---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.CustomSymbol.FuturesSettings"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.CustomSymbol"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Symbol/Custom/CustomSymbol/FuturesSettings/"
---

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

# CustomSymbol.FuturesSettings

Member of [CustomSymbol](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Symbol/Custom/CustomSymbol/index.md).

## FuturesSettings

Gets / sets custom future contract settings.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
CustomSymbolFuturesSettings FuturesSettings {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
customSymbol.FuturesSettings: CustomSymbolFuturesSettings
```

### Returns

`CustomSymbolFuturesSettings` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.3.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var customSymbol = CustomSymbols.Add("MYGOLD.Z25", Symbols.GetSymbol("XAUUSD"));
customSymbol.FuturesSettings = new CustomSymbolFuturesSettings(new DateTime(2025, 12, 19, 20, 0, 0), new DateTime(2025, 12, 22), 500);
Print("Last trade time: {0}", customSymbol.FuturesSettings.LastTradeTime);
```

Python:

```python
from System import DateTime
customSymbol = api.CustomSymbols.Add("MYGOLD.Z25", api.Symbols.GetSymbol("XAUUSD"))
customSymbol.FuturesSettings = CustomSymbolFuturesSettings(DateTime(2025, 12, 19, 20, 0, 0), DateTime(2025, 12, 22), 500)
api.Print(f"Last trade time: {customSymbol.FuturesSettings.LastTradeTime}")
```