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Date/Time: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:49:04 +0000

Clarification on Automatic Advancing of Chart Symbol for Unsupported Contract Month

[2021-02-15 21:15:23] #1 [Go To First Post]
User987654 - Posts: 69
Hi, In the documentation for "Continuous Futures Contract Charts" under "Automatic Advancing of Chart Symbol for Unsupported Contract Month...", it says that for some contracts like Soybeans, some contracts are never considered active. If one enters the symbol for an unsupported month, the system will automatically advance to the next supported month but the symbol of the chart will still show the entered symbol. 1) Does this means sc.Symbol will return the entered symbol, not the symbol of the active contract? 2) From the documentation on sc.TradeAndCurrentQuoteSymbol, it says "this symbol is what is used when trading from a chart". Does this mean sc.TradeAndCurrentQuoteSymbol returns the active contract and not the unsupported contract which was entered? If not, which function can I call to get a string for the active symbol so I can be sure I am trading the most active contract?

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