Futures
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Futures
Futures are described here:Â http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/futures.asp
A stock index future can be configured as shown below.
Property | Description | Available from version |
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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 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
Expiration | The date on which the instrument will expire |
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 |
Lock In Period | The period that a legal entity should be locked in before being able to sell after having purchased the instrument |
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. |
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