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 <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': '''CQG Web API (WAPI)''' is used in MultiCharts and MultiCharts .NET since version 9.1. <br> MultiCharts .NET Special Edition uses '''CQG Web API (WAPI)''' MultiCharts .NET 10.0 since builds 13921/13922.</div>
-CQG connection does not require installing any CQG applications for operation, all required libraries are already integrated into MultiCharts.
+CQG connection in MultiCharts does not require installing any CQG software.
-:*Please make sure that your PC meets CQG requirements and technical specifications: http://www.cqg.com/Docs/CQGTraderSystemSpecs.pdf
+:*Please make sure that your PC meets [https://www.cqg.com/support/system-specifications CQG requirements and technical specifications].
+:*'''Indexes''' data is available for Live AMP accounts only.
 :*It is possible to use different accounts for getting data and trading.
-:*'''Indexes''' data is available for Live AMP accounts only.
 <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': Expired futures contracts are not provided.</div>
-== To connect CQG data feed in MultiCharts: ==
+== To connect CQG data feed in MultiCharts ==
 CQG '''accounts''' originally created for '''a different software will not work''' in MultiCharts. Customers need to contact their broker directly to setup their accounts for MultiCharts or request a new account.
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 # In the '''QuoteManager''' Main Menu select '''Tools''' and then click '''Data Sources''' window. Select '''CQG''' in the list of all supported data vendors and click the '''Settings''' button.
 # In the opened up window:
-::* Authority section.<br>Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.
+::* Authorization section.<br>Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.
 ::* Connectivity section.<br>Make sure that the '''Server Name''' is correct.<br> From the drop-down list select '''Sim''' for a Demo account, '''Live''' for a Real account. <br>'''Custom''' should be selected only if you received specific settings and instructions from your broker.<br>
-::*Enable '''Use minute realtime data for minute based resolutions''' option '''if you are running MultiCharts 10.0 Release or later version''' to receive realtime minute data on minute-based charts. Realtime minute data will be plotted only if your account has the subscription for minute realtime data. If your account has only tick real-time data, you need to disable this option in the data feed settings.
+::*Enable '''Use minute realtime data for minute based resolutions''' option to receive realtime minute data on minute-based charts. Realtime minute data will be plotted only if your account has the subscription for minute realtime data. If your account has only tick real-time data, you need to disable this option in the data feed settings.
-::*Enable '''Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract''' option '''if you are running MultiCharts 11.0 Release 9 or later version''' to receive continuous data for the current futures contract. This feature requires the corresponding enablement on the FCM's end. Continuous historical data can be loaded for the current front month contract only. CQG provides continuous historical data for minute and daily resolutions, trade prices only.
+::*Enable '''Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract''' option to receive continuous data for the current futures contract. This feature requires the corresponding enablement on the FCM's end. Continuous historical data can be loaded for the current front month contract only. CQG provides continuous historical data for minute and daily resolutions, trade prices only.
+:::*Enable '''Equalizing the closes''' option to make the expiration comparisons more relevant. The equalization is applied on the day of the rollover.
 <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': Changing the data feed settings requires restart of all [[MultiCharts Processes]] for having the changes applied.</div>
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 Also, make sure that you set up [[CQG Broker Profile|'''CQG broker profile''']] for trading and [[CQG Broker Plug-in|'''CQG broker plug-in''']] for auto-trading.
+==Troubleshooting==
+=== No historical data ===
+Please uncheck the '''Use minute realtime data for minute based resolutions''' and the '''Request Continuation Data for the Front Month Contract''' boxes. Then please restart MultiCharts to apply the changes.
+After the restart please reload the chart via View->Reload.
 [[Category:Built-in Data Sources]]