14 SYMBOLOGY                                                  Main Table of Contents

Bonneville Symbology                                        Top of Page

Futures Symbols

Bonneville constructs futures symbols in the following format:

sp7u S&P Sept 97 contract.

Aspen converts Bonneville futures symbols to the following format:

spu7

Canadian Stocks and Options                                        Top of Page

All Canadian stocks and option symbols should be preceded by the number 2, i.e:

2rac             Radar Acquisition Corp

Symbols Containing @ Signs and Commas

Some Bonneville symbols employ @ signs or commas (,). In this case, you should substitute an underscore (_), i.e:

@dcau would be entered as _dcau

Symbols Containing A Period (.)                                        Top of Page

Some Bonneville symbols contain a period (.). In this case you should substitute an apostrophe (‘), i.e:

fce.a would be entered as fce’a.

Index Symbols

Some Bonneville index symbols are preceded by an @ sign. ALL Bonneville index symbols should be preceded by an underscore (_), i.e:

_indu Dow Jones industrial Average

Stock Options                                        Top of Page

Stock options symbols include the root symbol, Month code for a Call or a Put, and strike code.

The following is an example of a Bonneville stock option for an IBM 160 call for May:

ibm_el

IBM is the root symbol, E is the month code for a May call, and L is the strike code for strikes ending with the number 60.

Table 1 is a listing of month codes for stock option calls and puts.

Month	Call	Put
Jan	A	M
Feb	B	N
Mar	C	O
Apr	D	P
May	E	Q
Jun	F	R
Jul	G	S
Aug	H	T
Sep	I	U
Oct	J	V
Nov	K	W
Dec	L	X

Table 1

 

Table 2 is a listing of strike codes.

Strikes	Code
Ending with 5	A
Ending with 10	B
Ending with 15	C
Ending with 20	D
Ending with 25	E
Ending with 30	F
Ending with 35	G
Ending with 40	H
Ending with 45	I
Ending with 50	J
Ending with 55	K
Ending with 60	L
Ending with 65	M
Ending with 70	N
Ending with 75	O
Ending with 80	P
Ending with 85	Q
Ending with 90	R
Ending with 95	S
Ending with 00	T

Table 2

Futures Options                                        Top of Page

Bonneville futures options are entered as follows:

For an 815 Call on the Jun 97 S&P contract, type the following:

spm7c81500

 

For an 820 Put on the Jun 97 S&P contract, type the following:

spm7p82000

Preferred, Warrants, & When Issued                                        Top of Page

Aspen Graphics provides special characters to indicate additional information about a stock symbol. Table 3 explains those symbols and their usage.

Information	Syntax
Preferred stocks	ibmvpa
Rights	ibmvt
Warrants	ibmvs
When Issued	ibmvi
When Distributed	ibm_u
Special Distribution	ibm_u

Table 3