diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
index 5aa8f208..b8c20b23 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ class Client:
                 atype=atype,
                 tx_tick=tx_tick)
 
-            instruments = await self.symbol_info(currency=name.lower())
+            instruments = await self.symbol_info(currency=name)
             for instrument in instruments:
                 pair = instruments[instrument]
                 assets[pair.symbol] = Asset(
                     name=pair.symbol,
-                    atype='option',
+                    atype=pair.venue,
                     tx_tick=pair.size_tick)
 
         return assets 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class Client:
         self,
         sym: str | None = None,
 
-        venue: MarketType | None = None,
+        venue: MarketType = 'option',
         expiry: str | None = None,
 
     ) -> dict[str, Pair] | Pair:
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class Client:
             return cached_pair
 
         if sym:
-            return pair_table[sym.lower()]
+            return pair_table[sym]
         else:
             return self._pairs
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class Client:
         as_np: bool = True,
 
     ) -> list[tuple] | np.ndarray:
-        instrument: str = mkt.bs_mktid
+        instrument: str = mkt.bs_fqme.split('.')[0]
 
         if end_dt is None:
             end_dt = now('UTC')
@@ -559,7 +559,8 @@ class Client:
 
 @acm
 async def get_client(
-    is_brokercheck: bool = False
+    is_brokercheck: bool = False,
+    venue: MarketType = 'option',
 ) -> Client:
 
     async with (
diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
index 9a02985f..e32e31d2 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async def stream_quotes(
     # XXX: required to propagate ``tractor`` loglevel to piker logging
     get_console_log(loglevel or tractor.current_actor().loglevel)
 
-    sym = symbols[0]
+    sym = symbols[0].split('.')[0]
 
     init_msgs: list[FeedInit] = []
 
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ async def stream_quotes(
         init_msgs.append(
             FeedInit(mkt_info=mkt)
         )
-        nsym = piker_sym_to_cb_sym(sym.split('.')[0])
+        nsym = piker_sym_to_cb_sym(sym)
 
         async with maybe_open_price_feed(sym) as stream:
 
-            cache = await client.cache_symbols()
+            cache = client._pairs
 
             last_trades = (await client.last_trades(
                 cb_sym_to_deribit_inst(nsym), count=1)).trades
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ async def open_symbol_search(
     async with open_cached_client('deribit') as client:
 
         # load all symbols locally for fast search
-        cache = await client.cache_symbols()
+        cache = client._pairs
         await ctx.started()
 
         async with ctx.open_stream() as stream: