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| eSignal Symbology Guide |
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On this page is information that will help you to find the data you are looking for. You will see symbology information for futures, international futures, Forex and single stock futures. We have also provided a FutureSource-to-eSignal Symbol Map that will help you look up all the new eSignal symbols.
| U.S. Futures Symbol Format | International Futures Symbol Format |
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Enter the contract symbol, a space, Month Code, then last digit of the year.
Front-Month Futures |
Enter the contract symbol, a space, Month Code, the last digit of the year, a dash, then the Exchange Code.
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| Cross Rate to U.S. Dollar | Cross Rates for Other Currencies |
| Enter the Currency Code, a space, the spot code "A0", a dash, then "FX" as the exchange. Entering one standard Forex symbol using the A0 spot code is the cross rate to the U.S. Dollar. | Enter two Currency Codes, a space, the spot code "A0", a dash, then "FX" as the exchange. |
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Note: The cross rate to U.S. Dollar is available on all currency codes (ie, JPY A0-FX). Other cross rates are available between major currency codes only (ie, GBPJPY A0-FX). Exceptions: Australian dollar (AUD), British pound (GBP), European Currency Unit (ECU), Gibraltar pound (GIP), Irish pound (IEP), New Zealand dollar (NZD), and St. Helena pound (SHP) are formatted using the Currency Code, a space, a Month or Year Code (A0=cash, M1=1 month, M5=5 months, Y1=1 year, Y2=2 years, etc.), a dash, then FX. Examples: AUD A0-FX, AUD M5-FX, AUD Y2-FX |
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| OneChicago Single Stock Futures Contracts |
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Enter the root symbol passed by the exchange, product code,
month and year, a dash, and the
exchange symbol for OneChicago (1C).
For example, the symbol passed by OneChicago on day 1 for an MSFT Single Stock Futures contract would be: MSFT1C The product code is purely a method for tracking corporate actions. |
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