---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.Internals.Symbol.BaseAsset"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Internals.Symbol"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/MarketData/Symbols/Symbol/BaseAsset/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# Symbol.BaseAsset

Member of [Symbol](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/MarketData/Symbols/Symbol/index.md).

## BaseAsset

Gets the symbol base asset.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
Asset BaseAsset {get;}
```

Python:

```python
api.Symbol.BaseAsset: Asset
```

### Returns

`Asset` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
Print("Base asset: {0}, digits: {1}", Symbol.BaseAsset.Name, Symbol.BaseAsset.Digits);
```

Python:

```python
api.Print(f"Base asset: {api.Symbol.BaseAsset.Name}, digits: {api.Symbol.BaseAsset.Digits}")
```