Dozens of Symbols not Available

[wpi.az]

I am using TD Ameritrade. There are dozens of indices and stocks that are not in the NT database but are readily available through TD. Also, there are a number of securities that I follow that have only partial information (ie. description missing).

I am new customer and I am having major issues with this platform. It simply is not optimized for stock trading. Good for futures...serious issues with stocks.

Please help.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.

NinjaTrader comes pre-loaded with the most commonly traded instruments however, you may find the need to add an additional instrument. 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 connectivity provider
• Press the "OK" button

* If you wish to add an equity, this can be accomplished without following the steps above. Just open a chart (for example) and start typing in the symbol and a new instrument is automatically created.
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

You are now complete and can press the "OK" button.

[wpi.az]

Kyle,

This does not seem to work. Here is an example:

TD used the $VOLSPD for the volume spread of the S&P 500. In the "MISC" field next to TD Ameritrade I am required to enter some data. What is this data? Where is it listed. I need to add at lease 25 instruments. Please explain in detail.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello,

Please contact me at Support AT NinjaTrader DOT com and we'll arrange for a time to help you to add the instruments remotely. Please include a link to this forum thread with your message.

[sledge]

Kyle,

This does not seem to work. Here is an example:

TD used the $VOLSPD for the volume spread of the S&P 500. In the "MISC" field next to TD Ameritrade I am required to enter some data. What is this data? Where is it listed. I need to add at lease 25 instruments. Please explain in detail.

$VOLSPD is not in TDA from I can tell.

Where did you get that? Does it work on their website? (Probably).

I see nothing but ZERO's in TDA's Strategy Desk.

NinjaTrader is NOT on TOS feed. NT is on the old TDA... and even with that, it's a few iterations behind.