Jerry Medved Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Starting with the 1.0.6069.2104 update (, we changed how Medved Trader submits data requests for futures symbols. This in turn caused the symbols that have to be entered into Medved Trader for some of these contracts. PREVIOUSLY - the Root Symbol used by MT was taken from the "localSymbol" or just SYMBOL column in TWS even if you entered a different underlying security to enter the symbol into TWS, so for example, in TWS you would enter DAX, Futures, Mar 15 and TWS would show "DAX Mar20'15 @DTB" in the Contract column and "FDAX MAR 15" in Symbol column in TWS. MT would use @FDAXH15 NEW WAY - Now you would enter @DAXH15 into MT, so the root symbol would be the same as what is shown in the CONTRACT column in TWS, and the same as what you enter into TWS to add the symbol there. Most of the symbols are unchanged. Symbols on the DAB exchange seems to be impacted the most. This change is needed because IB has quite a few different formats for the localSymbol and some cannot be parsed into separate root symbol, month, year components. Doing the change now will simplify the process and make the symbol entry into MT more consistent with the symbol entry into TWS. NOTE: One side effect for very few contracts is that with the new method, there are actually a couple different contracts trading for the given symbol, month, year, exchange combination. The only difference is the "Multiplier", and MT doesn't let you specify that in the symbol. We have a way to deal with that on a case by case basis, so if you encounter such a case, please contact Medved Trader support and we will address the issue ASAP. If you have a problem with a symbol, first try to enter it into TWS. then use the same root in MT. If you still cannot get it to work, contact us and provide the details of the symbol as you enter it into TWS, and what symbol worked in MT previously and we will help. If you don't remember the support email, you can select the Email support option in MT from FILE / HELP menu. Medved Trader support team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidS Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Hello Jerry, All my future symbols are working except the the Euro. In TWS you enter eur and it gives you prompts for the contract month and year. I tried entering @eurh15 nothing happened. The previous symbol was @6EH15. This is how the symbol is listed on Globex. Perhaps I don't understand how to enter the new symbol. Please help. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 the core symbol you have is correct. However, might need to add an exchange. Can you try @EURH15:DTB and let me know if that works. If not, please email support and I will give you some further instructions to help ID the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehjump Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 The symbol that worked for me was @EURH15:GLOBEX Then, select the "CME Globex FX" timeframe otherwise the symbol defaults to the "CME Globex" timeframe which is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidS Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Jerry, I tried @EURH15:DTB, but that didn't work. I then tried @EURH15:GLOBEX as suggested by ehjump and that worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 With the symbol change, some of the exchange defaulting got messed up. Will fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johan Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 What is NQ or ES now? To answer myself, @NQH15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 those should be unchanged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Jerry, I tried @EURH15:DTB, but that didn't work. I then tried @EURH15:GLOBEX as suggested by ehjump and that worked fine. Yes, that should have been GLOBEX. I fixed it so MT will default the exchange for that symbol automatically starting with the next update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Medved Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 @ehjump, actually, I don't think the original symbol (@6EH15) was auto defaulted to GLOBEX FX either. I just set to do it going forward. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehjump Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 You are probably right. I don't recall, but I may have set the @6*.* symbols to CME Globex FX by myself when I first uploaded them in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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