How do I look up Quotetracker futures symbols for IB?

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surfer25

Hello,
I am wondering how to look up Quotetracker futures symbols for IB. I have gone to the Quotetracker help, but it only has a few symbols and many do not follow the format they lay out:

http://www.quotetracker.com/help/ib.shtml

I am looking for the mini silver on the NYMEX among other symbols. I've tried NYMEX:@6QH1 and NYMEX:@XSNH1 with various expiration months and can't get any data. I can get SI with NYMEX:@SIH1 but I want the mini.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
 
Okay, the question still stands about looking up various futures symbols for Quotetracker on IB, but I was able to find the silver mini using NYMEX:@QIH1.

Thanks.
 
there is no lookup. You should use the futures symbol as shown on Contract Description/SYMBOL column in TWS, prefixed with the exchange and an at sign (@) (@ means future symbol. Refer to the help page for other types of securities). The symbols shown on that help page are just examples.
 
Quote from j_medved:

there is no lookup. You should use the futures symbol as shown on Contract Description/SYMBOL column in TWS, prefixed with the exchange and an at sign (@) (@ means future symbol. Refer to the help page for other types of securities). The symbols shown on that help page are just examples.
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Hi Jerry,
Thanks for responding. You made a great product and I will be sorry to see it go if TDA kills it off. I am under the impression that your formula for IB symbols doesn't always work, but I could be mistaken. If I come across another one that doesn't seem to work, I will post it here. (Also, it seems as if it is neccessary to put a colon after the exchange and before the @ sign).
Thanks again.
 
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