Displaying an Instrument

To display an instrument in an Aspen window, type the instrument symbol. The Command Line automatically appears as you type. Then press Enter.

Quote windows provide two options for entering symbols. Click here for more information.

Certain symbols, like preferred stocks and futures continuations, require special conventions. Please see Display Tips for details.

Macros and wild cards offer some useful short-cuts. Click here for more information.

Drag-and-drop also offers quick results. Click here for more information.

Looking for a Symbol?

Consult Aspen's symbol lookup.

Instrument symbols vary from one data feed to another.

U.S. stock symbols are fairly straight forward--they are generally what you see in the Wall Street Journal, or on a CNBC ticker. Once you leave the realm of U.S. stocks, however, you must rely on information provided by your data feed. Futures, forex, international stocks and futures, and other instrument types vary dramatically from feed to feed. It is best to learn the symbol nuances of your data feed. Browse you data feed's web site for more information.

If you know the exchange on which an instrument trades, you can often find the symbol you're looking for by browsing the exchange's web site. See www.aspenres.com for links to exchanges.