The 2-year bond futures contract "ZT" is priced in 1/8 of 1/32s (1/256 or 0.00390625), unlike other bonds which are priced in 1/4 of 1/32s (1/128 or 0.0078125). The ZT contract specs are here.
However, AmiBroker's chart parameters does not allow for 1/256:
Additionally, IB Controller 1.3.8 can't handle 1/256, causing errors from TWS that the price increment doesn't meet the contract specifications.
Here are my questions:
- Is there a workaround, other than using 1/128s?
- Is it possible to change the chart axis price format conditionally using AFL? The reason I ask is that I need to use a fractional price format for bonds, but use decimals for everything else. I don't see an option in SetChartOptions() to do this.
- Can future versions of AB and IBC be modified to handle 1/256s?