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Author Topic: Retrieve contract info (4 messages, Page 1 of 1)

ejzj1
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Posted: Feb 15, 2016 11:51 AM          Msg. 1 of 4
Hello,
how can i retrieve contract info for futures via api. I need the expiration date.
Thanks for help.

DTN_Steve_S
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Posted: Feb 15, 2016 01:31 PM          Msg. 2 of 4
We provide the Expiration date in the fundamental message of level 1 data.

Take a look at the documentation page for fundamental data fields here:
http://www.iqfeed.net/dev/api/docs/Level1FundamentalMessage.cfm

ejzj1
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Posted: Feb 16, 2016 01:14 AM          Msg. 3 of 4
This helps me. Thanks.

Is there a way to get the expiration date of old contracts?

DTN_Tim Walter
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Joined: Apr 25, 2006
Posted: Feb 16, 2016 08:00 AM          Msg. 4 of 4
Unfortunately not directly. You could do a daily history request for each and get the last day that the contract traded/settled though and that may work for you.

Tim
 

 

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