The properties of the
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| Property | Type | Description |
| instrumentId | Text | ID of the instrument, potentially the result of standardisation |
| caption | Text | Display-name of the market |
| tradeable | Boolean | Boolean indicating whether the market can be traded, or is included by the broker for information only |
| categoryId | Integer (FXB.InstrumentCategories) | Market category - forex, metal, index etc. To turn the numeric |
| underlyingCurrency | Text | Underlying/profit currency of the market, e.g. USD for the DJIA. For FX pairs AAA/BBB, it is reported as BBB. See note on spread-betting accounts. |
| isFX | Boolean | Boolean indicating whether the market is an FX pair |
| baseCurrency | Text (3-character code) | For FX pairs only, the AAA currency of the AAA/BBB pair |
| quoteCurrency | Text (3-character code) | For FX pairs only, the BBB currency of the AAA/BBB pair. See note on spread-betting accounts. |
| digits | Integer | Number of digits in the market's price |
| tickSize | Number | Minimum price movement in the market. Typically 10^- |
| pipSize | Number | For FX pairs, the standard definition of a "pip": 0.01 on JPY and HUF pairs; 0.0001 on everything else. For other asset classes, there is no universal consensus on what constitutes a "pip". The framework will generally report a value of 1.00 on non-fx markets, with some special exceptions for markets such as gold and oil. |
| contractSize | Number | Market contract size, e.g. typically 100,000 on FX markets |
| minVolume | Number | Minimum trading volume (as cash/notional, such as 1000, rather than a value in lots, such as 0.01) |
| maxVolume | Number | Maximum trading volume (again cash/notional, not lots) |
| incrementVolume | Number | Minimum step in trading volume. Almost always the same as |
| time | Integer (millisecond time value) | Time of the most recent quote |
| bid | Number | Latest bid price |
| ask | Number | Latest ask price |
| high | Number | High of the current period. Availability depends on account features. |
| low | Number | Low of the current period. Availability depends on account features. |
| change | Number | Change amount during the current period. Availability depends on account features. |
| changePc | Number | Change amount as a percentage. Availability depends on account features. |
| spread * | Number | Difference between ask and bid (as price amount such as 0.00023) |
| spreadPips * | Number | Spread in |
| midPrice * | Number | Mid price: ( |
| minLot * | Number | Minimum trade volume, in lots: |
| maxLot * | Number | Maximum trade volume, in lots: |
| lotStep * | Number | Minimum trade increment, in lots: |
| tickValue * | Number | Cash value, in the account's deposit currency, of a change in price by the |