Well FYI QP support got back to me promptly with a fix, so I'm pretty happy about that...
But is the rest of the data clean? Would appreciate comments/experiences on that. --- In [email protected], "andy_davidson_uk1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear all, > > Apologies if this appears like re-visitng an old chestnut... > > Until now my active trading has been exclusively on Forex (E-signal RT > feed) and futures (CSI). Looking to now incorporate US stocks into my > daily routine. > > To that end I've been taking trials with QP3 and TC and have been > looking at the forum archives regarding both. It seems that QP3 would > be preferable on two counts...(a) the plugin exposes fundamental data > to AB whereas TC does not and, (b) the logic regarding TC's industry > classification is somewhat questionable. > > HOWEVER...I just looked at QP3's index data. Specifically the US > Dollar Index. Shocking! There are inexplicable gaps all over the place > and they only have daily tick data for most of 2005!!!! This is not > good. In fact it is bad. Not that I was intending to directly use the > !DXYZ data in any way (if I wanted to trade the index I would be using > the futures data)...but it is, shall we say, a rather important index > from a macro-analysis perspective and it therefore doesn't fill me > with a great deal of confidence regarding the rest of their data that > they should get something so important so widely-watched so horribly > wrong. > > Does anyone have any up-to-date horror, or fairy tale(!), stories > regarding QP3 (or TC for that matter) to make my decision easier. Am > seriously wondering if I shouldn't just run for cover and the comfort > of CSI - despite the fact that they don't have any fundamental or > sector info! > > I'm sending an email to QP support to ask for an explanation before I > make the final decision...will report back with the result for > everyone's benefit. > > TIA > Andy >
