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How can I get multiplier of a future,such as Oil?

How can I get multiplier of a future,such as Oil?
sorry,my English is poor.

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Hi @wang mu, you can retrieve the multiplier of a futures contract directly off of the Future object (described here).

Using crude oil (CL) as an example, you can do this in a research notebook like such:

contract = symbols('CLH18')  
multiplier = contract.multiplier  

In an algorithm, you can either use the future_symbol method to get a Future object, e.g. future_symbol('CLH18').multiplier, or you can grab contracts off of a continuous future:

cf = continuous_future('CL', offset=0, roll='volume')  
contract = data.current(cf, 'contract')  
multiplier = contract.multiplier  
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thanks a lot

Hi David, I am still unable to get the correct multiplier using continuous_future in the algorithm. Am I missing code that defines the multiplier @ 1000?

def initialize(context):
context.crude = continuous_future('CL', offset=0, roll='volume', adjustment='mul')