How do I add an exchange traded spread?

[klassej]

Hi,
I'm following up on the following post where you guys said that exchange traded spreads were going to be supported in NT7.

http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/vb/showpost.php?p=100498&postcount=5

I now have NT7 (beta 6) and I can't figure out how to add the spreads in the instrument manager and would appreciate some assistance.

My problem is that the symbols are the same for several of the spreads as well as the outrights and the differentiator seems to be the expiry and the name. E.g. the symbol name WBS is shared by:
The WTI outright, the WTI cal spread, the WTI/Brent spread as well as the WTI/Sour spread.


(Accessed through the 'Pats" button in the instrument manager.)

How should I enter this data when I create the new entries in the instrument manager?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

klassej,

Sorry, there seems to be a misunderstanding. We do not support exchange traded spreads in NT7. Our support representative was incorrect in the information provided in the post that you reference.

[klassej]

That's very disappointing to hear...

Is the problem related to PATS? I know that in CQG for example you have one unique symbol for each one of the mentioned instruments, e.g. ET (ouright), ETS1 (front cal spread) and ETQO (for the WTI/Brent Spread)...
May the prob be that that list of symbols is inaccurate and that there actually is a unique symbol name in PATS as well?

Regards,
Klas

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Its just not supported at a core level at this time. We have never tested nor purposely tried to support them. I just know in the past, that this did not work.