tickerforge-spec-data 0.1.6

Canonical tickerforge specification (YAML/CSV) for tickerforge-py and other consumers.

TickerForge Spec

TickerForge Spec is the canonical specification and shared dataset used by TickerForge implementations across different programming languages.

The repository defines exchange metadata, contract rules, and test cases used to resolve financial asset tickers and derivatives contracts (futures and options).

It serves as the source of truth for all implementations of the TickerForge ecosystem.

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Purpose

Different languages may implement their own versions of TickerForge (Python, Rust, Go, etc.).

This repository ensures that all implementations share:

• The same exchange metadata
• The same contract rules (futures and options)
• The same symbol resolution logic
• The same validation test cases

This guarantees consistent behavior across languages.

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Repository Structure

tickerforge-spec/

VERSION

spec/
  exchanges/
    b3.yaml
    cme.yaml
  contracts/
    b3/
      futures.yaml
      options.yaml
    cme/
      futures.yaml
  tests/
    b3/
      futures_resolve.csv
      options_resolve.csv
      B3_2023_2028_WIN_IND_DOL_calendar_FIXED.csv.xz
    cme/
      futures_resolve.csv
  schemas/
    contract_cycles.yaml
    exchange_schema.yaml
    contracts_schema.yaml
    options_schema.yaml

pyproject.toml
tickerforge_spec_data/
  __init__.py

rust/
  Cargo.toml
  src/lib.rs

scripts/
  check_versions.py

The B3 multi-year calendar golden file is kept only as B3_2023_2028_WIN_IND_DOL_calendar_FIXED.csv.xz (semicolon-separated CSV, lzma-compressed)—no uncompressed twin is required in the repo.

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Exchanges Metadata

Exchange files define static information such as:

• timezone
• trading hours
• supported assets and product categories
• exchange identifiers

Example:

exchange: B3
timezone: America/Sao_Paulo

assets:
  WIN:
    type: future
    category: index
    description: Mini Ibovespa Futures
    trading_hours:
      start: "09:00"
      end: "18:25"

  EQUITY_OPTIONS:
    type: option
    category: equity_option
    description: Options on listed equities (PETR4, VALE3, ...)
    trading_hours:
      start: "10:00"
      end: "18:25"

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Contract Rules — Futures

Futures contract rules describe how derivatives contracts are generated and resolved.

Each contract defines its cycle (which months it trades in) and an expiration rule.

Supported expiration rule types:

• nearest_weekday_to_day — closest weekday to a calendar day (e.g. WIN/IND: nearest Wednesday to the 15th)
• first_business_day — first business day of the contract month (e.g. DOL, WDO, DI1)
• last_business_day — last business day of the contract month (e.g. BGI)
• fixed_day — specific calendar day, next business day if holiday (e.g. CCM: 15th)
• schedule — dates vary per contract; consult exchange maturity calendar (e.g. ICF, CL, GC)

Example:

contracts:
  - symbol: DOL
    exchange: B3
    ticker_format: "{symbol}{month_code}{yy}"
    contract_cycle:
      - F   # January
      - G   # February
      # ... all 12 months
    expiration_rule:
      type: first_business_day

These rules allow implementations to determine:

• front-month contracts
• expiration dates
• contract offsets

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Contract Rules — Options

Options contract rules describe how option tickers are resolved.

B3 has four categories of options, each with distinct ticker formats:

Equity options use a compact format where one letter encodes both the option type (call/put) and the expiration month:

• Calls: A (Jan) through L (Dec)
• Puts: M (Jan) through X (Dec)
• Ticker format: {root}{month_code}{strike} — e.g. PETRA35 = Petrobras call, January, strike 35

Index, dollar, and rate options use futures-style month codes with an explicit call/put indicator:

• Ticker format: {symbol}{month_code}{yy}{C|P}{strike} — e.g. DOLF26C005200

Example:

options:
  - type: equity
    exchange: B3
    option_style: american
    ticker_format: "{root}{month_code}{strike}"
    call_month_codes: [A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L]
    put_month_codes: [M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X]
    expiration_rule:
      type: nth_weekday
      weekday: friday
      nth: 3
    underlyings:
      - PETR4
      - VALE3

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Shared Test Cases

Test cases ensure that all implementations produce identical results.

Test files use CSV format for easy maintenance and universal parsing.

Futures (spec/tests/<exchange>/futures_resolve.csv):

Columns: symbol,date,offset,expected,comment

symbol,date,offset,expected,comment
WIN,2026-06-01,0,WINM26,before June expiry (Jun 17) front month is June
DOL,2026-04-02,0,DOLK26,after Apr 1 expiry rolls to May
BGI,2026-06-01,0,BGIM26,after May expiry (May 29) front month is June

Options (spec/tests/<exchange>/options_resolve.csv):

Columns: type,underlying,date,option_type,strike,offset,expected,comment

type,underlying,date,option_type,strike,offset,expected,comment
equity,PETR4,2026-01-16,call,35,0,PETRA35,January call strike 35
equity,PETR4,2026-01-16,put,35,0,PETRM35,January put strike 35
dollar,DOL,2026-03-15,call,5200,0,DOLH26C005200,March call strike 5200

Implementations must load these tests and verify their resolver against them.

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Implementations

TickerForge implementations may exist in multiple languages.

Examples:

• tickerforge (Python)
• tickerforge-rs (Rust)
• tickerforge-go (Go)

All implementations should rely on this specification.

Smart ticker parsing

Both the Python and Rust implementations support smart parsing: you can pass either a full ticker (e.g. INDM26) or a root symbol (e.g. IND) to the parser.

• Full ticker — year and month are extracted directly from the string (2000 + yy). No reference date is needed.
• Root symbol — the parser resolves the front-month contract via the generator, using reference_date (defaults to today when omitted).

See tickerforge-py and tickerforge-rs READMEs for language-specific examples.

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Versioning and Releases

This repository uses a shared root VERSION file as release authority.

• Tag format: vX.Y.Z
• Python package version comes from VERSION (Hatch dynamic = ["version"]; no duplicate in pyproject.toml)
• Root Cargo.toml must match VERSION (run python scripts/sync_cargo_version.py after bumping VERSION; crates.io requires a literal version in the manifest)
• The rust/ subdirectory crate is publish = false (CI/local cargo check only); its version is not kept in sync with releases

Release sequence:

1. Update VERSION, then run python scripts/sync_cargo_version.py
2. Run python scripts/check_versions.py
3. Commit and tag vX.Y.Z
4. GitHub Actions release.yml publishes the Python wheel/sdist to PyPI (spec files are bundled at build time; there is no duplicate spec/ copy in git)

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Design Principles

TickerForge Spec follows several principles:

• Deterministic — no dependency on external APIs
• Exchange-aware — rules are defined per exchange
• Language-neutral — YAML and CSV datasets usable by any language
• Test-driven — shared test cases ensure consistent behavior

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

Typical contributions include:

• new exchanges
• updated contract rules
• additional test cases
• corrections to metadata

Please ensure any change includes appropriate test cases.

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License

MIT License