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
MON - Month name shortened to first 3 letters - Y or YY stand for the year
Indices
Name | Interactive Brokers | Rithmic | DTN IQFeed | eSignal | CQG | GAIN Capital | Barchart | 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 |
S&P 500 | SPXMY @SP |
SPMY | SP# +SPMYY @SP# @SPMYY |
SP #F SP MY |
SPAMYY | SPMY | SPMY | SPMY |
Russell 1000 E-mini | RFMY @RF |
RFMY | @RS1MYY | RN #F | RFEMYY | RF-MMY | RIMY | RIMY |
Russell 2000 E-mini | TFMY @TF |
@TFS# @TFSMYY |
TF #F TF MY |
TFEMYY | RLM-MMY | RJMY | TFMY | |
Nasdaq 100 E-mini | NQMY @NQ |
NQMY | @NQ# @NQMYY |
NQ #F NQ MY |
ENQMYY | NQMY @NQ |
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 |
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
Name | Interactive Brokers | Rithmic | DTN IQFeed | eSignal | CQG | GAIN Capital | Barchart | Trading Technologies |
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Euro FX | 6EMY @6E |
6EMY | @EU# @EUMYY |
6E #F 6E MY |
EU6MYY | 6EMY @6E |
EUMY | 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 |
British Pound | 6BMY @6B |
6BMY | @BP# @BPMYY |
BP #F BP MY |
BP6MYY | 6BMY @6B |
B6MY | 6BMY |
Australian Dollar | 6AMY @6A |
6AMY | @ADMYY | 6A #F 6A MY |
DA6MYY | 6AMY @6A |
A6MY | 6AMY |
New Zealand Dollar | 6NMY @6N |
6NMY | NZD# | 6N #F 6N MY |
NE6MYY | 6NMY @6N |
N6MY | 6NMY |
Canadian Dollar | 6CMY @6C |
6CMY | @CD# | 6C #F 6C MY |
CA6MYY | 6CMY @6C |
D6MYY | 6CMY |
Swiss Franc | 6SMY @6S |
6SMY | @SF# | SF #F SF MY |
SF6MYY | 6SMY @6S |
S6MY | 6SMY |
U.S. Dollar Index | DXMY @DX |
@DX# | DX #F DX MY |
DXEMYY | DX-MMY | 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 |
Energies
Name | Interactive Brokers | Rithmic | DTN IQFeed | eSignal | CQG | GAIN Capital | Barchart | Trading Technologies |
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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 |
Natural Gas | NGMY @NG |
NGMY | NG# NGMYY |
NG #F NG MY |
NGEMYY | GNGMY @GNG |
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 |
Brent Crude | BZMY @BZ |
EB# @EBMYY |
BRNMY | NSEA-MMY |
Commodities
Name | Interactive Brokers | Rithmic | DTN IQFeed | eSignal | CQG | GAIN Capital | Barchart | Trading Technologies |
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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
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., ESM6
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. ESM6).
You can find symbol roots in the Futures Symbols table above or in the IB Trader Workstation.
To see expired contracts in the search results, check the Include Expired Contracts box.
Rithmic 01 Futures Symbols
Rithmic 01 provides native continuous contracts. The symbols consist of a symbol root only, like ES.
Individual contract names consist of a symbol root (like ES), month code (M), and one-digit year code (Y), e.g., ESM6
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.
Rithmic 01 Futures can be searched by root (e.g. ES) or full symbol name (e.g. ESM6).
You can find symbol roots in the Futures Symbols table above or in the Rithmic Trader Pro.
Rithmic 01 does not provide expired contracts list and data for them.
IQFeed Futures Symbols
IQFeed provides native continuous contracts. The symbols start with @ and contain # at the end, like @ES#. There are also back adjusted instruments with C at the end: @ES#C.
Individual contract names consist of a symbol root (like ES), month code (M), and two-digit year code (YY). Some symbol names start with @ e.g., @ESM26
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.
It’s possible to load the entire IQFeed symbol list by entering * into the search field and clicking Lookup.
Individually IQFeed symbols can be searched by root (e.g. ES), a part of or full symbol name (e.g. ESM), and description (e.g. E-MINI).
You can find symbol roots in the Futures Symbols table above or in the IQFeed app.
CQG Futures Symbols
CQG does not provide native continuous contracts. It's possible to receive continuous data for the current futures contract by enabling the Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract option on the data provider's end and in the CQG data source settings.
Individual contract names consist of a symbol root (like EP), month code (M), and two-digit year code (YY) e.g., EPM26
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.
CQG Futures can be searched by root (e.g. EP), full symbol name (e.g. EPM26), and description (e.g. E-MINI).
You can find symbol roots in the Futures Symbols table above.
To see expired contracts in the search results, check the Include Expired Contracts box.
GAIN Capital Futures Symbols
GAIN Capital provides 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., ESM6
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.
GAIN Capital Futures can be searched by root (e.g. ES) or full symbol name (e.g. ESM6).
You can find symbol roots in the Futures Symbols table above.
GAIN Capital does not provide expired contracts list and data for them.
Barchart Futures Symbols
Barchart provides native continuous contracts. The symbols consist of a symbol root only, like ES.
Individual contract names consist of a symbol root (like ES), month code (M), and one-digit year code (Y), e.g., ESM6
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.
Barchart Futures can be searched by root (e.g. ES) or full symbol name (e.g. ESM6).
You can find symbol roots in the Futures Symbols table above.
Indices and Statistics
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 |