This page provides a list of definitions, for any table items related to 'Market Data' that you might encounter in MAF Cloud.
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| Type | Description | Example |
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| Exchange | Exchange that product is traded in (or source of market data) | FRED |
| Ex Description | Any additional description for exchange | FRED |
| Data Name | Full name of product | All Employees: Total Nonfarm Payrolls Monthly (Seasonally Adjusted) |
| Contract Code | Contract code for product, as used by exchange (refer to Futures Contracts Codes for contract codes) | PAYEMS |
| Product Type | Type of product/data | Fundamental |
| Product Code | Code for product, as used for MAF Cloud (almost always same as Contract Code) | PAYEMS |
| Frequency | Frequency at which product/data is traded and/or updated | Monthly |
| Unit | Unit data is expressed in | Thousands of Persons |
| Updated At | Date/time of most recent update | 2020-02-08 06:01:29 |
| Data Source | Source of data | FRED |
| Created By | User from whom data is sourced. (eg. if data is from MAF Cloud, "Created By" = "MAF") | MAF |
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The items in this table are for dedicated pages for individual products, which can be accessed by clicking on the 'View' (represented by an 'eye icon) icon for the selected product. It is also applicable for 'Creating New Market Data' (second half).
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