diff --git a/release_version.txt b/release_version.txt
index e0ea44c..bf21f52 100644
--- a/release_version.txt
+++ b/release_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.5
\ No newline at end of file
+0.6.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_assets.sh b/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_assets.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f51054e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_assets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+CredsFile=${1}
+CredKey=${2}
+
+if [ "${CredsFile}" == "" ] ; then
+    CredsFile="${HOME}/.creds"
+fi
+
+if [ "${CredKey}" == "" ] ; then
+    CredKey="ALPACA_SANDBOX"
+fi
+
+key=$(jq -r ".[\"${CredKey}\"] | .api_key" ${CredsFile})
+secret=$(jq -r ".[\"${CredKey}\"] | .secret_key" ${CredsFile})
+
+Cmd="curl -s --request GET --url 'https://paper-api.alpaca.markets/v2/assets?status=active'"
+Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'APCA-API-KEY-ID: ${key}'"
+Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'APCA-API-SECRET-KEY: ${secret}'"
+Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'accept: application/json'"
+
+eval ${Cmd}
+
+# split string into array
+Instruments=()
+for Inst in $(eval ${Cmd})
+do
+    Instruments+=("$Inst")
+done
diff --git a/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_md.sh b/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_md.sh
index 45fba16..65c6884 100755
--- a/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_md.sh
+++ b/scripts/alpaca_hist_md/alpaca_md.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Start=${1}
 End=${2}
 NumJobs=${3}
 
+InstListFile= ${4}
+
 export CalendarURL=http://cloud16.cvtt.vpn:8000/api/v1/markets/hours?mic=XNYS
 
 is_business_day() {
@@ -39,12 +41,12 @@ fi
 
 echo "Start=${Start} End=${End} NumJobs=${NumJobs}"
 
-
 export PYTHONPATH=/home/cvtt/prod
 export Python=/home/cvtt/.pyenv/python3.10-venv/bin/python3
 export PyScript=/home/cvtt/prod/cvttpy/exchanges/alpaca/hist_mkt_data.py
 
-export OutputDir=/home/cvtt/alpaca_md
+# export OutputDir=/home/cvtt/alpaca_md
+export OutputDir=/home/cvtt/host_drive/alpaca_md
 export Config=http://cloud16.cvtt.vpn:6789/apps/minimal_md
 export LogDir=/home/cvtt/prod/logs/alpaca_md
 
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@ run_proc() {
     End=${3}
     echo "Running for $Inst"
 
-
     Cmd="${Python} ${PyScript}"
     Cmd="${Cmd} --config=${Config}"
     Cmd="${Cmd} --output_dir=${OutputDir}"
@@ -72,16 +73,21 @@ run_proc() {
 
 export -f run_proc
 
-key=$(jq -r '.["ALPACA_SANDBOX"] | .api_key' ~/.creds)
-secret=$(jq -r '.["ALPACA_SANDBOX"] | .secret_key' ~/.creds)
+if [ -n $InstListFile ]; then
 
-Cmd="curl -s --request GET --url 'https://paper-api.alpaca.markets/v2/assets?status=active'"
-Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'APCA-API-KEY-ID: ${key}'"
-Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'APCA-API-SECRET-KEY: ${secret}'"
-Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'accept: application/json'"
-Cmd="${Cmd} | jq '.[] | select(.class == \"us_equity\" and .exchange != \"OTC\") | .symbol'"
-Cmd="${Cmd}  | sed 's/\"//g'"
-Cmd="${Cmd} | sed 's/^/STOCK-/'"
+    key=$(jq -r '.["ALPACA_SANDBOX"] | .api_key' ~/.creds)
+    secret=$(jq -r '.["ALPACA_SANDBOX"] | .secret_key' ~/.creds)
+
+    Cmd="curl -s --request GET --url 'https://paper-api.alpaca.markets/v2/assets?status=active'"
+    Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'APCA-API-KEY-ID: ${key}'"
+    Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'APCA-API-SECRET-KEY: ${secret}'"
+    Cmd="${Cmd} --header 'accept: application/json'"
+    Cmd="${Cmd} | jq '.[] | select(.class == \"us_equity\" and .exchange != \"OTC\") | .symbol'"
+    Cmd="${Cmd}  | sed 's/\"//g'"
+    Cmd="${Cmd} | sed 's/^/STOCK-/'"
+else
+    Cmd="cat ${InstListFile}"
+fi
 
 # split string into array
 Instruments=()