MT5.SymbolType: Symbol type

In Kinzel/mt5r: R and MT5 integration by socket connection

Description

This function is useful to know what kind of asset target symbol is.

It can be used for several symbols at once using a character vector.

This function will automatically manage if the sSymbol is in marketwatch. Not advisable for huge vectorized uses, use a loop instead for safer handling.

Usage

MT5.SymbolType(sSymbol)

Arguments

sSymbol

character(); target symbols.

Value

Returns int vector, with follow information:

• -1: not found

• 0: stock

• 1: options

• 2: future contracts

• 3: Forex

• 4: CFD

Author(s)

Guilherme Kinzel, [e-mail]

Examples

## Not run: 

MT5.SymbolType("EURUSD")

## Returns
# 3

MT5.SymbolType(c("CADJPY", "UK Oil"))

## Returns
# 3 4


## End(Not run)

Kinzel/mt5r documentation built on March 25, 2021, 9:57 p.m.