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Ambiguous contract: Contract(secType='EVENT')


 

Do you know what secType='EVENT' is for? I couldn't find any documentation in TWS API

When I qualify for future options, I receive this message:

Ambiguous contract: FuturesOption(symbol='NQ', lastTradeDateOrContractMonth='20230403', strike=12750.0, right='P', exchange='CME'), possibles are [Contract(secType='FOP', conId=618037607, symbol='NQ', lastTradeDateOrContractMonth='20230403', strike=12750.0, right='P', multiplier='20', exchange='CME', currency='USD', localSymbol='Q1AJ3 P12750', tradingClass='Q1A'), Contract(secType='EVENT', conId=623833192, symbol='NQ', lastTradeDateOrContractMonth='20230403', strike=12750.0, right='P', multiplier='1', exchange='CME', currency='USD', localSymbol='ECNQJ303 P1275', tradingClass='ECNQ')]


 

Event contracts are a new class of derivatives listed on CME


IBKR Campus doc here: