Forex Symbol Guide and PointValue
Six major forex
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eSignal |
RealTick |
IQFeed |
COESfx |
IB |
FXCM |
PointValue |
Australian Dollar |
AUD A0-FX |
#AUD/USD |
HAUDUSD |
AUDUSD |
AUD/USD |
AUD/USD |
100000 |
Canadian Dollar |
CAD A0-FX |
#USD/CAD |
HUSDCAD |
USDCAD |
USD/CAD |
USD/CAD |
100000 |
Swiss Franc |
CHF A0-FX |
#USD/CHF |
HUSDCHF |
USDCHF |
USD/CHF |
USD/CHF |
100000 |
Euro Dollar |
EUR A0-FX |
#EUR/USD |
HEURUSD |
EURUSD |
EUR/USD |
EUR/USD |
100000 |
British Pound |
GBP A0-FX |
#GBP/USD |
HGBPUSD |
GBPUSD |
GBP/USD |
GBP/USD |
100000 |
Japanese Yen |
JPY A0-FX |
#USD/JPY |
HUSDJPY |
USDJPY |
USD/JPY |
USD/JPY |
1000 |
Note for eSignal: "A0-FX" is the letter "A" followed by the number zero and then "-FX".
PointValue is based on the underlying currency. For example, EUR/USD is based on $100,000 USD. USD/CHF is based on 100,000 Swiss Franc etc.
When you use IB’s TWS platform, the symbols are in format of EUR CASH IDEALPRO USD etc. eASCTrend only works with "Manual" mode of AOE for Forex at IB’s TWS.
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