Help! IB Subs for Dow

[mutantcar]

Typical! Finished work early hoping to do some Dow trading. Come home to find Interactive Brokers telling me I need to subscribe to access INDU data, it's been working fine for weeks!

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to get this free, or if not, which Exchange can I get it from cheapest with IB, or is there only one - NYSE?

I'm also interested to get the EUR/USD data - a la JonnyT's thread. I got it working in IB yesterday, that's stopped as well, couldn't get Sierra Charts to collect the data though, not sure of the symbol?

Thanks,

Mute.

 

[oatman]

Non-professional US Securities and Commodities Exchanges USD 10.00 (Waived if monthly commissions > USD 30.00)
If you want to trade , then it's YM.

 

[mutantcar]

Thanks for the lightning reply Oatman - it's working again now.

Still not sure about EUR/USD, but I'll fiddle with it later.

Cheers,

Mute.

 

[oatman]

I don't use that, I'll have a butchers.

what exchange is it on?

 

[mutantcar]

Sorry Oatman, just saw your 'YM' comment - afraid I no understand!

I typed 'YM' into 'Underlying' in TWS, the exchange came up 'ECBOT', Description 'Index YM'.

Oh, by jove I think I have it! I want the Futures I take it? Not the Index? I don't get any info on the index - I suppose that's another sub!

Are you saying the one to trade is the future? I think I read that somewhere. I'm only SB'ing at the moment anyway, so I assume the Index will do?

I think JonnyT said (well typed!) Globex. Think I've got my data back, EUR GLOBEX MAR04 Futures 6EH4. Still not sure of Sierra symbol though.

Mute.

 

[oatman]

Symbol examples here http://www.sierrachart.com/data.html#symbolformat

YM is the future but I see you're SB.
Try EUR-200403-GLOBEX

 

[mutantcar]

Of course! Thank you.

I'd checked the website, but was looking at the 'New Format for Futures'.

Cheers,

Mute.