Tomasz, Thanks for your thoughts. I think convenience and features are subjective things and are a matter of being "good enough" for a particular person/system. If I'm primarily trading on EOD data and it just takes me a couple of minutes a day to get things set up to see real-time updates, this setup may be more than "good enough" for me (still TBD).
Regarding your other points: (1) It appears I can get 1 minute resolution into AB for all my (about 170) symbols of interest. (More than "good enough" for me). (2) My mixed intraday/EOD database appears to be working exactly as I'd expect but maybe there is still some problem I haven't seen (?). (3) I don't need 9 months intraday but I have even more than 10 years EOD via Yahoo (all available data I think). (4) Granted - no time and sales available but I have them from other sources (two brokers). The jury is still out but I was getting tired of paying money to DTN for IQFeed features that I was never using. I have never used AB for trading but use it primarily for systems development, backtesting, and displaying charts anyway I want. Dan --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <claudecaruana@> > > 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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