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BitMEX

From MultiCharts

To connect MultiCharts to BitMEX, it is necessary to receive an API Key at their website.

  • Historical bars are provided for tick, minute, and daily data.
  • History is provided only for Trades.
  • Depth-of-Market data is available.


To set up BitMEX data feed connection:

  1. In the QuoteManager main menu select ToolsData Sources→ select BitMEX and click the Settings button.
  2. In the Connectivity section:
    • Enter your API key and Secret key. They key can be received at https://www.bitmex.com/ after registration.
    • Check Use heartbeats for connection loss detection to automatically restore the connection to BitMEX server in case of temporary connection loss.
    • Use Show Error pop-up alert to receive alerts.
  3. In the Requests section check Open Interest for futures to increase the frequency of requests based on the Once every X seconds value.
    Increasing the frequency may lead to exceeding the BitMEX request limit.
To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbols to Symbol List.

Also, make sure that you set up BitMEX Broker Profile for trading and BitMEX Broker Plug-in for auto-trading.