STOCKS

Standard Stocks

To enter NYSE, NASDAQ, or AMEX stocks simply type the ticker symbol.

Special Symbols & Extensions for NYSE & AMEX

Category	Format	Example
Class stock	symbol . A	ACV.A
Preferred Stock	symbol / P	BMY/P
Preferred series	symbol / PA	EP/PA
Warrant	symbol / W	CNO/W
Warrant Series	symbol / WA	CX/WA
Right	symbol / R	BDF/R
X-Warrant	symbol / X	TRW/X
X-Right	symbol / X	IOM/X
When Issued	symbol / I	BBI/I
Units	symbol . U	XXX.U
Units, When Issued	symbol . U/I	XXX.UI
Debenture Stock	symbol / SD	XXX/SD
Emerging Growth	symbol / SE	HAF/SE
Installed Receipt	symbol / SR	XXX/SR
Specials	symbol / SP	XXX/SP

Special Symbols & Extensions for Nasdaq

Different categories and classes of stock on the NASDAQ are designated by a 5th character. For a list and description of these 5th characters click here.

Nasdaq Level II (Requires service subscription.)

For a list of Market Makers from the Nasdaqtrader.com website click here.

eSignal Quick Tip
	Right-click any Nasdaq symbol to bring up a Nasdaq Level II window.

Regional Data & Quote Montage Windows

For a full description click here. Below is a table that lists the regions.

A	AMEX	American Stock Exchange
B	BSE	Boston Stock Exchange
B	BOX	Boston Options Exchange
C	CSE	Cincinnati Stock Exchange
I	ISE	International Securities Exchange
M	MSE	Midwest (Chicago) Stock Exchange
N	NYSE	New York Stock Exchange
P	PSE	Pacific Stock Exchange
T	THRD	Third Party (listed stocks on the OTC market)
X	PHIL	Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Pink Sheet, Over the Counter (OTC) & Bulletin Board Stocks

6.0 or higher, simply enter the symbol
(7.8 users, use new Symbol Search to look-up specific symbols)

Canadian Stocks (Requires service subscription.)

Enter the symbol, then a dash, then the exchange code.
Example: TD-TC

Exchange	Code
Toronto (Canadian Dollar Based)	-TC
Toronto (US Dollar Based)	.U-TC
Canadian Venture Exchange	-VC

Europe/Africa Stocks (Requires service subscription.)

Enter the symbol, then a dash, then the exchange code.
Example: FCI-LON

Exchange	Code
Athens	ATH
Athens/FTSE Indices	FTSA
Berlin	BER
Budapest	BUD
Copenhagen	CSE
Dusseldorf	DUS
Euronext Amsterdam	AMS
Euronext Brussels	BRU
Euronext Paris	PAR
FTSE	FTSE
Frankfurt	FRA
Hamburg	HAM
Hanover	HAN
Helsinki	HEL
Iceland	ICE
Irish	DUB
Italian(Milan)	MIL
Johannesburg	JSE
Johannesburg/FTSE Indices	FTSJ
Lisbon	LIS
London	LON
London International	LSIN
Madrid	MAC
Munich	MUN
Oslo	OSL
Stockholm	SSE
Stoxx Indices	STX
Stuttgart	STU
Swiss	SWX
Vienna(Wiener Borse)	VIE
Warsaw	WAR
Xetra	XET

Asia/Pacific Stocks (Requires service subscription.)

Enter the symbol, then a dash, then the exchange code.
Example: DJS-ASX

Exchange	Code
Australian	ASX
Hong Kong	HKG
Korean	KOR
Kosdaq	KOQ
Kualalumpur	KLS
Nagoya	NAG
New Zealand	NZX
Singapore	SES
Thailand	SET
Tokyo	TSE
Xinhua/FTSE Indices	FTSX

OPTIONS (Requires service subscription to OPRA.)

*Note for MarketCenter LIVE users
You will need to use the Short Form symbol format for Stock & Index Option

Long Form Stock & Index Options

Enter the root symbol (usually three letters), a space, three letter month, strike price, then a C for Call or P for Put.
Example: IBM JAN115C

Short Form Stock & Index Options

Enter the root symbol (usually three letters), a space, the month code, then strike price code.
Example: IBM AC

CBOE Symbol Directories

Equity Options

LEAPS

Index Options & LEAPS

Interest Rate Options

FUTURES (Requires service subscription to each futures exchange.)

Enter the one or two character contract symbol, a space, month code, then last digit of the year.
Example: SP H4

Expiration Month Codes

Jan	F		Jul	N
Feb	G		Aug	Q
Mar	H		Sep	U
Apr	J		Oct	V
May	K		Nov	X
Jun	M		Dec	Z
Cash/Spot				A0

For Cash/Spot be sure to use the number 0 and not the letter o.

Continuous Futures

Replace the month code and year with a #F
Example: SP #F

Futures Session ID's

The ability to seperate the day and night sessions on certain futures are available.
Example: SP H4=1 (Globex) & SP H4=2 (Day)

Futures Options

Enter the contract symbol, a space, month code, the last digit of the year, C for call or P for put, then the strike price.
Examples: SP H4C1145

International Futures

Enter the contract symbol, a space, month code, the last digit of the year, dash, then the exchange code.
Example: NI H4-SI

International Futures Options

Enter the contract symbol, a space, month code, the last digit of the year, C for call or P for put, the strike price, dash, then exchange code.
Example: NI H4C12000-SI
                  FCE Q5C4450-EEI (CAC 40 Aug05 4450 Call)

International Futures Exchange Codes

Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros	BMF	Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM)	IDM
CBOE Futures	CF	London Metals Exchange (LME)	LM
DTB (Eurex)	DT	Osaka Futures Exchange (OSM)	OSM
Euronext Commodities	ENC	Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX)	SI
Euronext Equity and Index Derivatives	EEI	Sydney Futures Exchange	SFE
Euronext Interest Rate Futures	EIR	Tokyo Stock Exchange Futures (TPX)	TPX
Eurex US	EUS	Vienna Futures Exchange (VFO)	VFO
Hong Kong Exchange	HKF	Winnipeg Commodity Exchange	WC
International Petroleum Exchange (IPE)	IP

eSignal Quick Tips
	List available futures contracts by right-clicking any futures symbol and choose Autolist.
	List available futures options by right-clicking any futures symbol and choose Option Chain.

Single Stock Futures (Requires service subscription to ssf exchange.)

The symbology for OneChicago SSF contracts is as follows:
The Root Sym