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How Could I see index volume

Postby ctu1121 » 10 Dec 2012

Hi there,
I open 1 day kBar of DAX index, and insert "Volume" indicator, however, I can not see any volume data. I met the same problem for other index. May I know how could I see Volume information for specific index? Thanks in advance for help!

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Re: How Could I see index volume

Postby Andrew MultiCharts » 10 Dec 2012

Hello ctu1121,

What is the data source and MultiCharts version?

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Re: How Could I see index volume

Postby ctu1121 » 10 Dec 2012

MC 64bit Ver.8
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Thanks!

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Re: How Could I see index volume

Postby Andrew MultiCharts » 10 Dec 2012

It seems that IB simply does not provide volume for indexes. I have checked the symbol both in MC and in IB TWS:

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Re: How Could I see index volume

Postby ABC » 11 Dec 2012

Hi there,
I open 1 day kBar of DAX index, and insert "Volume" indicator, however, I can not see any volume data. I met the same problem for other index. May I know how could I see Volume information for specific index? Thanks in advance for help!

Charles
Isn't that something to be expected for every Index, as the Index is not traded directly?

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Re: How Could I see index volume

Postby ctu1121 » 11 Dec 2012

As I could see Dax trading Volume per day as below
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EGDAX ... cal+Prices
I guess I might see DAX price chart with Volume information.

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Re: How Could I see index volume

Postby ABC » 11 Dec 2012

As I could see Dax trading Volume per day as below
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EGDAX ... cal+Prices
I guess I might see DAX price chart with Volume information.
What does this volume represent for the DAX? Is it the combined volume of the 30 shares building the index?


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