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Interactive Brokers Symbols IB requires that the exchange, currency, underlying and expiration date for futures be specified precisely. For other symbols not listed here, use the Symbol Lookup feature within Trader Workstation. In the table below, ...
Adding Futures and FX symbols using IQFeed
For IQFeed contracts which contains '@' sign just use square brackets as we discussed. For IB futures use this syntax: <Symbol>:FUT@<Exchange>, for example: VUK8:FUT@CFE or HOK8:FUT@NYMEX. It works even for cryptocurrencies - both XBTJ8:FUT@CFECRYPTO ...
Adding US, Canadian and London Stock exchange symbols through IQFeed
IQFeed can provide data feeds for such exchanges and different exchanges may differ wrt prefixes with the symbol code. For US stocks the standard symbols are used. For Canadian the standard symbol is preceded by the letter C and a period (C.BCD) For ...
How do I get Futures like ES and NQ into PairTrade Finder PRO?
To load futures, you will need an Interactive Brokers' datafeed or an IQFeed. These are the two feeds that can provide real-time futures data into PTF PRO. IQFeed offers a free trial, but limited to 1 year of history. If you sign up through our ...
Adding FX Symbols in PairTrade Finder PRO with Yahoo Datafeed or IQFeed
PairTrade Finder PRO can pull in FX and crypto data for backtesting and trade signal generation from both Yahoo and IQFeed. For IQFeed: IQFeed FXCM contracts have simple format: [BASE CURRENCY][SECOND CURRENCY].FXCM For example: USDJPY.FXCM or ...