Symbol Conventions

How we organize global symbols

By Adnan Waheed
December 2, 2019

KlickAnalytics provides access to global symbols. In order to access these symbols, we used the following symbology guidelines:

U.S. Equities and ETFs

Symbol Format: Use the symbol code

Examples:

MSFT - Microsoft Corporation
AMZN - Amazon


Global Indices

Symbol Format: '$' sign and the symbol of the index

Examples:

$GSPC - SP500
$DJI - Dow Jones Index


Mutual Funds

Symbol Format: The symbol followed by '$' sign and the country ISO code

Examples:

TRAMX.US - Africa and MiddleEast Fund
TRBCX.US - Blue Chip Growth Fund


Global Currencies

Symbol Format: Use the symbol code

Examples:

USDEUR - US Dollar / Euro
JPYEUR - Japanese Yen / Euro


Global Cryptocurrencies

Symbol Format: Use the symbol code

Examples:

BCH-USD - Bitcoin
EOS-USD - EOS


Global Commodities

Symbol Format: '$' sign and the symbol of the commodity instrument

Examples:

$CL - Crude Oil 
$GC - Gold


International Stocks

Symbol Format: the symbol, then a period (.), then the international exchange code.

Examples:

VID.L - Vodafon Group Plc
7974.JP - Nitendo Co Ltd

Click here to see list of all international exchange codes

Global Economic Indicators

Symbol Format: '$' sign and the symbol of the economic indicator

Examples:

$GDP - Gross Domestic Product 
$INDPRO - Industrial Production Index

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