diff --git a/piker/data/__init__.py b/piker/data/__init__.py
index 0c08b532..af036b24 100644
--- a/piker/data/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/data/__init__.py
@@ -272,9 +272,10 @@ async def open_feed(
         for sym, data in init_msg.items():
 
             si = data['symbol_info']
+
             symbol = Symbol(
-                sym,
-                min_tick=si.get('minTick', 0.01),
+                key=sym,
+                tick_size=si.get('price_tick_size', 0.01),
             )
             symbol.broker_info[brokername] = si
 
diff --git a/piker/data/_source.py b/piker/data/_source.py
index add32d13..e6194a90 100644
--- a/piker/data/_source.py
+++ b/piker/data/_source.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ numpy data source coversion helpers.
 """
 from typing import Dict, Any, List
 import decimal
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 # from numba import from_dtype
 
 
@@ -75,18 +75,16 @@ def ohlc_zeros(length: int) -> np.ndarray:
     return np.zeros(length, dtype=base_ohlc_dtype)
 
 
-@dataclass
-class Symbol:
+class Symbol(BaseModel):
     """I guess this is some kinda container thing for dealing with
     all the different meta-data formats from brokers?
 
     Yah, i guess dats what it izz.
     """
-    key: str = ''
+    key: str
     tick_size: float = 0.01
-    v_tick_size: float = 0.01
-    broker_info: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=dict)
-    deriv: str = ''
+    lot_tick_size: float = 0.01  # "volume" precision as min step value
+    broker_info: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
 
     @property
     def brokers(self) -> List[str]: