# Import Instruments/Symbols

Instruments may be imported directly into a watch list from a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file. The format of this file is flexible. Each line in file must contain at minimum a symbol, but may also contain the following (separated by commas ‘,’):

* Symbol
* Exchange Symbol
* Instrument Type – One of: STOCK, INDEX, CASH, FUTURE
* Currency – Three Letter ISO Acronym: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY etc
* Minimum Tick – Minimum tick value (eg 0.01 for most stocks)
* Title – Title of the instrument
* Description – Description of the Instrument

By default, the order of the fields in the file is as follows:

SYMBOL,EXCHANGE,TYPE,CURRENCY,MINTICK,TITLE,DESCRIPTION

Only the symbol is required for each line in the file.

A simple example of this format can be found as follows:

```
MSFT,NASDAQ
AAPL,NASDAQ
GOOG,NASDAQ
INTC,NASDAQ
CSCO,NASDAQ
AMZN,NASDAQ
DELL,NASDAQ
ORCL,NASDAQ
YHOO,NASDAQ
IBM,NYSE
.DJI
.DJT
.FTSE
.HSE
.INX
.IXIC
.N225
```

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Alternatively, you can set the first line of the file to specify the order of the fields:

```
SYMBOL,EXCHANGE,TYPE,CURRENCY,MINTICK,TITLE
CAC,NASDAQ,STOCK,USD,0.01,Camden National Corporation
FCHI,NASDAQ,STOCK,USD,0.01,iShares Trust
SZX,FRA,STOCK,EUR,0.001,San Leon Energy
EXI,LON,STOCK,GBP,0.01,Exillon Energy Plc
```

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