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Date/Time: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:59:35 +0000
Post From: options - get quotes for IB symbols
| [2019-05-19 19:11:06] |
| arruga - Posts: 253 |
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Hi I'm with SC real time data, and connected to IB Trading Service. How do I get options quotes in SC? 1) Following the Futures Option symbol guide in SC website, this is what I should be specifying in my SC quoteboard: 6B-FOP-201907-1.28-C-GLOBEX , which is the 1.28 July call for 6B (GBP futures). By the way, the expiration in the symbol above is the option expiration, not the underlying future expiration, right? Typing that directly into the quoteboard does nothing. 2) I can see in the symbol list in SC there's a category 'Futures Options' with the word 'SC exchange data' in brackets. Then a list below, for ex, 6B~.FUT_OPT.CME a) clicking on this one, does nothing, even after clicking 'get options, and the ok button is greyed out b) what does the bracket mean 'SC exchange data'? all the symbols for all categories are from the SC real time data service, why is it specified here explicitly?is there a different meaning? c) the list is not matched to the IB symbol list as per the specifications, how do I match the above the IB symbols, so I can place orders? 3) Provided the above is resolved, how can I get quotes for spreads and more complex strategies, for example a calendar spread, o a straddle? I'm not subscribed to IB data, I'm subscribed to SC Real time data, so need to see the quotes in SC before submitting an order in IB. 4) is there option-specific charting functionality in SC? P&L graphs, IV, volatility skews, etc --- bottom line is I want quotes in SC for future options symbols (or any other option for that matter) and I want to have a proper match between SC and IB so I can place orders, including spreads and more complex strategies...doable? thanks |