Search for Symbols

Criteria are represented as Key/value pairs (& separated):

N: Name of Symbol. (Optional)

C: Asset categories. (Optional) Possible values:

• Future or FU
• FutureOption or FO
• Stock or S (Default)
• StockOption or SO (If root is specified, default category)
• Index or IDX
• CurrencyOption or CO
• MutualFund or MF
• MoneyMarketFund or MMF
• IndexOption or IO
• Bond or B
• Forex or FX

Cnt: Country where the symbol is traded in. (Optional) Possible values:

• ALL if not specified (Default)
• US
• DE
• CA

For Equities Lookups:

N: partial/full symbol name, will return all symbols that contain the provided name value

Desc: Name of the company

Flg: indicates whether symbols no longer trading should be included in the results returned. (Optional) This criteria is not returned in the symbol data. Possible values:

• true
• false (Default)

Cnt: Country where the symbol is traded in. (Optional) Possible values:

• ALL if not specified (Default)
• US
• DE
• CA

For Options Lookups:

(Category=StockOption, IndexOption, FutureOption or CurrencyOption)

R: Symbol root. Required field, the symbol the option is a derivative of, this search will not return options based on a partial root.

Stk: Number of strikes prices above and below the underlying price

• Default value 3

Spl: Strike price low

Sph: Strike price high

Exd: Number of expiration dates.

• Default value 3

Edl: Expiration date low, ex: 01-05-2011

Edh: Expiration date high, ex: 01-20-2011

OT: Option type. Possible values:

• Both (Default)
• Call
• Put

FT: Future type for FutureOptions. Possible values:

• Electronic (Default)
• Pit

ST: Symbol type: Possible values:

• Both
• Composite (Default)
• Regional

For Futures Lookups:

(Category = Future)

Desc: Description of symbol traded

R: Symbol root future trades

FT: Futures type. Possible values:

• None
• PIT
• Electronic (Default)
• Combined

Cur: Currency. Possible values:

• All
• USD (Default)
• AUD
• CAD
• CHF
• DKK
• EUR
• DBP
• HKD
• JPY
• NOK
• NZD
• SEK
• SGD

Exp: whether to include expired contracts

• false (Default)
• true

Cnt: Country where the symbol is traded in. (Optional) Possible values:

• ALL if not specified (Default)
• US
• DE
• CA

For Forex Lookups:

N: partial/full symbol name. Use all or null for a list of all forex symbols

Desc: Description

Note:

• The exchange returned for all forex searches will be FX
• The country returned for all forex searches will be FOREX