Charts

Using the FutureSource iFS Chart component, you can easily integrate custom charts into your website via Frames, Inline Frames, or even Javascript.  For more information about integrating components into your site please visit "Including Components In My Site".

 

Component URL: https://ifs.dataservices.theice.com/charts/charts..jsp

JavaScript URL: https://ifs.dataservices.theice.com/js/charts/charts.jsp

 

This component can be included via the iFS GET method using "CHART" as the action variable.  For more information about using the iFS GET method please visit "Using the iFS GET Method".

 

 

Parameter

Description

Site Wide Default

iFSsymbols

Defines the contract that the component should chart.

DJIAY *see note

iFScompareTo

Defines the contract to overlay on the chart.

none

iFSperiod

Defines the aggregation of the chart.

 

Possible values:

  • T - tick

  • V - intraday

  • D - daily

  • W - weekly

  • M - monthly

D *see note

iFSvminutes

Defines the minutes of an intraday aggregation.  This parameter is ignored unless the aggregation is "V".

15 *see note

iFSohlc

Determines whether or not to display the Open/High/Low/Close values as the user mouses over the chart image.  If this is set to true than any change to the chart will force the entire page to reload.

True *see note

iFSchartsize

Defines the size of the chart.

 

Possible values:

  • SMALL - 575 x 300

  • MEDIUM - 650 x 450

  • LARGE - 800 x 550

SMALL *see note

iFSbardensity

Defines the density of the chart.

 

Possible values:

  • LOW

  • MEDIUM

  • HIGH

LOW *see note

iFSbartype

Defines the type of bar to display for the chart.

 

Possible values:

  • AREA

  • BAR

  • CANDLE

  • LINE

BAR *see note

iFSstudies

Defines the studies to apply to the chart.  No more than 10 studies can be applied at a time, or else the image will return an error.  The format to specify studies is as follows:

 

STUDY_1(PARAM1,PARAM2,...);STUDY_2(PARAM1,PARAM2,...);STUDY_[n]([PARAM LIST]);

 

Example:

BOLL(20,2);CCI(20);ENV(10,50,10);

none

 

* - Please note that the default value used for the chart is determined in the following order;  query string, cookies, default configuration, sitewide configuration.  The default values shown in the table above are the sitewide configuration values.