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SID translation table given ticker

Hello all i'm new to quantopian.
I was wondering howto find what the corresponding SID is for a given ETF ticker. Ie: EWJ, EWC, EWZ etc,
much appreciated

2 responses

In the IDE, if you start typing "sid("this will trigger a search dropdown where you can query by the ticker (or company name).

Are you looking to create a large universe of stocks for your algo? If so, I wouldn't write out the full list of sids, this can get tedious. Instead, I'd use "symbols" to enter your list, i.e.

initialize(context):  
   context.securities = symbols('EWJ', 'EWC', 'EWZ')  

Or you can use Fetcher to import your list of stocks using a CSV file. Keep in mind that your algorithm can trade up to 200 securities at a time. For more details on creating your universe of stocks, check out the help doc.

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Thanks a lot for the help Alisa!