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Version: 8.5.11.3

Stripes

This page provides an overview of various groups of stripes, detailing the specific data associated with each. It also includes compound stripes, which are collections of multiple stripes grouped together to encompass broader topics.

The SpiderRock Connect system organizes TickerKeys into stripe sets to help balance processing through the platform. Stripes allow data processing to be distributed across multiple processes, both from load balancing and geographical data management. In general, any TickerKey can be associated with a single (native) stripe and data subscriptions can be made for one or more native stripes. To help simplify data subscriptions we have also created compound stripes for use in data subscriptions. Compound stripes are simply groups of native stripes and can be used interchangeably with native stripes in subscription strings.

Note that some native stripes are defined using specific ticker symbols and some are defined as ranges of tickers. The more specific ticker symbol stripes take precedence when determining which stripe a ticker is associated with.

Note that stripes are exclusive, if a ticker is found within a specific stripe, it will not be available in another. When defined as a range, the symbol ending the range is not included in the stripe.

SpiderRock Connect picks stripes and stripe boundaries, in part, to balance internal normalized data flows. As a result, we do periodically change stripe boundaries as flow patterns change.

If there are any upcoming changes being implemented to re-balance these stripes, they will be detailed at the bottom of the page along with the date those changes will go into effect.

This page is accurate as of December 2024.

Core Stripes

StripeDescription
A1A to AMZP
A2AMZP to BITQ
B1BITQ to CLSX
B2CLSX to DKUP
C1DKUP to EXAS
C2EXAS to GEW
D1GEW to HUN
D2HUN to KGEI
E1KGEI to METC
E2METC to NEU
F1NEU to PDDL
F2PDDL to RIOX
G1RIOX to SOXX
G2SOXX to TROW
H1TROW to VBF
H2VBF to ZZZZZZ

Compound Stripes

Compound StripeStripes
AA1, A2
BB1, B2
CC1, C2
DD1, D2
EE1, E2
FF1, F2
GG1, G2
HH1, H2

Indexes

StripeDescription
I1CIDX
I2DJI
I3RUT
I4MIAX

Compound Stripes

Compound StripeStripes
II1, I2, I3, I4

Over-the-Counter / Mutual Fund / Other

StripeDescription
J1OTC
J2MFQS
J3CUSIP
J4ISIN
J5SR

Compound Stripes

Compound StripeStripes
JJ1, J2, J3, J4, J5

Market Indexes

StripeDescription
M1IWM, RUT, RUTW, MRUT
M2SPY, VXX
M3QQQ, NDX, NDXP, NQX, XND
M4OEF, OEX, DIA, DJX, EFA, MXEA, EEM, MXEF

Compound Stripes

Compound StripeStripes
MM1, M2, M3, M4

SPX / Global Trading Hours

StripeDescription
SSPX, SPXW, XSP, VIX, VIXW
VCFE
X1CME
X2CBOT
X3NYMEX
X4COMEX

Compound Stripes

Compound StripeStripes
XX1, X2, X3, X4