Contract Description

Instructions
Column Name Description

Category

 A category within an industry in which the underlying can be categorized.
Company Name Shows the company name for the underlying.
Contract Provides the contract description including the underlying, primary exchange, and if not Smart, the directed exchange.
Data Source Identifies the source of the top market data.
Days to Last Trading Day The number of calendar days remaining until the last trading day for the contract.
Description Identifies the instrument type and other descriptive contract information.
Exchange The market data exchange. If no other exchange is specified for order routing, this exchange is also where the contract will be routed. Select SMART order routing to route directly to the best available market.
Industry The type of industry under which the underlying is categorized.
Issuer Country The country issuing the stock.
Maturity For bonds, the date when the bond matures.
Notes

An editable, unlimited text field where you can enter notes about the underlying, etc. When you mouse over the Notes text, it displays in a pop up box so you can read the entire note.

Note: The Notes field is not editable on system-generated pages, since these pages (including the Pending page and Portfolio page) function differently from user-maintained pages. They are dynamically created and populated at the start of a TWS session and do not have the capability to save user-entered text.
Sector The most detailed description of the industry under which the underlying company can be categorized.
Shortable

Uses colors to identify whether or not there is stock available for the client to short it. Colors relay the following information:

Red - No shares are available

Dark Green - The system is trying to locate shares.

Light Green - At least 1000 shares are available.
Symbol Shows the exchange symbol for the contract.
Trading Currency The trading currency of the asset.
Underlying The underlying symbol for the contract. To toggle between underlying and symbol mode, on the View menu select the desired mode.
Upcoming IPO Date The date the contract will begin to trade.

 

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