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# MLink Stripes

MLinkStream allows users to stripe their connections based on pre-defined sets of tickers (tk), indexes, or exchanges (ts) in order to either balance the load on the receiving end and/or segment. This is especially useful if you are trying to distribute the incoming message load, or are interested in tickers within specific stripes. An example of striped connections (1 Stripe = 1 WebSocket connection) can be found [here](https://github.com/SpiderRock/MLink-Samples/blob/main/client-python/JSONFramed/examples/clientStripes.py).

## Native OPRA / NMS Stripes (EQT)

| Stripe | startTicker | endTicker |
| ------ | ----------- | --------- |
| A1     | A           | AMZN      |
| A2     | AMZN        | COIN      |
| B1     | COIN        | ENQZZ     |
| B2     | ENQZZ       | GOOGL     |
| C1     | GOOGLE      | IWM       |
| C2     | IWM         | LRCX      |
| D1     | LRCX        | METAA     |
| D2     | METAA       | NFLX      |
| E1     | NFLX        | NVDA      |
| E2     | NVDA        | NVDAA     |
| F1     | NVDAA       | QQQ       |
| F2     | QQQ         | QIQA      |
| G1     | QIQA        | SPY       |
| G2     | SPY         | SPYA      |
| H1     | SPYA        | TSLAA     |
| H2     | TSLAA       | ZZZZZZ    |

## Compound OPRA / NMS Stripes (EQT)

| Stripe | Start Stripe | End Stripe |
| ------ | ------------ | ---------- |
| A      | A1           | A2         |
| B      | B1           | B2         |
| C      | C1           | C2         |
| D      | D1           | D2         |
| E      | E1           | E2         |
| F      | F1           | F2         |
| G      | G1           | G2         |
| H      | H1           | H2         |

## Index Source Stripes

| Stripe | Ticker Source |
| ------ | ------------- |
| I1     | CDIX          |
| I2     | DJI           |
| I3     | RUT           |
| I4     | MIAX          |

## Compound Index Source Stripe

| Stripe | Ticker Source |
| ------ | ------------- |
| I      | I1:I4         |

## OTC / Mutual Fund / Other Source Stripes

| Stripe | Ticker Source |
| ------ | ------------- |
| J1     | OTC           |
| J2     | MFQS          |
| J3     | CUSIP         |
| J4     | ISIN          |
| J5     | SR            |

## Compound OTC / Mutual Fund / Other Source Stripe

| Stripe | Ticker Source |
| ------ | ------------- |
| J      | J1:J4         |

## Market Indexes Stripes

| Stripe | Tickers                |
| ------ | ---------------------- |
| M1     | NDX,NDXP,RUT,RUTW,MRUT |
| M2     | SPY, VXX               |
| M3     | QQQ                    |
| M4     | IWM                    |

## Compound Market Indexes Stripe

| Stripe | Tickers |
| ------ | ------- |
| M      | M1:M4   |

## SPX Stripe

| Stripe | Tickers               |
| ------ | --------------------- |
| S      | SPX,SPXW,XSP,VIX,VIXW |

## GTH Stripes

| Stripe | Ticker Source |
| ------ | ------------- |
| V      | CFE           |
| X1     | CME           |
| X2     | CBOT          |
| X3     | NYMEX         |
| X4     | COMEX         |

## Compound GTH Stripe

| Stripe | Ticker Source |
| ------ | ------------- |
| X      | X1:X4         |

Note that stripes are exclusive. If a ticker is found within a specific stripe, it will not be available in another.