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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > > > > > > > > >
