Tim, Sorry if I took you too far off topic (I am interested because I might subscribe to eSignal myself, in the near future, and I do follow Asia a little bit).
I found the eSignal symbol list (it wasn't so hard afterall), and the symbols you mentioned, except for NS 8U-SGX I didn't see NS as a symbol on the SGX Futures exchange (NK is there). Anyway, provided you are subscribed to the exchange and accessing data during exchange hours I can't see a problem. Surely it is just a matter of asking eSignal support? brian_z --- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Tim, > > I don't use ESignal but if it is any help: > > - index data can be patchy (low payback for providers especially > outside of the US/Euro markets) > - sometimes I get around this by using the symbol of an ETF that > tracks the index > - you need to be careful about this to see now close the fund is to > the instrument you are trading > - it also depends on your system as to how accurate the data needs to > be relative to your traded instrument > > > Example: > > - IShares MSCI Japan Index tracks the Nikkei > - symbol EWS on the US exchanges > - it trades intraday in Yahoo charts > - I don't know what the calc period is (not necessarily tick data) > - you can see the constituents/weighting at their site > - also view tracking error in a chart > - they say you can download data (I haven't tried) > > http://www.ishares.com/home.htm > > but the fund might not match a future if the future has carry costs > associated with it (you could calculate carry costs and make your own > pseudo ticker for the index) > > - there are other things to look out for if you use a fund symbol > > for example - how is the fund 'price' calculated: > > (from the IShares site) > > "The index levels for all iShares Fund benchmarks are total return, > except that of the Nasdaq Biotech Fund (IBB), which is price return, > and those of the MSCI series, which, as of January 1, 2001, are net > dividend returns. The benchmarks for the S&P GSTIĀ sector series > (IGN, IGW and IGV) display price return levels from index inception > through December 30, 2002 and, from December 31, 2002 onward, display > total return levels. > > Total Return: Performance measurement includes both security price > movement and dividend payments, which are reinvested daily. > > Price Return: Performance measured solely by security price movement, > excluding dividend payments. > > Net Dividend Return: A variation on total return that assumes that a > portion of dividends paid is withheld at a standard tax-withholding > rate. The MSCI Net Dividend series assumes withholding based on > Luxembourg investors. Therefore, the dividend component of Net > Dividend Return approximates the actual after- tax dividends received > by international investors. Actual fund dividend withholdings may > differ." > > > There are other Nikkei Index/Fund combos out there. > > I used to use eSignals symbol guide as a resource tool - it seems to > be getting hard to find it now. > > I also use 'symbol lookup' at > http://au.finance.yahoo.com/investing > > or ther ukYahoo site to help find indices/ETF's. > > I sometimes go to the index providers/exchanges (e.g. S&P, CME) as > well (they often list the funds that correspond to their indexes). > > On top of that, it depends where you live - I am in Australia so a > fund that trades on the US exchange is only good for backtesting or > trading if I use a US time broker. > > On the other hand, I can trade the Nikkei or the StraitsTimes index > RT on my Aussie platform but I can't get an historical download from > there - I just have to play what is in front of me on the screen. > > If I want to get a rough idea of what is happening in Asia, intraday, > gold old Yahoo has the Asian indexes on intraday delay. > > > > FTR > > You don't say whether you are EOD or RT, where you are based and what > eSignal have to say about it? > > If you are in the US it is possible that some Asian indexes aren't RT > or synched to US time. > > brian_z > > > > --- In [email protected], "thariman" <thariman@> wrote: > > > > I do a search with esignal > > > > NS 8U-SGX for Nikkei Mini Future in ( Singapore Exchange ) > > NI225_M U8-OSM for Nikkei Mini Future in Osaka > > NI225 U8-OSM for Nikkei Future in Osaka Securities Future > > NK U8 for Nikkei Future in CME > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tim" <raven4ns@> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > I use Amibroker with Esignal data but can't find a symbol for the > > > Nikkei225 or the FTSE that will allow me to get charts. The symbol > > > guide is no help because it has 2 different symbols for the > Nikkei and > > > neither one work with Amibroker. > > > If anyone out there uses AB, please let me know what you are > using for > > > the symbols. Thank you. > > > > > > Tim > > > > > >
