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Date/Time: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:52:40 +0000
Post From: Using a different data source than primary, for equity options only
| [2025-04-29 14:14:34] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 39559 |
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1. There is nothing special you need to do. Entering the symbol using the Interactive Brokers specific symbology will get you the Interactive Brokers data for that symbol. 2. There is nothing special you need to do. You can ignore the message about the symbol settings, it will go away after about a minute. We are not sure what you mean by "so chart does not show any trade history for this option". Are you not getting historical data? If so, then you would need to check with Interactive Brokers on whether they are supplying the historical data. Also, check the setting for "Global Settings >> Data/Trade Service Settings >> Main Settings >> Maximum Historical Intraday Days to Download Limit" and make sure this is set to the value for which you want the historical data to be downloaded. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |