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- From: cw7821@csc.albany.edu (WANG CHEN-SHENG)
- Subject: RE : STOCK OPTION SYMBOL
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- Date: 21 Nov 92 05:52:02
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- FYI. Folllowing is the expiration month codes and striking price code in
- the option symbol.
-
- Month call/put Month call/put Month call/put
- January A/M February B/N March C/O
- April D/P May E/Q June F/R
- July G/S August H/T September I/U
- October J/V November K/W December L/X
-
- striking price code striking price code striking price code
- 5 + 100*I A 55 + 100*I K 7 1/2 U
- 10 + 100*I B 60 + 100*I L 12 1/2 V
- 15 + 100*I C 65 + 100*I M 17 1/2 W
- 20 + 100*I D 70 + 100*I N 22 1/2 X
- 25 + 100*I E 75 + 100*I O
- 30 + 100*I F 80 + 100*I P I = 0, 1, 2, 4, 5 .....
- 35 + 100*I G 85 + 100*I Q
- 40 + 100*I H 90 + 100*I R
- 45 + 100*I I 95 + 100*I S
- 50 + 100*I J 100 + 100*I T
-
- In general, the option symbol = stock symbol + expiration code + striking code,
- where stock symbol has 3 characters. Hence, for NYSE and AMEX's stocks,
- stock symbol is adopted. However, for OTC stocks, stock symbol has 4 or 5
- characters. Therefore, a specific underlying stock symbol is used in option
- symbol. For example, Amergen's stock symbol is AMGN but ,for option symbol,
- AMQ will be used.
-
- Hope this will help
-
- Rex
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- Rex Wang Department of Computer Science
- cw7821@eve.albany.edu State University of New York at Albany
- disclaimer : all opinions expressed are mine. All mine
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