Can anyone answer this question really quick

palenimbus · Jul 5, 2011

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

But does anyone know the Interactive Brokers symbol for the S&P 500 index?

Thank you

rmorse · Jul 5, 2011

Quote from palenimbus:

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

But does anyone know the Interactive Brokers symbol for the S&P 500 index?

Thank you

Did you try SPX

palenimbus · Jul 5, 2011

yeh that didn't work.. maybe im doing something wrong

Locutus · Jul 5, 2011

Quote from palenimbus:

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

But does anyone know the Interactive Brokers symbol for the S&P 500 index?

Thank you

SPX for the index, SPY for the ETF and ES for the e-mini futures. If you're not getting it with those symbols you are doing it wrong.

rmorse · Jul 5, 2011

Quote from palenimbus:

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.

But does anyone know the Interactive Brokers symbol for the S&P 500 index?

Thank you

Maybe you're not paying for the correct data feed.