Ed, I am using eSignal 8.0 rc2 charting / datafeed with IB as my broker. It has been rock solid throughout all of this volatility.
Version 10.x of eSignal charting is still a mess. There's data lags galore there. Someone did their best and brightest to mess that version cycle up but good. I would assume that the Amibroker real-time front-end charting with an eSignal data backend is very solid too. It's just that I only use Amibroker for research purposes. --- In [email protected], "Ed Fast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For what it is worth, I do not know of any platform that is performing > reliably. The Trade Station people are screaming about lock ups, The Ninja > people the same. I think that the incredible volatility is just > overwhelming the systems everywhere. If anyone has had a solid reliable > rock steady platform the last 2 weeks, I would like to hear about it. > > > > Ed > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of James > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? I > don't think so! > > > > FWIW: I just went to the elitetrader message board www.elitetrader.com to > see if anyone was complaining. The board is pretty active and IB monitors it > or has in the past. This is the first thing I saw: > > > > > <http://www.elitetrader.com/i/down.gif> > > Interactive Brokers > > > > treat <http://www.elitetrader.com/br/?action=view&R_FirmID=43> customers > like they're ex-boyfriends. unreliable platform. > > > > > <http://www.elitetrader.com/i/down.gif> > > Interactive Brokers > > > > charts and <http://www.elitetrader.com/br/?action=view&R_FirmID=43> > backfill useless > > > > > <http://www.elitetrader.com/i/down.gif> > > Interactive Brokers > > > > HORRENDOUS <http://www.elitetrader.com/br/? action=view&R_FirmID=43> SUPPORT > - IB GET YOUR BACK FILL CORRECTED > > > > > > so maybe they will get the message. I hate IB, but I also hate to change > while I am in the middle of learning AB. Don't need anymore on my plate. I > think IB is the main platform that TJ has supported as far as a plugins and > automated trading. If TJ jumps ship, I'm going where he goes. MFglobal seems > to have some decent futures platforms but I don't think they clear stocks so > I guess that is out of the question. Too bad IB can't get their act > together, because it is a wonderful concept to be able to trade all these > markets and instruments worldwide with one account and one platform. > > > > > > _____ > > From: Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:25:53 PM > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? I > don't think so! > > Hi > > Same for me with ESZ8-GLOBEX- FUT. Hopeless!! > > > > Can anyone comment on using another live data supplier e.g. eSignal and > still use Amibroker to trade a Interactive Brokers account? Is this > possible? > > > > Peter > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com <http://ps.com/> [mailto:amibroker@ > yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of James > Sent: Saturday, 18 October 2008 7:09 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? I > don't think so! > > > > I am currently trying to backfill 1 day of data for 6CZ8-GLOBEX- FUT. It has > been running for over two hours and the Plugin Status window says: > > Connected OK > > Backfilling (#18) 6CZ8-GLOBEX- FUT (1/1) > > > > No throttling messages to my knowledge. It is streaming fine from the moment > I clicked on the symbol, but the overnight history is missing. > > > > _____ > > From: Tomasz Janeczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:48:17 AM > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? I > don't think so! > > Hello, > > > > The fix was required because recent TWS started to REJECT > > backfill requests with same requestID but different start/end times. > > Pre-1.8.0 versions used same requestID for ONE symbol in order > > to backfill more than 5 days for one symbol. > > But new TWS simply rejects it with error code. > > So new (1.8.0) uses continuously increasing requests IDs for > > each subsequent backfill request and this is actually the only > > way to get backfill longer than 5 days working with newest TWS. > > It works fine on my end and from the feedback I received in a couple of > days, > > it works for others too better than 1.7.0 > > > > Error 162 is "Historical market Data Service error message." > > > > It means that something is wrong on TWS/IB end (i.e. with their historical > server). > > You may be not connected or you may be facing IB throttling. > > > > As I wrote many times on this list TWS has *fixed* limit of 1 backfill at a > time. > > It can not be worked around. This is hardcoded in TWS. > > > > Therefore you need to ask for data once at a time. > > > > Best procedure is as to run AB before market open, put the symbols you need > > into Real-time QUote window, click with RIGHT mouse button over plugin > status > > window and select "Backfill All RTQ symbols", this will step through all > > rt quote window symbols once at a time at backfill them all. > > If you experience problems with pacing violation you may also go to > File->Database Settings, > > click "Configure" and turn OFF "automatic backfill on first data access". > > > > As written here: > > <http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html> http://www.amibroke r.com/ib. html > > > > If you switch "automatic backfill on first data access" option off, you will > still be able to backfill data for current symbol or all symbols in > real-time quote window list usign appropriate menu options from plugin > status menu. > > > > Backfill Current option allows to force backfill of currently selected > symbol, while Backfill All RTQ symbols allow to force backfill of all > symbols listed in Real-Time Quote window. Backfill of multiple symbols is > performed sequentially (one at a time) due to limitations of TWS. > > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com <http://amibroker.com/> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Barry Scarborough" < <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] .us> > > To: < <mailto:[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:30 AM > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? I don't > think so! > > > > > Tomasz I think there is a problem. > > > > I added this dll and it hung up on the first symbol it tried to back > > fill, AA. I tried to cancel back fill and I got a 162 error message > > and that would not go away. After about 3 minutes I shutdown and > > reconnected IB. The 162 message went away and AB went to the next > > symbol to download, AIG. That says backfilling( #4) AIG (1/1) and that > > keeps flashing about once a second but never back fills the symbol > > and never advances to the next symbol in the list. AIG is the second > > symbol in the list. After a while I get an error from TWS that I had > > reached the throttling error on attempting to back fill AIG. Well > > when it started up it started backfilling the symbol displayed on the > > chart, TFZ8 and says it is #6 and flashed at one second intervals, > > never backfills as the status continually says Connected OK. > > > > I have a formula that uses foreign to plot all the symbols in my data > > base so I don't have to worry about back filling except on startup. I > > stopped that, shut AB down and restarted it and it now says > > Backfilling( #1) AIG (1/1) with the one second flash telling me it > > connected OK. > > > > I installed the plugin with TWS running. So I shut AB down, and > > started again this time with the old DLL, 1.6.8.0. Same thing. So I > > shut AB and TWS down and replaced the old with the new DLL and stated > > it up again. All worked well until I stared the formula above. It > > hung on the symbol it was downloading and kept flashing until the > > throttling error. At this point I shut AB down and started it again > > and not it is hung backfilling the chart symbol. I shut down TWS and > > restarted it and it did the same thing. > > > > OK Now I am back to where I started. 1.6.8.0 installed and TWS > > restarted. Guess what. As long as I don't start my formula to plot > > all the symbols it will back fill as I click on the symbol. But when > > I start my formula it hangs. What was working before I tried to use > > DLL 1.8.0 no longer works. I would think getting it back to where it > > was before using the new DLL would fix the problem but it seems like > > that isn't the case. I can back fill some tickers but when I hit the > > more complex ones, like COMP-NASDAQ- IND it starts with the one minute > > flashing. > > > > What is going on? Me thinks there is a bug somewhere. Do you have any > > idea where? I am using AB 4.90.5. TWS 887.2 and JAVA 1.6.0_07. It > > worked all day and not it is broke. I guess the old adage applies, if > > it ain't broke don't fix it. > > > > HELP, > > Barry > > > > --- In <mailto:[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com, > "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2008/10/15/interactive-brokers- tws> > http://www.amibroke r.com/devlog/ 2008/10/15/ interactive- brokers- tws- > > plugin-version- 180/ > >> > >> A new Interactive Brokers TWS data plugin version 1.8.0 is released > > now. > >> > >> This version fixes "Duplicate ticker ID for API historical Data > > query" error that occurred sometimes with newest TWS version. > >> > >> It is available for download from: > >> <http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ib180/IB.dll> http://www.amibroke > r.com/bin/ ib180/IB. dll > >> > >> (to be copied to Plugins subfolder, replacing old version) > >> > >> Installation instructions can be found here: > >> <http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html> http://www.amibroke r.com/ib. html > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Tomasz Janeczko > >> amibroker.com > >> > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > **** IMPORTANT **** > > This group is for the discussion between users only. > > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > > > ************ ********* > > TO GET TECHNICAL 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/> http://www.amibroke r.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > <http://www.amibroker.com/support.html> http://www.amibroke > r.com/support. html > > > > ************ ********* ********* *** > > Yahoo! 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