A stock index future can be configured as shown below.
Property
Description
Available from version
Type
The instrument type
Name
The name of the instrument.
ISIN
The ISIN-code 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
Tax Country
The country where the instrument is based according to tax reasons
Default Marketplace
The default marketplace where the instrument is traded
Issuer
The legal entity that has issued the instrument, for example a bank.
Dividend Type
If dividends are issued or re-invested in the instrument
Property
Description
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 value multiplier of the instrument. The S&P 500 mini futures contract has a value of 50 USD per full price value and to reflect this we enter 50 as the multiplier.
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. The instrument is traded in whole units and thus we write 0 for this value.
Property
Description
First Trade
The first date on which the instrument should be available for trading
Last Trade
The last date on which the instrument should be available for trading