Symbol Lookup provides selecting various securities from the available list for Futures & Options segment.
This topic provides reference about:
Futures & Options Symbol Lookup
Select a Security from the Symbol List:
From the Main Menu screen, select Symbol Lookup.
Select Futures & Options. The Symbol Lookup screen is displayed.
Select an Exchange (NSE OR BSE).
Select an Instrument Type. (FUTIDX or FUTSTK or OPTIDX or OPTSTK).
Enter Symbol. Type in the first few letters/initials of the security. For example, type NIFTY and select Submit. It displays a list of securities whose name begins with NIFTY. Each screen displays up to 10 securities. If the list of securities generates more than one screen, then you can scroll through multiple screens by selecting the screen number.
Enter Code.
Select Option Type as CA or CE or PA or PE.
Enter Expiry Date.
Enter Strike Price.
Enter Company Desc.
Click Go. The Symbol Look Up screen is displayed. All the scrips or contracts for that particular instrument type and symbol are displayed.
To place Buy/Sell Order through Symbol look up feature. Select Buy/Sell (
) against the required Symbol in Scrip Description. The Order Entry Screen is displayed. Refer Futures_&_Options Place Order.
To view Best Five information for a particular scrip, select the (B5) against the required Symbol in Scrip Description. The Best Five screen is displayed. Refer Best Five.
To view Contract Information for a particular scrip, select (
) against the required Symbol in Scrip Description. The Contract Information screen is displayed. Refer Contract Information.
