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MarketCast provides real time data for the Australian markets. | |||
Information comes to users via the television signal. | |||
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|style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #cccccc"|Affordable price | |||
|style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #cccccc"|No historical data | |||
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|style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #cccccc"|Hardware required | |||
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== Features and limitations == | |||
'''Features''' | |||
* Offmarket data filter | |||
'''Limitations''' | |||
* The Bid/Ask history is not supported (only real time data) | |||
* When plotting a minute chart, ticks will be requested because it is impossible to receive the history of minutes. It will deteriorate data reception performance | |||
* When importing new data in MarketCast Data Server and when creating a chart the whole history is requested once more | |||
== Setting up == | |||
# Make sure MarketCast DataServer 2.11 or higher is installed and functions properly. | |||
# Make sure you've specified the path to RealTime API DLL "McApi.dll" correctly (by default the path is installed automatically and indicates a folder where the MarketCast Data Server is installed).<br>No additional settings are required. | |||
<br>To create a symbol using MarketCast as the Data Source see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding Symbol from Data Vendor Supplied List|Adding from a list supplied by data vendor]] section for more detailed information. | |||
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Revision as of 16:42, 23 January 2012
MarketCast provides real time data for the Australian markets.
Information comes to users via the television signal.
Pro | Con |
Affordable price | No historical data |
Reliability | Hardware required |
Features and limitations
Features
- Offmarket data filter
Limitations
- The Bid/Ask history is not supported (only real time data)
- When plotting a minute chart, ticks will be requested because it is impossible to receive the history of minutes. It will deteriorate data reception performance
- When importing new data in MarketCast Data Server and when creating a chart the whole history is requested once more
Setting up
- Make sure MarketCast DataServer 2.11 or higher is installed and functions properly.
- Make sure you've specified the path to RealTime API DLL "McApi.dll" correctly (by default the path is installed automatically and indicates a folder where the MarketCast Data Server is installed).
No additional settings are required.
To create a symbol using MarketCast as the Data Source see Adding from a list supplied by data vendor section for more detailed information.