Just FYI: Linking through QT is NOWHERE near convenience, features and speed of direct link to IQFeed.
When linking via QT: - you don't have streaming real time (quotes from QT are only snapshots taken periodically) - you don't have mixed intraday / eod data in the same database - you don't have 9 months intraday and 10 years EOD - you don't have time&sales Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "danielwardadams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:35 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Real Time Source different from Backfill source > Claude (& Seede), > I verified I could do what you suggest with IB. Thanks. > > Another option which I'm investigating is to use the $20/month > Quotetracker (QT) version of IQFeed (I have a 7 day trial on one > computer and my "full" IQFeed on another). According to DTN, there is > no difference in the reliability, speed, resolution, or number of > symbols in the two IQFeeds. The only differences are: (1) the QT > version doesn't work with Amibroker (but wait, there's more!) and (2) > the intraday historical data isn't as long. > > However if you use the QT version of IQFeed to feed Quotetracker and > then use the Amibroker QT plugin, you get the real-time data into AB. > > If I use this with my Yahoo EOD database, it works exactly how I (and > I think you) want -- the last daily bar updates in intraday real-time. > I can even run with Quotetracker minimized and everything updates in > AB. The only caveat is that you have to have the symbols of interest > in a QT portfolio that is being updated. > > I haven't experimented much with intraday charts using this method but > I will. > > Personally, I've liked Quotetracker for along time and one mode I > could see using would be to look at intraday charts with it and look > at historical daily charts in AB (with the last bar being updated). > > If you're not familiar with Quotetracker and you're worried about > cost, you can get it free if you want to live with some advertisements > at the top of the window. You can eliminate the ads by paying $60/year. > > Dan > > > > --- In [email protected], "claudecaruana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Daniel, >> >> I beleive you can already do this. My current setup is quite similar: >> I enable mixed EOD/Intraday mode. >> I use Yahoo EOD quotes updated via AmiQuote (I had to change the >> format in order to have unadjusted close for History), and also for >> ticker name and the fundumental data provided. >> >> I then enabled the IB Plugin which currently backfills my db intraday. >> >> Symbol differences can be solved using the symbol mapping function in >> Amiquote. >> >> What is neat about this setup is that even if you trade EOD, you have >> confirmation of current prices in the daily chart (last bar gets >> updated in realtime) - this I find is important for me, especially >> since I also use Amibroker as my trading platform and hardly ever >> touch TWS. >> >> My reason for wanting to replace intraday backfills with IQFeed is >> that IB is not coping with my intraday backfill requests (some data >> pacing violation message), and it's taking me lots of time everyday >> just to get my database in order. >> >> MarketDelta, another program which uses IQFeed advertises that there >> is a backfill-only service (for those who want to use IQFeed tick >> backfills together with IB for realtime) from IQFeed costing $25. If >> this works also with Amibroker (I have not confirmed this yet) then >> this would save me around $70 a month (assuming no requirement to >> subscribe to the exchanges from the IQFeed side when using only >> backfill). >> >> BR >> Claude >> >> >> >> >> >> --- In [email protected], "danielwardadams" >> <danielwardadams@> wrote: >> > >> > Claude, >> > I would be interested in this too. I (once again) am tired of paying >> > IQFeed fees and am looking for alternatives. I like IQFeed but I >> find >> > that more and more of my trading is just done on EOD data so it's >> > overkill for what I really need. I, too, now also have IB data and >> I'd >> > like to somehow use it to see real-time current day data in >> > conjunction with a Yahoo EOD database (I used to do this by >> updating a >> > QuotesPlus EOD database via the QuoteTracker plugin which was being >> > fed real-time from CyberTrader but then CyberTrader made their feed >> > unavailable to Quotetracker). >> > >> > Losing the Cybertrader feed was what led me to get IQFeed. >> > >> > Dan >> > >> > >> > --- In [email protected], "claudecaruana" <claudecaruana@> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > I am looking into the possibility of getting Amibroker to have a >> > > realtime feed from Interactive Brokers and using a backfill from >> IQFeed. >> > > >> > > If this works then the subscription to IQFeed would be cheaper as >> you >> > > would only need backfill function. >> > > >> > > In order to do this, I think a dedicated plugin would be required. >> > > Could anybody tell me whether this possiblity could be acheived, >> iether >> > > through standard means, or through the development of a new >> plugin - is >> > > this possible through the API offered? >> > > >> > > Many thanks for any feedback, >> > > >> > > Claude >> > > >> > >> > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > Yahoo! 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