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Index
Indices in BFS are mostly used for performance benchmarks and cannot be traded.
| Property | Description |
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| Type | The instrument type |
| Name | The name of the instrument. |
| Status | The status determines what user type the instrument should be available to |
| Visible Status | The status determines what user type the instrument should be visible to |
| Currency | The currency that the instrument is based in |
| Property | Description |
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| Price Decimals | The number of decimals to use when showing the price of the instrument |
| Display Percentage Price | If checked the price will be displayed as a percentage value, in the database the value of 98% will be stored as 0.98 but shown as 98%. In this example we are using currency values as the price. |
| Price | The price of the instrument |
| Price Date | The date when the price was set |
| Multiplier | The multiplier is not used for indices and can be set to 1. |
| Decimals | This is a legacy property that should be left blank |
| Quantity Decimals | This is the number of decimals that should be used for the units. For indices this is not used. |
| Property | Description |
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| Datasheet URL | A link to an instrument description |
| Categorization | Instrument Categorization |
| External Reference | A reference that could be used to link the instrument to an external system or some other reference |
| Fee Category | Which fee category the instrument should belong to according to /wiki/spaces/KB/pages/66584622 |
| Buy Commission | The percentage commission charged on buy orders |
| Sell Commission | The percentage commission charged on sell orders |
| Early Sell Fee | The percentage fee charged on orders that are being executed within the lock in period. |
| Product Compensation | The percentage of kickback that should be given to the associated re-seller on the orders of the instrument |
| Account Type Limitation | Determines if the instrument should be limited to certain account types. |
