Hello, Something is wrong with your setup. IB can stream all the day and update charts without problem.
What is limited is BACKFILL, there is only ONE backfill running at one time allowed by IB and there can be only 60 requests in any 5 minute period (that accounts for one backfill per 10 seconds). One backfill means 5-day period only. If you backfill more than 5 days, longer period is divided into 5-day chunks. And of course you need to have registered version of AmiBroker to have your data SAVED in your database. Read in detail http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html Especially the ENDING part about backfill and selecting backfill length You should select 5-day backfill length if you want speedier backfills. And only backfill longer when you set up the database for a VERY FIRST time. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "pifouxl" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:50 AM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Broker real-time quotes & Amibroker > --- In [email protected], "louies88" <louie...@...> wrote: >> >> Hello All >> >> I hooked up the IB w/ Amibroker for real-time quotes. Although the quotes >> are coming in great, the charts aren't. It is >> EXCRUCIATINGLY long to get the chart updated, especially if I have more than >> 5 charts. I'm trading forex, but trying to get >> equity, futures, and forex quotes all at the same time. What normally >> happens is that the chart (just one) is updating (1-minute >> time frame) for about 10 seconds then stops. A little message pops up >> telling me that it (IB servers ...I suppose) needs to >> reload or something like that. And the time that it takes is roughly 120 >> seconds. Once that done, I would get another 5 to 10 >> seconds of updating. The cycle begins again. I follow about 5 forex pairs >> and never get all the charts update successfully. >> Another thing....If I ever skip a day or two w/o updating the charts, the >> next time that I connect to IB w/ AB all my charts are >> "broken." That is, they have "holes" all over the place, indicating that >> some of the charts are not updating. And this happens >> regardless of the time frame. Whether that is in minute or hourly charts. >> >> My question is this: I wonder if I had it set up correctly? I followed the >> instruction from AB pretty closely. The instructions >> are straight forward. But the charts are not updating quick enough. It seems >> to me that something is holding it back. Maybe a >> incompatibility issue? Anyway, if any of you here have some experience in >> setting this up and getting decent chart updates, >> please let me know. I surely appreciate that. >> >> >> Thanks >> > Hi Louies, > I had a similar experience - tick chart are the worst, and I understand this > is due to how IB manages (ie aggregates) the data. > As for back-fill, unless IB runs all the time, the charts won't be updated, > resulting in gaps in the data. > Sadly, you may have consider eSignal or another data provider. If you want > real-time data, hard to find anything for less than a > couple of hundred dollars per month for a reasonable basket of markets. > I found a lot of literature on this topic on the web - google AB and IB - and > it will explain it in a lot more detail. > Cheers, P-F > > > > ------------------------------------ > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > This group is for the discussion between users only. > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
