SYMBOLOGY
Format
Category Format Example
Class stock Symbol. A BRK.A
Preferred Stock Symbol / P IBM/P
Preferred series Symbol / PA IBM/PA
Warrant Symbol / W FGT/W
Warrant Series Symbol / WA FGT/WA
Right Symbol / R FGT/R
X-Warrant Symbol / X TRW/W
X-Right Symbol / X IOM/R
When Issued Symbol / I CHY/I
Units Symbol. U GM.U
Units, When Issued Symbol. U/I GM.U/I
Emerging Growth Symbol / SE AES/SE
Installed Receipt Symbol / SR IBM/SR
Specials Symbol / SP IBM/SP
Regional Stocks Symbol=x where x is regional code IBM=N
Stock/Index Options-Short Three letter root symbol, space, month code, IBM DA
Form strike price code
Indices $Symbol $INDU
Stock/Index Options-Long Three letter root symbol, space, month, strike IBM JUL125C
Form code, Call or Put
Futures Root symbol, space, futures month code, last US Z1
digit of year
Futures: Night Session Root symbol, space, futures month code, last SP Z1=1
digit of year, equal sign, 1
Futures: Day Session Root symbol, space, futures month code, last SP Z1=2
digit of year, equal sign, 2
Futures Options Root symbol, space, futures month code, last US Z1C11111
digit of year, C for calls and the P for puts,
strike price.
International Stocks Enter the symbol, then a dash, then the ABG-VC
exchange code.
Single Stock Futures Stock symbol, 1, C for OneChicago or N for MSFT1C H3-1C
NQLX, space, futures month code, last digit
of year, dash, SSF exchange code
Garvin Bond Base code, space, forward rate code, dash, GBP M1-GB
GB
International Futures Base symbol, space, month and year code, LX U9-LF
dash, exchange code
International Futures-Options Base symbol, space, month and year code, C LX U7C4600-LC
or P (for Call or Put), strike, dash, exchange
code.
FOREX Base code, space, spot or forward rate code, GBP A0-FX
dash, FX
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US Regional Exchange Codes
A American Stock Exchange
B Boston Stock Exchange
C Cincinnati Stock Exchange
M Midwest (Chicago) Stock Exchange
N New York Stock Exchange
P Pacific Stock Exchange
T Third Market
X Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Futures Month Codes
Jan = F May = K Sep = U
Feb = G Jun = M Oct = V
Mar = H Jul = N Nov = X
Apr = J Aug = Q Dec = Z
Single Stock Futures Exchange Codes
OneChicago = 1C
NQLX = NQ
US Options Month Codes
Call Month Put
A Jan M
B Feb N
C Mar O
D Apr P
E May Q
F Jun R
G Jul S
H Aug T
I Sep U
J Oct V
K Nov W
L Dec X
International Exchanges
Exchange Type Country Suffix
Australian Stock Exchange Stock Australia -ASX
Athens Stock Exchange Stock Greece -ATH
Athens FTSE Indices Index Greece -FTSA
Borse Stuttgart Stock Germany -STU
Budapest Stock Exchange Stock Hungary -BUD
Canadian Venture Exchange Stock Canada -VC
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Stock Denmark -CSE
Eurex Future Germany -DT
Index
FTSE Indices England -FTSE
Helsinki Stock Exchange Stock Finland -HEL
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Future Hong Kong -HKF
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Hong Kong -HKG
Iceland Stock Exchange Stock Iceland -ICE
International Petroleum Exchange Future England -IP
Ireland Stock Exchange Stock Ireland -DUB
Italian Stock Exchange Stock Italy -MIL
Italian Futures Exchange (IDEM) Future Italy -IDM
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Stock South Africa -JSE
Johannesburg FTSE Indices Index South Africa -FTSJ
LIFFE Future England -LF
Lisbon & Oporto Stock Exchange Stock Portugal -LIS
London Commodity Exchange Future England -LC
London Metal Exchange Future England -LM
London Stock Exchange Stock England -LON
London Stock Exchange International Stock England -LSIN
Madrid Stock Exchange Stock Spain -MAC
New Zealand Stock Exchange Stock New Zealand -NZX
New Zealand Futures Exchange Future New Zealand -NZF
Oslo Stock Exchange Stock Norway -OSL
SIMEX Future Singapore -SI
Singapore Stock Exchange Stock Singapore -SES
Swiss Stock Exchange Stock Switzerland -SWX
Sydney Futures Exchange Future Australia -SFE
Stockholm Stock Exchange Stock Sweden -SSE
STOXX Indices Index Germany -STX
Toronto Stock Exchange Stock Canada -TC
Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Borse) Stock Austria -VIE
Warsaw Stock Exchange Stock Poland -WAR
Winnipeg Commodities Exchange Future Canada -WC
World Indices Index World -IDX
Xinhua FTSE Indices Index China -FTSX
Euronext Exchange
Exchange Type Country Suffix
Euronext Futures - Amsterdam Future Amsterdam -AT
Euronext Futures - Paris Future France -MA
Euronext Stocks - Amsterdam Stock Amsterdam -AMS
Euronext Stocks - Brussels Stock Belgium -BRU
Euronext Stocks - Paris Stock France -PAR
Deutsche Borse/German Regionals
Exchange Type Country Suffix
Berlin Stock Exchange Stock Germany -BER
Bremen Stock Exchange Stock Germany -BRE
Dusseldorf Stock Exchange Stock Germany -DUS
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Stock Germany -FRA
Hamburg Stock Exchange Stock Germany -HAM
Hanover Stock Exchange Stock Germany -HAN
Munich Stock Exchange Stock Germany -MUN
Neuer Market Stock Germany -XET
Xetra Stock Germany -XET
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