IQ Chart - Real-Time Technical Stock Charts

IQ Chart now provides real-time e-mini futures quotes and charts and real-time stock options chains and stock options quotes.

How to find a stock options symbol

How to find an e-mini futures symbol

How to find a stock options symbol

In IQ Chart, simply click on the “Options” button and the options chain will be displayed for whichever stock is shown in the main window. To see an options chain for any other stock, enter that symbol in the text box and click “Submit”.

How to find an e-mini futures symbol

If you have an E-mini subscription, just type in "ES.F" or "NQ.F" to get a chart for the nearest expiring month for the Nasdaq 100 or S&P 500 E-mini. More information on symbology is below the screenshot.

To find the nearest expiring month of a future in IQ Chart, the format is:
SM.F where SM = Symbol Root
To find a quote or chart for the contract month you are interested in, the format is:
SMmy.F where SM = Symbol Root, m=Month, y=Year See some examples

Table of Symbol Roots

Symbol Root	Name
ES	E-Mini S&P 500 Index Futures
NQ	E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures
CO	COMMODITY TRAKRS Index Futures
FI	Financial SPCTR Futures- (S&P 500 Financial Sector Index)
GZ	Gold TRAKRS Index Futures
LD	Long-Short Technology TRAKRS II Index Futures
MC	E-Mini S&P MidCap 400 Index Futures
ML	Long-Short Technology TRAKRS Index Futures
MR	E-Mini Russell 2000 Index Futures
OM	LMC TRAKRS Index Futures
QC	E-Mini Nasdaq Composite Index Futures
RT	Russell 1000 Index Futures
SK	S&P SmallCap 600
TE	Technology SPCTR Futures
TT	Select 50 TRAKRS Index Futures

Tables of Expiration Months

Symbol	Month
A	January
B	February
C	March
D	April
E	May
I	June
L	July
O	August
P	September
R	October
S	November
T	December

Tables of Expiration Years

Symbol	Year
0	2000
1	2001
2	2002
3	2003
4	2004
5	2005
6	2006
7	2007
8	2008
9	2009

Some Examples – As of 2/14/04

Symbol	Name
COI6	COMMODITY TRAKRS Index Futures 2006-Jun
ESC4	E-Mini S&P 500 Index Futures 2004-Mar
ESI4	E-Mini S&P 500 Index Futures 2004-Jun
FIC4	Financial SPCTR Futures- (S&P 500 Financial Sector Index) 2004-Mar
FII4	Financial SPCTR Futures- (S&P 500 Financial Sector Index) 2004-Jun
GZT6	Gold TRAKRS Index Futures 2006-Dec
LDA7	Long-Short Technology TRAKRS II Index Futures 2007-Jan
MCC4	E-Mini S&P MidCap 400 Index Futures 2004-Mar
MCI4	E-Mini S&P MidCap 400 Index Futures 2004-Jun
MLL5	Long-Short Technology TRAKRS Index Futures 2005-Jul
MRC4	E-Mini Russell 2000 Index Futures 2004-Mar
MRI4	E-Mini Russell 2000 Index Futures 2004-Jun
NQC4	E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures 2004-Mar
NQI4	E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures 2004-Jun
OMA6	LMC TRAKRS Index Futures 2006-Jan
QCC4	E-Mini Nasdaq Composite Index Futures 2004-Mar
QCI4	E-Mini Nasdaq Composite Index Futures 2004-Jun
RTC4	Russell 1000 Index Futures 2004-Mar
RTI4	Russell 1000 Index Futures 2004-Jun
SKC4	S&P SmallCap 600 Futures 2004-Mar
SKI4	S&P SmallCap 600 Futures 2004-Jun
TEC4	Technology SPCTR Futures- (S&P 500 Technology Sector Index) 2004-Mar
TEI4	Technology SPCTR Futures- (S&P 500 Technology Sector Index) 2004-Jun
TTR5	Select 50 TRAKRS Index Futures 2005-Oct

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