Duplicate: Symbol for E-Mini S&P 500

[prasanth]

Hi,

I am using TWS for data connectivity with my AmiBroker. I want to build a system and trade "E-Mini S&P 500 futures" (GLOBEX).

In TWS, I found the symbol to be "ESM1" for this. But when I add the same AmiBroker, I am getting the message that "this is not a valid symbol".

Can someone please help me with the correct symbol for this to use in AmiBroker?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Prasanth.

[peter1]

I do not need the functionality but did you search in the forum or via google for your problem? I found this information: How to find correct IB symbol using TWS - Data Sources / IB - AmiBroker Community Forum

[prasanth]

I did look it up in TWS. I found the symbol to be "ESM1". But in AmiBroker, I am getting invalid symbol message .

When I add MSFT, TSLA etc.. i was able to get the data normally.

Regards,
Prasanth,

[Metamega]

Read the link peter1 gave you. It shows how.

[Tomasz]

@prasanth

I did look it up in TWS. I found the symbol to be "ESM1". But in AmiBroker, I am getting invalid symbol message

Because this symbol is WRONG.

Follow instructions instead of guessing. Use SEARCH before posting.

How to find correct IB symbol using TWS

In order to find correct IB symbol using TWS (Traders Workstation): Enter desired symbol in TWS, then click on the line with right mouse button and select Contract Info->Description menu. You will see the following window: [image] That is what you will see for stocks, indices and currencies (forex), but for some other symbols like futures, you will see slightly different picture, but the idea is the same : [image] Now simply use the information from this window to build correct AmiBroker s…