getting FTSE, FTAS indices on yahoo in to ninjatrader

[hyena]

Hi,

After a bit of scrabbling around I have ninjatrader working wonderfully with free yahoo EOD BUt i have an issue in that i would like the yahoo free EOD FTSE indices as well and ninjatrader doesnt seem to accept the yahoo code for indices.

In detail I use ABF.L a sthe instrument name for a stock and the yahoo code for the FTSE 100 index is ^FTSE and FTSE All Share index is ^FTAS ... all fail to work in ninjatrader ... i guess ninjatrader doesnt like the ^ character ??

Is there any workaround as it a big issue not having the overall and sector indices

thx

ian

[NinjaTrader_RyanO]

Hi Ian,

Thank you for your post.

Please follow the instructions below to add an instrument in the Instrument Manager.

• From the NinjaTrader Control Center window select the menu Tools > Instrument Manager
• Press the "New" button
• *Enter in instrument specific information and select the appropriate exchange (add Default exchange for equities in addition to the actual exchange)
• Fill in any relevant information under the "Misc" tab such as symbol mapping for your target connectivty provider
• Press the "OK" button

I have provided screenshots of how I was able to set up the FTSE index and receive daily historical data.

The instrument is now added to the master instrument list. Please follow the instructions below if you want to add this instrument to an instrument list.

• Select the instrument list you wish to add the instrument to via the "Instrument lists" drop down list in the upper left hand corner
• Select the exchange (Default recommend for equities) as this will route orders to your broker smart routing system
• Select the appropriate expiration date if this is a futures instrument
• Press the "<" button to add the instrument to the list