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Ticker Symbols for Indices

Description

Index and indicator symbols normally start with a '$'. They often have a trailing '.X', but not always.

Here are some examples of index and indicator symbols:

  • $INDU = Dow Jones 30 Industrial IndexSM
  • $OEX.X = S&P; 100 Index
  • $MID.X = S&P; Midcap Index
  • $SPX.X = S&P; 500 Index
  • $COMPX = NASDAQ Composite Index

Symbols

  • $ADR.X International Market Index
  • $ADVA AMEX Advancing Issues
  • $ADVN NYSE Advancing Issues
  • $ADVQ NASDAQ Advancing Issues
  • $BANKX NASDAQ Banking Index
  • $BBS.X S&P; 500 Banking Index Ex. Set. Value
  • $BGX.X Biotech Index
  • $BIX.X S&P; Banking Index
  • $BKL.X BTK LEAPS Index
  • $BKX.X PHIL Bank Index
  • $BKY.X BTK LEAPS Settlement Valuation
  • $BTS.X $BTK.X Settlement Valuation
  • $BTK.X Biotechnology Index
  • $CEX.X S&P; Chemical Index
  • $CMR.X Morgan Stanley Consumer Index
  • $COMP Dow Jones CompositeSM
  • $COMPX NASDAQ Composite Index
  • $CPO.X FTSE 100 Index
  • $CSO.X $CMR.X Settlement Valuation
  • $CWS.X CBOE Computer Software Index Settlement
  • $CWX.X CBOE Computer Software Index
  • $CXS.X S&P; Chemical Index Ex. Set. Value
  • $CYC.X Morgan Stanley Cyclical Index
  • $CYO.X $CYC.X Settlement Valuation
  • $DECLA AMEX Declining Issues
  • $DECLN NYSE Declining Issues
  • $DECLQ NASDAQ Declining Issues
  • $DGL.X $DRG.X LEAPS Index
  • $DGO.X $DRG.X LEAPS Settlement Valuation
  • $DRG.X Pharmaceutical Index
  • $DRO.X $DRG.X Settlement Valuation
  • $DVOLA AMEX Down Volume
  • $DVOLN NYSE Down Volume
  • $DVOLN NASDAQ Down Volume
  • $ECU.X European Currency Unit
  • $ERI.X FT-Actuary Index Value in $
  • $ERP.X EuroTrak 200 Index
  • $ERT.X Eurotrack 100 Index
  • $ETI.X Eurotrack 200 Index
  • $ETK.X EuroTrak 100 Index
  • $EUR.X Eurotop 100 Index (Reduced Value)
  • $EUV.X $EUR.X Settlement Valuation
  • $EVS.X CBOE Environmental Index Settlement
  • $EVX.X CBOE Environmental Index
  • $FST.X FTSE 100 Index
  • $FSX.X SPX CAPS
  • $FTI.X FTSE 100 Index
  • $FVX.X 5-year Treasury Note Index
  • $GAX.X CBOE Gaming Index
  • $GJX Goldman Sachs Commodity/Energy
  • $GKX Goldman Sachs Commodity/Agricultural
  • $GNX Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
  • $GOA.X Global Telecom Asks Index
  • $GOB.X Global Telecom Bids Index
  • $GPX Goldman Sachs Commodity/Prec. Metals
  • $GTB.X Lehman Bros. Global Telecommunications Basket
  • $GTS.X Global Telecom Index Fin. Settlement
  • $GTX Goldman Sachs Commodity/Total Return
  • $GVX Goldman Sachs Commodity/Livestock
  • $GYX Goldman Sachs Commodity/Ind. Metals
  • $HCS.X S&P; Health Care Index Ex. Set. Value
  • $HCX.X S&P; Health Care Index
  • $HHPA Handy Harmon Palladium Index
  • $HHPL Handy Harmon Platinum Index
  • $HKL.X Hong Kong Index (4% value)
  • $HKO.X Hong Kong Index (40% value)
  • $HKX.X AMEX Hong Kong 30 Index
  • $IDX S&P; 400 MidCap Index
  • $IIX.X Interactive Week Internet Index
  • $INDU Dow Jones 30 IndustrialsSM
  • $INDSX NASDAQ Industrial Index
  • $INSRX NASDAQ Insurance Index
  • $INX S&P; 500 Index
  • $IRX.X 13-week Treasury Bill Index
  • $IUS.X S&P; Insurance Index Ex. Set. Value
  • $IUX Russell 2000 Stock Index
  • $IUX.X S&P; Insurance Index
  • $IXA.X NASDAQ ADR Index
  • $IXBTX NASDAQ Combined Biotechnology Index
  • $IXC.X NASDAQ Chicago Regional Index
  • $IXCOX NASDAQ Computer Index
  • $IXF.X NASDAQ Financial Index
  • $IXK.X NASDAQ Oklahoma Regional Index
  • $IXL.X NASDAQ Los Angeles Regional Index
  • $IXN.X NASDAQ New York Regional Index
  • $IXS.X NASDAQ San Francisco Regional Index
  • $IXTCX NASDAQ Telecommunication Index
  • $IXW.X NASDAQ Washington D.C. Regional Index
  • $IZC.X Implied forward rate for $IRX.X
  • $IZD.X Implied forward rate for $IRX.X
  • $IZE.X Implied forward rate for $IRX.X
  • $IZF.X Implied forward rate for $IRX.X
  • $IZG.X Implied forward rate for $IRX.X
  • $IZI.X Implied forward rate for $IRX.X
  • $JPN.X Japan Index
  • $JPV.X $JPN.X Settlement Value
  • $KAK.X CAC 40 Index
  • $LEX.X Long term Mexico Index
  • $LNU.X Long term Nikkei 300 Index
  • $LSX.X $SPX.X Index Dec 95 LEAPS
  • $LSY.X $SPX.X Index Dec 94 LEAPS
  • $LTY.X Long Term Treasury 30 yr. 96
  • $LXB.X Long Term Treasury 13 wk. 96
  • $LTN.X Long Term Treasury 10 yr. 96
  • $LTV.X Long Term Treasury 5 yr. 96
  • $MDO.X S&P; MidCap 400 FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c)
  • $MEX.X Mexican ADR Index
  • $MIA.X S&P; MidCap 400 FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c,h,l)
  • $MID.X S&P; MidCap 400 Index
  • $MIH.X S&P; MidCap 400 FLEX Option Set. Val. (h,l)
  • $MIV. $MID.X Settlement Valuation
  • $MKX.X Big Cap Sector Index Set.
  • $MMX Major Market Index
  • $MSH.X Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index
  • $MXN.X S&P; MidCap 400 Net Asset Index
  • $MZS.X S&P; MidCap 400 Shares Outstanding Index
  • $NCMPX Composite for Natl. Mrkt. System
  • $ND.X NYSE Industrial Index
  • $NDX.X Nasdaq 100 Index
  • $NF.X NYSE Financial Index
  • $NHB.X NYSE Beta Index
  • $NHX.X NYSE Opening Settlement for Beta Index
  • $NNA.X NYSE Utility Index
  • $NNX.X NYSE Opening Settlement for Utility Index
  • $NSX.X S&P; 500 Index - Settle on Close
  • $NV.X NYSE Transportation Index
  • $NYA.X NYSE Composite Index
  • $NYX.X NYSE Opening Settlement for Composite Index
  • $OAV.X $OEX.X FLEX Average Set. and High/Low Value
  • $OBX.X $OEX.X Index Dec 94 LEAPS
  • $OCO.X $OEX.X FLEX Average Exercise Set. Val.
  • $OCS.X $SPX.X FLEX Average Exercise Set. Val.
  • $OET.X $OEX.X FLEX Opening Exercise Set. Val.
  • $OEX S&P; 100 Index
  • $OEX.X S&P; 100 Index
  • $OEZ.X S&P; 100 Index Amer. Sty. Index
  • $OFINX NASDAQ Finance Index
  • $OGS.X S&P; MidCap OSG Shares Ex Index
  • $OHL.X $OEX.X FLEX Average High/Low Value
  • $ORC.X $RUT.X FLEX Avg. Exercise Set. Val.
  • $PON.X Airline Index Final Set. Val.
  • $POX.X Phone Sector Index Settlement
  • $PSE.X PSE High Technology Index
  • $PWC.X Paine Webber Currency Index
  • $RHL.X $RUT.X FLEX Avg. High/Low Value
  • $RIA.X REIT Asks Index
  • $RIB.X REIT Bids Index
  • $RIX.X REIT Index
  • $RLS.X $RUT.X FLEX Opening Ex. Set. Value
  • $RLX.X S&P; Retail Index
  • $RRS.X S&P; Retail Index Ex. Set. Value
  • $RSI.X REIT Index Final Settlement
  • $RTL.X Retail Index
  • $RUA.X Russell 3000 Index
  • $RUI.X Russell 1000 Index
  • $RUT.X Russell 2000 Index
  • $RUV.X $RUT.X FLEX Avg. Set. and High/Low Value
  • $SAV.X $SPX.X FLEX Avg. Set. and High/Low Value
  • $SET.X $SPX.X FLEX Opening Ex. Set. Value
  • $SGX.X S&P; Barra Growth Index
  • $SHL.X $SPX.X FLEX Average High/Low Value
  • $SOX.X Semiconductor Sector Index
  • $SPE.X SPDRs Estimated Cash Account
  • $SPL.X S&P; 500 Index - Long Term
  • $SPQ.X S&P; 500 End-of-Quarter
  • $SPU.X SPDRs Creation Unit Total Cash Amount
  • $SPX.X S&P; 500 Index
  • $SPZ.X S&P; 500 Index strike price overflow
  • $SSX.X 13-week Treasury Bill Index Settlement
  • $SVX.X S&P; Barra Value Index
  • $SXD.X SPDRs Net Accumulated Dividend
  • $SXN.X SPDRs Net Asset Value
  • $SXP.X SPDRs Final Quarterly Dividend
  • $SXS.X SPDRs Shares Outstanding
  • $SXV.X SPDRs Underlying Trading Value
  • $TCX.X CBOE Telecommunications Index
  • $TICK NYSE Issues up/down ratio
  • $TIKI DJIASM Issues up/down ratio
  • $TIO.X Telegraph Israeli Index
  • $TNS.X 10-year Treasury Note Index Settlement
  • $TNX.X 10-year Treasury Note Index
  • $TOP.X Eurotop 100 Index
  • $TRAN Dow Transport Index
  • $TRANX NASDAQ Transportation Index
  • $TRIN NYSE Short Term Trading Index
  • $TRS.X S&P; Transportation Index Ex. Set. Value
  • $TRX.X S&P; Transportation Index
  • $TVOLA AMEX Total Volume
  • $TVOLN NYSE Total Volume
  • $TVOLQ NASDAQ Total Volume
  • $TYS.X 30-year Treasury Bond Index Settlement
  • $TYX.X 30-year Treasury Bond Index
  • $UNCA AMEX Unchanged Issues
  • $UNCN NYSE Unchanged Issues
  • $UNCQ NASDAQ Unchanged Issues
  • $UTIL Dow Utilities Index
  • $UTILX NASDAQ Utilities Index
  • $UTY.X PHIL Utility Index
  • $UVOLA AMEX Up Volume
  • $UVOLN NYSE Up Volume
  • $UVOLQ NASDAQ Up Volume
  • $VGX.X CBOE Biotech Index Dec 95 LEAPS
  • $VIX.X Market Volatility Index
  • $VLE.X PHIL Value Line Arithmetic European Index
  • $VXB.X 13-week Treasury Bill Index Dec-95 LEAPS
  • $VXN.X 10-year Treasury Note Index Dec-95 LEAPS
  • $VXV.X 5-year Treasury Note Index Dec-95 LEAPS
  • $VYY.X 30-year Treasury Bond Index Dec-95 LEAPS
  • $WGX.X CBOE Biotech Index Dec 94 LEAPS
  • $WSX.X Wilshire Small Cap Index
  • $XAM.X AMEX Market Value Index
  • $XAO.X AMEX Airlines Index Final Settlement
  • $XAT.X XAM Middle Atlantic
  • $XAU.X American Gold and Silver Index
  • $XBD.X Broker Dealer Index
  • $XBS.X Securities Broker Dealer Index
  • $XCI.X Computer Technology Index
  • $XCP.X XAM Capital Goods
  • $XCS.X XAM Consumer Goods
  • $XFN.X XAM Financial Index
  • $XFR.X XAM Foreign Index
  • $XHC.X XAM Housing, Construction & Land Development
  • $XHT.X XAM High Technology
  • $XIA.X Institutional Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c,h,l)
  • $XIH.X Institutional Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (h,l)
  • $XII.X Institutional Index
  • $XIO.X Institutional Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c)
  • $XMA.X Major Market Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c,h,l)
  • $XMH.X Major Market Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (h,l)
  • $XMI.X Major Market Index
  • $XMN.X XAM Mountain Index
  • $XMO.X Major Market Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c)
  • $XMV.X Major Market Index FLEX Option Set. Val. (o,c)
  • $XNC.X XAM North Central
  • $XNE.X XAM New England
  • $XNG.X Natural Gas Index
  • $XNR.X XAM Natural Resources
  • $XOC.X PHIL National Over-the-Counter Index
  • $XOI.X Oil Index
  • $XPI.X XAM Pacific
  • $XRI.X XAM Retail Index
  • $XSA.X XAM South Atlantic
  • $XSC.X XAM South Central
  • $XSI.X XAM Service
  • $XSV.X XILX Settlement Valuation
  • $XTC.X North American Telecommunications Index
  • $XTV.X $XTC.X Settlement Valuation
  • $XVL.X PHIL Value Line Index (1/10th value)
  • $ZDI.X Index SuperUnit Dividend Payment
  • $ZDM.X Money Market SuperUnit Dividend Payment
  • $ZID.X Index SuperUnit Undistributed Dividend
  • $ZIN.X Index SuperUnit Net Asset Value
  • $ZMD.X Money Market SuperUnit Undistributed Dividend
  • $ZMN.X Money Market SuperUnit Net Asset Value
  • $ZRU.X Long Term Russell 2000 Index 97
  • $ZXB.X Long Term Treasury Yield 13 week
  • CRY0 CRB Index
  • DXY0 US Dollar Index
  • ERY0 Eurotop 100 Index
  • NYY0 NYSE Composite Index, Special Expir.
  • YXY0 NYSE Composite Index
  • CME:ICm CME Feeder Cattle Index (m is the month code)
  • CME:IHm CME Lean Hog Index (m is the month code)
  • COMEX:HHG Handy/Harmon Gold Spot
  • COMEX:HHS Handy/Harmon Silver Spot
  • KCBT:VAY Value Line Index - Arithmetic Average
  • KCBT:VGY Value Line Index - Geometric Average
  • TSE:TI100 Toronto 100 Index, Interim
  • TSE:TI200 Toronto 200 Index, Interim
  • TSE:TI300 Toronto 300 Index, Interim
  • TSE:TI35 Toronto 35 Index, Interim
  • TSE:TO100 Toronto 100 Index, Official
  • TSE:TO200 Toronto 200 Index, Official
  • TSE:TO300 Toronto 300 Index, Official
  • TSE:TO35 Toronto 35 Index, Official
  • VSE:COMP Vancouver Composite Index

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