SECF: Securities Finder Command
SECF is the Godel Terminal command for searching across every instrument and person indexed in Godel: tickers, funds, people, venues, and more.
Beta. The window title bar shows "Securities Finder Beta": some behaviors are still evolving.
Aliases
SEARCH and TK both resolve to SECF: any of the three opens the same window.
How to use SECF
Empty window:
SECF: opens the finder with an empty query.
With a query pre-filled:
<QUERY> SECF: the query goes into the search input as-is. Supports any text (partial tickers, names, keywords).
This window does not have the usual top-of-window ticker search that other commands have: all filtering happens inside the window's own toolbar.
Asset-Class Tabs
Across the row below the toolbar, one tab per instrument type. Select one to restrict results:
| Tab | Instrument type |
|---|---|
| All | Mixed: everything that matches |
| Equities | Common stocks and ETFs |
| Corporate Bonds | TRACE-reported corporate debt |
| Options | Option contracts |
| Sovereign Bonds | Government bonds |
| Crypto | Cryptocurrencies |
| Index | Equity / bond / custom indices |
| Futures | Futures contracts |
| Forex | FX pairs |
| People | Analysts, executives, and other covered individuals (different column set: see below) |
The People tab is special: it switches the results table to a name / company / position / email / phone layout and disables the venue, country, and "Hide results with no trades" filters (they aren't applicable to person records).
Toolbar Controls
Left to right along the top of the window:
| Control | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Search term | Free-text input. The finder re-runs automatically as you type: in-flight requests are aborted whenever a filter changes so the visible list always reflects your current criteria. |
| Max dropdown | Maximum number of rows to return. Options: 50, 100, 250, 500. Default: 50. Larger caps take longer to fetch and render. |
| Venues | Multi-select dropdown listing every venue Godel covers, sorted by number of instruments. Each entry shows the venue's short code, full name, and total ticker count (e.g. NYSE (3.2M tickers)). Search inside the dropdown to jump to a specific venue. Default: All Venues. |
| Countries | Multi-select dropdown of listing countries. Each entry shows the country's ISO-2 code (AD, AE, AM, AR, AT, …) and full country name (with a flag indicator). Searchable. Default: All Countries. |
| Hide results with no trades (toggle) | When on, filters out instruments that don't have a live aggregated trading feed (AGGREGATE_RTH). Useful for cutting out delisted / untraded listings. |
Display Columns
Instrument tabs (everything except People)
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Ticker | Security identifier. For bonds this is a full bond identifier (e.g. BACR V6.278 PERP); for equities it's the symbol. |
| Venue | Source / venue code the row is sourced from (e.g. TRACE for bond trades). |
| Name | Full instrument / issuer name. |
| Last | Current live price. Prefixed with a delay indicator if the feed is delayed. |
| Chg | Absolute change vs. previous close. Color-coded (green up / red down / gray no change). |
| Time | Time since last trade. |
FIGI and ISIN columns are implemented but currently hidden on every tab. They can be enabled server-side in the future without a client change.
People tab
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | First + last name of the person |
| Company | Where they currently work |
| Position | Their title / role |
| Contact email | |
| Phone | Contact phone number |
Paid users see the actual values. Anonymous and free (piker) users see the Name, but the Company / Position / Email / Phone columns are rendered blurred with placeholder text: the real contact information is subscription-gated.
Row Behavior
Clicking an instrument row
Opens the context menu anchored at the click position. From there you can launch that instrument into any company-scoped command:
- FOCUS: concise live price
- G: chart
- DES: company description
- OMON: options chain (for equities / ETFs)
- N: news
- CF: filings
- …and every other command that accepts a ticker.
Clicking a person row
Triggers the people deeplink handler: opens that person's profile page. (Distinct from the instrument context menu.)
Live Updates
Every visible instrument row subscribes to live price updates via websocket. Last / Chg / Time update continuously while the window is open: no need to refresh.
When you change filters (tab, query, venues, countries, max, toggle), the current subscriptions are torn down and a new search is issued. Any in-flight request from the old filter set is aborted, so you never see stale results bleed through.
Practical Use Cases
1. "I need to find a specific corporate bond"
Bonds are hard to type directly into the terminal: use SECF with the Corporate Bonds tab, then search by issuer (e.g. Citigroup, Goldman) or by CUSIP fragment. Filter by Venue = TRACE to guarantee quotable results. Today this surfaces live quotes and TRACE prints; a full bond description with yield to maturity, call schedule, and more is coming soon.
2. "Every option chain available for a company"
Switch to the Options tab, query the underlying ticker, and scroll through the returned contracts. Click any row → context menu → G to chart that specific contract.
3. "Looking up an analyst by name"
Switch to the People tab and type the name. Subscribers can see their current firm, title, and contact info; non-subscribers see the name only.
4. "What venues list this ticker?"
Search for the ticker on the All tab: the results surface one row per venue listing. For a deeper per-venue breakdown on a single known ticker, use ALLQ instead (it's designed specifically for that use case).
5. "What's tradable in a specific country?"
Filter Countries to the country of interest (e.g. JP for Japan), keep the query empty, and raise the Max to 500. Gives you a scrollable list of 500 instruments with live quotes to browse.
Notes
- SECF is in beta: minor behaviors may change, and new tabs / columns may appear.
- The search input's ticker-search bar (visible on most other commands) is intentionally hidden on SECF: all filtering happens inside the window.
- Non-subscriber gating is specific to the People tab only. Instrument searches work fully for all account tiers.
- The FIGI and ISIN columns are code-present but UI-hidden. If you specifically need ISIN / CUSIP lookup today, the Corporate Bonds tab's free-text search matches against issuer name and ticker identifier.