IB calls combo the spread between 2 different securities, for example futures with different expìration, or different futures (ER2-ES for example).
Combo between different futures appear on the tradestation with symbols like "er2,es", but I think this symbols are not accessible historically from API(so AB cannot backfill them), and are built by the tradestation calculating the spread as I am doing now "manually". In any case, the real technical simple question was how to put a comma in the symbol name without AB interpreting it as a separator Thank Ly --- In [email protected], "Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are this what you want? > > > > esm7-globex-fut, nqm7-globex-fut > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of loveyourenemynow > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 8:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amibroker] Re: ib combo symbols > > > > i read it, and I think there is no mention of this > i guess i can just code the spread and plot it > > thanks > > ly > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com, > "jasonsun503" <jasonsun503@> wrote: > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com, > "loveyourenemynow" > > <loveyourenemynow@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to enter IB combo symbols like for example > > > "es,nq-smart-fut" but AB interprets the comma as a separator so it > > > splits it into two symbols. > > > I am actually not sure if those symbols are accessible from AB or just > > > from the trade station. > > > Anybody can help? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Ly > > > > > > > AB's documentation has examples in "how to get/update quotes chapter", > > please check. > > >
