
Australian Dollar | 6AMY @6A |
6AMY | @ADMYY | 6A #F 6A MY |
DA6MYY | 6AMY @6A |
A6MY | /6AMY | 6AMY |
New Zealand Dollar | 6NMY @6N |
6NMY | NZD# | 6N #F 6N MY |
NE6MYY | 6NMY @6N |
N6MY | /6NMY | 6NMY |
Canadian Dollar | 6CMY @6C |
6CMY | @CD# | 6C #F 6C MY |
CA6MYY | 6CMY @6C |
D6MYY | /6CMY | 6CMY |
Swiss Franc | 6SMY @6S |
6SMY | @SF# | SF #F SF MY |
SF6MYY | 6SMY @6S |
S6MY | /6SMY | 6SMY |
U.S. Dollar Index | DXMY @DX |
DX FMM00YY! | @DX# | DX #F DX MY |
DXEMYY | DX-MMY | DXMY | /DXMY | |
E-mini 10 yr T Bond | ZHMY | @YH# @YHMYY |
YH #F YH MY |
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10 yr T Note | ZN MON YY @ZN |
ZNMY | @TY# @TYMYY |
ZN #F ZN MY |
ZNMYY | ZNMY @ZN |
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E-mini 10 yr T Note | YNMY | @YN# @YNMYY |
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30 yr T Bond | ZB MON YY @ZB |
ZBMY | @US# @USMYY |
ZB #F ZB MY |
ZBMYY | ZBMY @ZB |
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E-Micro AUD/USD | M6AMY @M6A |
@M6A# | M6A #F | M6AMYY | M6AMY @M6A |
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E-Micro GBP/USD | M6BMY @M6B |
@M6B# | M6B #F | M6BMYY | M6BMY @M6B |
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E-Micro USD/CAD | @M6C# | M6C #F | M6CMYY | M6CMY @M6C |
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E-Micro EUR/USD | M6EMY @M6E |
@M6E# | M6E #F | M6EMYY | M6EMY @M6E |
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E-Micro USD/JPY | @M6J# | M6J #F | M6JMYY | M6JMY @M6J |
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E-Micro USD/CHF | @M6S# | M6S #F | M6SMYY | M6SMY @M6S |
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Energies | |||||||||
Crude Oil Emini | QMMY @QM |
QMMY | @QM# @QMMYY |
QM #F QM MY |
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Crude Oil | CLMY @CL |
CLMY | QCL# QCLMYY |
CL #F CL MY |
CLEMYY | GCLMY @GCL |
CLMY | /CLMY | CLMY |
Natural Gas | NGMY @NG |
NGMY | +NG# +NGMYY |
NG #F NG MY |
NGEMYY | GNGMY @GNG |
NGMY | /NGMY | NGMY |
E-Mini Natural Gas | NQGMY | QGMY @QG |
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Heating Oil | HOMY @HO |
HOMY | +HO# HOMY |
HO #F HO MY |
HOEMYY | HOMY | HOMY | /HOMY | HOMY |
Brent Crude | BZMY @BZ |
EB# @EBMYY |
BRNMY | NSEA-MMY | |||||
Commodities | |||||||||
Corn | ZC MON YY @ZC |
ZCMY | @C# @CMYY |
C #F | ZCEMYY | ZCMY @ZC |
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Soybean | ZS MON YY @ZS |
ZSMY | @SMYY | S #F | ZSEMYY | ZSMY @ZS |
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Bean Oil | ZLEMYY | ZLMY @ZL |
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Wheat | ZW MON YY @ZW |
ZWMY | @W# | ZWAMYY | ZWMY @ZW |
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Gold | GCMY @GC |
GCMY | QGC# QGCMYY |
GC MY | GCEMYY | GGCMY @GGC |
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Silver | SIMY @SI |
SIMY | QSI# +SIMYY |
SI MY | SIEMYY | GSIMY @GSI |
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Copper | HGMY @HG |
HGMY | QHG# QHGMYY |
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Coffee | KCMY @KC |
KCMY | @KCMYY | ||||||
Cocoa | CCMY @CC |
CCMY | @CCMYY @CC# |
Interactive Brokers Futures Symbols
See the Interactive Brokers guide to set up the data connection.
Interactive Brokers provide native continuous contracts. The symbols start with @, like @ES.
Individual contract names consist of a symbol root (like ES), month code (M), and one-digit year code (Y), e.g., ESM4
See the Month Codes section for reference.
To ensure correct symbol parameters, we recommend adding symbols from data source: QuoteManager → Instrument → Add Symbol → From Data Source.
Interactive Brokers Futures can be searched by root (e.g. ES) or full symbol name (e.g. ESM4).
To see expired contracts in the search results, check the Include Expired Contracts box.
INDICES AND STATISTICS
Indices and Statistics Symbols
Name | Interactive Brokers | DTN IQFeed | eSignal |
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Dow Jones Industrial Avg | INDU | INDU.X | $INDU |
Nasdaq Composite Index | COMP | COMPX.X | $COMPQ |
S&P 500 Stock Index | SPX | SPX.XO | $SPX |
NYSE Cumulative Tick | TICK-NYSE | TICK.Z | $TICK |
NYSE TRIN | TRIN-NYSE | TRIN.Z | $TRIN |
NYSE Down Volume | VOL-NYSE | VIND.Z | $DVOL |
NYSE Up Volume | VOL-NYSE | VINA.Z | $UVOL |
NYSE Up - Down Volume | JVNT.Z | $VOLD | |
NYSE Total Volume | VINT.Z | $TVOL | |
Market Volatility (CBOE) | VIX | VIX.XO | $VIX |
NYSE Advancing Issues | AD-NYSE | IINA.Z | $ADV |
NYSE Declining Issues | AD-NYSE | IIDA.Z | $DECL |
NYSE Adv minus Decl | JINT.Z | $ADD | |
Nasdaq Advancing Iss. | IIQA.Z | $ADVQ | |
Nasdaq Declining Iss. | IIQD.Z | $DECLQ | |
Nasdaq Adv minus Decl | IIQA.Z-IIQD.Z | $ADDQ | |
Russell 2000 Stock Index | RTY | RUT.X | $RUT |
Biotechnology Index | BTK | BTK.X | $BTK |
CBOE Put/Call Ratio | PCRATIO.Z | ||
Mini Dow Premium | PRYM.Z | ||
Russell 2000 TRIN | RIRT.Z | ||
SP Futures Premium | SP-PREM.Z | $PREM |