Symbol Naming Conventions

ExchangeExampleData Products/Historical Data SampleComments
NSE CM   
NSE StocksRELIANCE, AXISBANKRELIANCE.NSE,SBIN.NSE
NSE IndicesNIFTY 50, NIFTY BANKNIFTY 50.NSE_IDX, NIFTY BANK.NSE_IDX
NFO Futures Symbol Format (you may use any of the below 3 formats)   
1. NFO Futures (Continuous)NIFTY-I, NIFTY-II, NIFTY-III RELIANCE-I, SBIN-I NIFTY-I.NFO,NIFTY-II.NFO,NIFTY-III.NFO BANKNIFTY-I.NFO,RELIANCE-I.NFO,SBIN-I.NFOContinuous Futures are available for NFO (“I” as in India).
2. NFO Futures (Contractwise /Short Format)NIFTY27JAN22FUT BANKNIFTY27JAN22FUT RELIANCE27JAN22FUTNIFTY27JAN22FUT.NFO BANKNIFTY27JAN22FUT.NFO RELIANCE27JAN22FUT.NFOContractwise Futures are also available for NFO. <underlying><expiry date in 2 digit><expiry month in 3 characters><expiry year last 2 digit>FUT
3. NFO Futures (Contractwise /Long Format)FUTIDX_NIFTY_27JAN2022_XX_0 FUTIDX_BANKNIFTY_27JAN2022_XX_0 FUTSTK_RELIANCE_27JAN2022_XX_0 Contractwise Futures are also available for NFO. <InstrumentType>_<underlying>_<expiry date in 2 digit>_<expiry month in 3 characters>_<expiry year in 4 digit><OptionType : CE for CALL, PE for PUT or XX if not applicable_<StrikePrice or 0 if not applicable>
NFO Options (you may use any of the below 2 formats)   
1. NFO OptionsNIFTY06JAN2217200CE RELIANCE27JAN222300PE SBIN27JAN22455CE AXISBANK27JAN22670CE BANKNIFTY27JAN2235000PE BANKNIFTY27JAN2235100CENIFTY06JAN2217200CE.NFO RELIANCE27JAN222300PE.NFO SBIN27JAN22455CE.NFO AXISBANK27JAN22670CE.NFO BANKNIFTY27JAN2235000PE.NFO BANKNIFTY27JAN2235100CE.NFO<underlying><expiry date in 2 digit><expiry month in 3 characters><expiry year in 2 digit><strike price><OptionType : CE for CALL, PE for PUT>
2. NFO OptionsOPTIDX_NIFTY_27JAN2022_CE_17200 OPTSTK_RELIANCE_27JAN2022_PE_2300 OPTSTK_SBIN_27JAN2022_CE_455 OPTSTK_AXISBANK_27JAN2022_CE_670 OPTIDX_BANKNIFTY_27JAN2022_PE_35000 OPTIDX_BANKNIFTY_27JAN2022_CE_35100<InstrumentType>_<underlying>_<expiry date in 2 digit>_<expiry month in 3 characters>_<expiry year in 4 digit>_<OptionType: CE for CALL, PE for PUT or XX if not applicable>_<StrikePrice or 0 if not applicable>
MCX Futures (you may use any of the below 3 formats)   
1. MCX Futures (Continuous)CRUDEOIL-I, CRUDEOIL-II, CRUDEOIL-III, COPPER-I GOLD-ICRUDEOIL-I.MCX,NATURALGAS-I.MCX,COPPER-I.MCXContinuous Futures for MCX (“I” as in India)
2. MCX Futures (Contractwise / Short format)CRUDEOIL22JANFUT COPPER22JANFUT GOLD22FEBFUTCRUDEOIL22JANFUT.MCX COPPER22JANFUT.MCX GOLD22FEBFUT.MCXContractwise Futures are also available for MCX. <underlying><expiry year in 2 digit><expiry month in 3 characters>FUT
3. MCX Futures (Contractwise / Long format)FUTCOM_CRUDEOIL_19JAN2022__0 FUTCOM_COPPER_31JAN2022__0 FUTCOM_GOLD_04FEB2022__0 Contractwise Futures are also available for MCX. <InstrumentType>_<underlying>_<expiry date in 2 digit>_<expiry month in 3 characters>_<expiry year in 4 digit>
MCX Options (you may use any of the below 2 formats)   
1. MCX Options(Short Format)CRUDEOIL22JAN5700CE COPPER22JAN750CE SILVER22FEB66000CECRUDEOIL22JAN5700CE.MCX COPPER22JAN750CE.MCX SILVER22FEB66000CE.MCX <underlying><expiry year in 2 digit><expiry month in 3 characters><strike price><OptionType: CE for CALL, PE for PUT>
2. MCX Options(Long Format)OPTFUT_CRUDEOIL_17JAN2022_CE_5400 OPTFUT_COPPER_19JAN2022_CE_750 OPTFUT_SILVER_23FEB_2022_CE_66000<InstrumentType>_<underlying>_<expiry date in 2 digit>_<expiry month in 3 characters>_<expiry year in 4 digit>_<OptionType: CE for CALL, PE for PUT or XX if not applicable>_<StrikePrice or 0 if not applicable>
CDS Futures (you may use any of the below 3 formats)   
1. CDS Futures (Continuous)USDINR-I, USDINR-II, USDINR-III GBPINR-I, JPYINR-I, EURINR-IUSDINR-I.CDS, USDINR-II.CDS, USDINR-III.CDS, GBPINR-I.CDS, JPYINR-I.CDS, EURINR-I.CDSContinuous Futures for CDS (“I” as in India)
2. CDS Futures (Contractwise / Short Format)USDINR28JAN22FUT USDINR25FEB22FUT EURINR28JAN22FUT GBPINR28JAN22FUT JPYINR28JAN22FUTUSDINR28JAN22FUT.CDS USDINR25FEB22FUT.CDS EURINR28JAN22FUT.CDS GBPINR28JAN22FUT.CDS JPYINR28JAN22FUT.CDS<underlying><expiry date in 2 digit><expiry month in 3 characters><expiry year in 2 digit>FUT
3. CDS Futures (Contractwise / Long Format)FUTCUR_USDINR_28JAN2022_XX_0 FUTCUR_USDINR_25FEB2022_XX_0 FUTCUR_EURINR_28JAN2022_XX_0 FUTCUR_GBPINR_28JAN2022_XX_0 FUTCUR_JPYINR_28JAN2022_XX_0<InstrumentType>_<underlying>_<expiry date in 2 digit>_<expiry month in 3 characters>_<expiry year in 4 digit>_<OptionType: CE for CALL, PE for PUT or XX if not applicable><StrikePrice or 0 if not applicable>
CDS Options (you may use any of the below 2 formats)   
CDS Weekly Options(Short Format)USDINR21JAN2273.25PE USDINR28JAN2276.5CE EURINR27JAN2286CE GBPINR27JAN22100.5CE USDINR28JAN2276.5CEUSDINR21JAN2273.25PE.CDS USDINR28JAN2276.5CE.CDS EURINR27JAN2286CE.CDS GBPINR27JAN22100.5CE.CDS<underlying><expiry date in 2 digit><expiry month in 3 characters><expiry year in 2 digit><strike price><CE for CALL Options and PE for PUT Options>
CDS Weekly Options(Long Format)OPTCUR_USDINR_21JAN2022_PE_73.25 OPTCUR_USDINR_28JAN2022_CE_76.5 OPTCUR_EURINR_27JAN2022_CE_86 OPTCUR_GBPINR_27JAN2022_CE_100.5 OPTCUR_USDINR_28JAN2022_CE_73.25<InstrumentType>_<underlying>_<expiry date in 2 digit>_<expiry month in 3 characters>_<expiry year in 4 digit>_<OptionType: CE for CALL, PE for PUT or XX if not applicable>_<StrikePrice or 0 if not applicable>

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