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Date/Time: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:21:24 +0000

Post From: Pattern matching for automatic translation of IBKR symbols

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sean3000 - Posts: 52
I apologize this is turning into such a long thread. I currently have the ????-NQTV to have the Trade/Quote symbol set to "????-STK-SMART-USD". For symbols like MSFT-NQTV that are in the main Symbol Settings list, the trade/quote symbol doesn't update automatically. Manual setting is required. I understand that symbols not in the list (e.g. COST) update correctly with pattern matching. The issue is that hundreds of equities are already configured in the Symbol Settings list, so the ????-NQTV pattern matching doesn't apply for a large number of symbols. Since some, but not all, symbols are pre-configured, I am unable to rely on pattern matching to consistently format the trade/quote symbol. For example, if I switch to TSLA-NQTV, it would not be formatted because it is in the list. I switch to SCMI-NQTV it would be formatted because it's not on the list. My goal is to automatically and consistently format the trade/quote symbol for any ticker added to my quote board, regardless of its status in the Symbol Settings list. If this is not possible I will just resort to manually checking and setting each symbol as I encounter it.