Introduction
The first sheet in the sfExcel workbook is called Prices. This sheet can be used to receive live price information from Swordfish.
Method
• | The fields that need to be filled in order to receive prices, are indicated by a yellow background. |
• | Enter the short code of the exchange into the Exchange column of the spreadsheet. Below is a table of the Swordfish recognized Exchange short codes. |
Exchange |
Short code |
SAFEX Equity Derivatives |
SXFIN |
SAFEX Agricultural Products |
SXAGR |
Yield-X |
JSYLD |
JSE Equities |
JSEQU |
• | Enter the Instrument code in the format required by the relevant exchange, e.g. FMD20 ALSI (this equates to JUN13 ALSI, but the underlying name must be used throughout sfExcel). |
• | Once the fields with a yellow background have been filled out, click Enter. |
• | The remaining white fields of the Instrument will be updated. |
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