OK - I see you want the USD$195 Premier Plus package at eSignal because it has options in it.
--- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Barnabas, > > You picked a very good time. > I was in the middle of checking Aus providers to add to the UKB list > when you posted and it was a good opportunity to get some help and > feedback from the forum (thanks to everyone who chipped in). > I wouldn't normally go this hard but I needed some historical RT data > for myself, the subject is relevant to a lot of people and I can > quickly write it up for posterity once I finish my own search. > > I've been through the list of 60 official ASX vendors and so far I > agree with you that for a full RT service with backfill Esignal is a > reasonable choice (lots are using it - the plugin in is ready to go - > we know the problems well and the Aussie competitors don't have a big > price advantage anyway). You also get the other Asian markets. > Plus you can easily add other regions and/or instruments later. > > Re ESignal: > > As Paul says - you will only need the cheaper subscription. > I think you have misunderstood their pricing structure - USD$125 mth > is their data fee, approx USD$35 a month is the exchange access fee > that they pay the ASX (per user) and the software is thrown in for > free (it is their bottom of the range software). > > I'm just finishing off the search - still one or two emails to come > back. There's not much out there for RT, especially if you only want > the top100. > > I haven't given up yet and I will report back. > > You don't say if you need RT data for backtesting or just live > trading or both? > > So far I have come up with: > > 1) Weblink - an ASX RT tick database approx $400 year - back to 2001 - > CSV format - I will probably buy 1-2 years and try it over the next > two weeks - they sent out a sample by email - they are slow on > support though. They do have options with a dynamic live package $151 > month > > 2) Cooltrader - ASX EOD - deep history - approx $65 adjusted for corp > events and dividends - Metastock or text format - on CD - former AB > user - knows what is going on - low maintenance and low hype site. No > options. But you don't need that (others might). > > From the ASX vendor list the only other local RT data vendors are: > > (AUD$ and DDE only at this stage therefore no history) > > 1)Bourse Data - propriety format only. > 2)Phoenix AI - proprietry format only. > 3)NetQuote - $149 month - I'm waiting on their email. > 4)Paritech - Pulse $158 month. > 5)Sharelink - the last chance cafe - I'm waiting on an email - they > do have RT but it is hard to figure exactly what they sell from their > site - it looks like they might allow top 100 - they have a time rate > and a frame rate so costs depend on use (you can run a portfolio with > several stocks as one screen) - best you talk to them and negotiate. > 6)3MarketStream for roaming. > > You can pick up links to the above from the ASX vendors PDF at the > UKB. > > All of the rest of the vendors are pretty hopeless or > Global/Institutional > > http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ > > brian_z > > > --- In [email protected], "Barnabás Debreczeni" <keo@> > wrote: > > > > Hello Brian, > > thanks for your elaborate answer. I am looking into the > possibilities of > > Pulse right now, also signed up for a 14-day trial. > > I already went through the list of the official Amibroker supported > sources, > > I think the best I've found is eSignal, which is USD 195 / mo plus > the ASX > > data feed, around 40 bucks. I've already asked them whether is it > possible > > to only signup for the datafeed, because I do not need their > complete > > charting platform (for 195 per mo. it's an overkill for me) > > > > I have a good source for adjusted EOD data (private) but I couldn't > find any > > reliable RT intraday data provider. > > > > I would only need TOP100, intraday, 1 minute tick and up is ok, > options > > would be good. > > > > > > Barnabas > > > > On 1/27/08, brian_z111 <brian_z111@> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Barnabas, > > > > > > Re ASX feeds: > > > > > > Supported data providers for AmiBroker are listed at > > > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_quotes.html > > > > > > Unfortunately MarketCast, who was the recommended Aus RT > provider, is > > > no longer in business. > > > > > > I have started to look around for some alternatives - I haven't > > > finished yet but progress so far is posted at the Users' > Knowledge Base > > > (UKB) - look for 'Data Resources - Australia' under 'Data' or > under > > > recent postings in the right hand sidebar: > > > > > > http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/ > > > > > > I haven't notified Tomasz about MarketCast as I was waiting to > finish > > > my research (I'm working my way through the list of ASX data > vendors) - > > > - to be fair he hasn't had a chance to think about it or consider > the > > > alternatives. > > > > > > There is not a lot on offer for Aus - for a retail supplier > > > Paritech's 'Pulse' might do the job (with a DDE connection). > > > You might need help from support with DDE. > > > > > > When and if I find out more I will update the UKB post and also > talk to > > > Tomasz about it. > > > > > > Some other options are the major international providers - > ESignal and > > > Reuters (QuoteCenter) who have Aus packages - I'm not sure what > is in > > > them and sometimes they are bundled with Asia or Asia-Pacific. > > > > > > Maybe some other Aussies can help. > > > > > > regards, > > > > > > Brian_z > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker% > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Barnabás > > > Debreczeni" <keo@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi there everyone, > > > > I am new here. I'd like to ask, what are your experiences with > ASX > > > feeds? > > > > Which provider would you recommend? > > > > > > > > I'd need realtime quotes, maybe backfill EOD data, but that's > not a > > > must. > > > > Intraday for recent days and realtime quotes would suffice. > > > > > > > > Thank you very much for your help! > > > > > > > > > > > > B. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
