IShares Symbols

[jcgg]

The symbols for iShares such as IWM and IYT are no longer functioning. What happened?

Thanks.

[lugnutz]

Hey,

It looks like a number of ETFs changed over to a new prefix... from AMEX over to NYSE Arca.

try:
ARCX:IWM
ARCX:IYT
etc.

GLD changed, but SLV didn't... and when the prefix changes, you lose any lines that you have drawn as well.

HTH,
lugz

[jcgg]

ISHARES

Thanks for the reply, but your suggestion did not work. Hey Jay what are the new symbols for IWM and IYT?

[Larry Marchman]

Re: ISHARES

Originally posted by jcgg
Thanks for the reply, but your suggestion did not work. Hey Jay what are the new symbols for IWM and IYT?

Hey Jay.

Hopefully the attached annotated screenshot will tell the tale of what I think is up with these syms. Namely that Exchange Listed has gone missing for ETFs that have moved from AMEX to NYSE. Actually they moved last year, but eSignal had retained XL as AMEX until this week. Somehow things worked out previously with AMEX as exchange even though it wasn't technically correct. I have no idea at this time how many symbols are affected.

LAM

[lugnutz]

Sorry the suggestion didn't work for you. They appear to be working fine for me with 6.0.2. Charts pull up fine and quote sheet works too.

lugz

[Larry Marchman]

Hey lugnutz,

Mucho Thanks for the report.
Well, gosh and golly, but am I ever flummoxed. Scratchin' me head big time.

Anyone else care to feedback their experience regarding this issue?

Wonder if you could do me a favor when you have time. Send me a simple workspace that's working on your system with just that quotesheet that's in your screenshot, and with a single simple chart included if so inclined.

Also, are you running for sure with the 6.0.2 data manager (10.0 bld 390)?

Thanks much in advance,

LAM
[email protected]

[lugnutz]

Check your inbox!

Yes, Data Mgr is 10.0 build 390.

Odd... I just checked that these symbols also work with the 6.0.3 beta on my Vista lappy, but the Data Mgr used for that is version 8.1 build 374. Yes, they work on 6.0.3 too.

HTH,
lugz

[Larry Marchman]

Thanks lugz for the speedy response.

I was hoping that maybe exchange ARCX being imbedded in your workspace might provide a clue. But alas, the screenshot here of what I get from your workspace provides no clue as to why the difference in experience twix thee and me and jcgg.

Hey Jay...comments?

LAM

[lugnutz]

It's a longshot... but I'm not using QFAI.

That's about the only thing I can figure... unless after all my complaining, eSignal set the "better f-in work" bit on their server when I'm logged in.

lugz

[Larry Marchman]

Trust me, it ain't QFAI. He's long gone from the scene by the time QCharts login shows.

Here's another longshot. What does your status bar say regarding Mkt Depth. Are you Green by any chance? In QCharts 5.1, these syms have Exchange as NYSE. But ARCX is the label for an ECN. My broker charges extra to get "permissioned" in Level-II for Arca, yet Inetbook is still free. Just musing here if there is an account permissioning difference afoot.

LAM

[lugnutz]

Mkt Depth is red, everything else is green.

lugz

[JayF]

We are investigating why the Exchange Listed field is not consistently reporting the ARCX prefix. More to come as we know it.

[JayF]

There is a .tab file that is not getting downloaded correctly. Try the following steps to see if this clears up the problem.

Possible Fix #1:
1. Restart QCharts 2 times shutting down the Data Manager both times too.

If this doesn't fix it...

Possible Fix #2:
1. Within QCharts, click Help -> View Program Directory
2. Open the SigText folder
3. Find and delete the file called "wrexgcod.tab"
4. Restart QCharts twice and again shutting down the DM both times.

Please let me know which fix does the trick.

[Larry Marchman]

Jay,

Thanks for the feedback.
Alas, no joy using the procedure.

After deleting wrexgcod.tab, restart/exit at least 4 times.
That file just won't download.
The directory remains void of "wrexgcod.tab"

I also tried hacking the file, adding in the various forms I noticed for AMEX, changing AMEX to ARCX. No joy there either.

[Edit addition]
Send me your file <grin>.
[email protected]

LAM

[jcgg]

Jay,

This did not work for me either.