diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7814b53..e58db89 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="tradingfeatures",
-    version="0.5.6",
+    version="0.6.0",
     author="Onur Cetinkol",
     author_email="realiti44@gmail.com",
     description="A useful tool to download market history from popular exchanges.",
diff --git a/tradingfeatures/apis/bitmex/quote.py b/tradingfeatures/apis/bitmex/quote.py
index c633763..fdbda94 100644
--- a/tradingfeatures/apis/bitmex/quote.py
+++ b/tradingfeatures/apis/bitmex/quote.py
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ def get(self, query=None, start=None, end=None, *args, **kwargs):
             *args, **kwargs
         )
 
-    def get_hist(self, convert_funds=False, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._start_check(self.address, kwargs['symbol'])
+    def get_hist(self, symbol=None, convert_funds=False, *args, **kwargs):
+        symbol = symbol or 'btcusd'
+        self._start_check(self.address, symbol=symbol)
         # columns = ['bidSize', 'bidPrice', 'askPrice', 'askSize'] if columns is None else columns
 
         df = apiBase.get_hist(
             self,
+            symbol=symbol,
             # columns=columns,
             # interval='8h',
             *args, **kwargs