Wrong description for Symbol?

[TURLIES]

Hi,
Can someone from eSignal please confirm the following:

$IXB - is described as NASDAQ Combined Biotechnology in eSignal

$IXB - should be the symbol for AMEX MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR INDEX

After looking through all of eSignals Symbols lists I have not found a symbol for AMEX MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR INDEX (have found $BXV for the SPDR version) - also the chart and closing price when I use $IXB in eSignal is identical to that of the AMEX MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR INDEX on the AMEX website.

Thus, has eSignal got the description of $IXB wrong? and if so, what is the real symbol for the NASDAQ Combined Biotechnology?

Are there any other wrong descriptions that we don't know about?

Thanks,
Paul

[JayF]

Thanks Paul for the report. We'll bring this to the attention of our QA Team, and they will investigate further.

[TURLIES]

Thanks Jay.
I've been through the Index lists from A-Z countless times for my analysis, and I've also noticed that the SOURCES for the Indexes (eg: CBOT / PHLX etc) have being inconsistent / wrong on some occasions - so it would be good to have them review these aswell.

Thanks,
Paul.

[JayF]

We are working on revamping our symbols guide, and it should be more accurate once the updates have been put into place. Regarding $IXB, we should have this corrected in eSignal, and our symbols guide within the next few business days.