diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index d29f3ef..165bf59 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = compress(async (req, res) => {
         if (func === "/getSymbols") {
             console.log("Request for Symbols");
             const db = new Database('./quoteDBs/consolidated.sqlite3', { verbose: console.log });
-            const stmt = db.prepare("SELECT distinct Symbol FROM OptionQuotes order by 1");
+            const stmt = db.prepare("SELECT distinct Symbol FROM Symbols order by 1");
             let allDates  = stmt.all();
             //console.log(JSON.stringify(allDates)); 
             db.close(); 
diff --git a/server/quoteDBs/createTable.sql b/server/quoteDBs/createTable.sql
index 623e8ce..19b0712 100644
--- a/server/quoteDBs/createTable.sql
+++ b/server/quoteDBs/createTable.sql
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "OptionQuotes"( "TimeStamp"DateTime DEFAULT CURRENT_T
 "Symbol" Text,
 "Data" Text);
 
-CREATE INDEX smbDaTi on OptionQuotes (Symbol,timestamp);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS smbDaTi on OptionQuotes (Symbol,timestamp);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "Symbols" (
+	"Symbol"	TEXT UNIQUE
+);
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diff --git a/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_initial.sh b/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_initial.sh
index a4ef00c..a204fd0 100644
--- a/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_initial.sh
+++ b/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_initial.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ ls quoteStore_202*.sqlite3.gz | while read db; do
 	sqlite3 /tmp/xx.sqlite3 'drop table OptionQuotes;'
 	sqlite3 /tmp/xx.sqlite3 'alter table tmp rename to OptionQuotes;'
 	sqlite3 /tmp/xx.sqlite3  '.dump OptionQuotes' | sqlite3 consolidated.sqlite3
+
+	echo filling symbols table
+	sqlite3 consolidated.sqlite3 'insert INTO Symbols select DISTINCT Symbol from OptionQuotes where OptionQuotes.Symbol not in (select Symbol from Symbols);'
+	
 	echo deleting...
 	rm /tmp/xx.sqlite3
 	mv $db processedDBs 
diff --git a/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_update.sh b/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_update.sh
index 9a29512..f7ff904 100644
--- a/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_update.sh
+++ b/server/quoteDBs/fillBigDB_update.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ find . -maxdepth 1 -name 'quoteStore_202*.sqlite3.gz' | while read db; do
 	sqlite3 /tmp/xx.sqlite3 'drop table OptionQuotes;'
 	sqlite3 /tmp/xx.sqlite3 'alter table tmp rename to OptionQuotes;'
 	sqlite3 /tmp/xx.sqlite3  '.dump OptionQuotes' | sqlite3 consolidated.sqlite3
+
+	echo filling symbols table
+	sqlite3 consolidated.sqlite3 'insert INTO Symbols select DISTINCT Symbol from OptionQuotes where OptionQuotes.Symbol not in (select Symbol from Symbols);'
+	
 	rm /tmp/xx.sqlite3
 	if [[ "$delete" == "1" ]]; then
 		echo deleting...