CQG

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General Information

Since MultiCharts 9.0 beta 1 CQG connection no longer requires installing the API, as the API is now integrated into MultiCharts.

To connect MultiCharts 8.8 or a lower version to CQG/AMP account, it is necessary to have CQG API installed on the computer. Also, please make sure that your PC meets CQG requirements and technical specifications http://www.cqg.com/Docs/CQGTraderSystemSpecs.pdf

In MultiCharts 8.8 or a lower version it is not possible to use multiple CQG accounts in MultiCharts. Only one and the same account should be used for getting data and trading. If different logins and passwords are entered in data source configuration and CQG broker profile, connection to data source will work, the broker profile will not.

Since MultiCharts 9.0 beta 1 this limitation is no longer applied. It is possible to use different accounts for getting data and trading.

Indexes are available in MultiCharts 8.5 beta 1 or higher. Indexes data is available for Live CQG/AMP accounts only. At the moment only real-time data is available for CQG Indexes, no historical backfill from data source. To learn how to store real-time data locally, read this article.

Installing the API for MultiCharts 8.8 or a lower version

AMP Futures Accounts

If you are an owner of AMP Futures broker account, you can connect to CQG data feed. To connect CQG data feed in MultiCharts:

If there are any CQG applications installed on your PC, it is required to delete them prior to installing the supported version of CQG API:

  1. Windows Start menu
  2. Control Panel
  3. Uninstall a program / Programs and Features
  4. Select each of the following applications and uninstall all of them:
    • CQG Trader
    • CQG Auto Upgrade Service
    • CQG Trader API
    • CQGNet
    • MultiCharts API (with CQG icon)
  5. It is recommended to launch MultiCharts by making a right-click on the icon, then Run as Administrator. A popup dialogue message will appear where you need to allow CQG API to connect to the Internet (that should be done upon first connection after API installation. You can start MultiCharts in regular mode after that).

For MultiCharts 8.8 Release and newer versions you need to install the following version of CQG API: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27918922/API/Multicharts_COMAPI_en-US_production_V6.00.700_Install.msi

If you are using MultiCharts 8.0 Release or any previous version, install the following version of CQG API: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95112551/Multicharts_COMAPI_en-US_production_V4.04.542_Install.msi

AMP accounts originally created for a different software will not work in MultiCharts. Customers need to contact AMP directly to setup their accounts for MultiCharts or request a demo account here: http://www.ampclearing.com/multicharts.html

Any Other Broker Accounts

If you are an owner of a broker account working through CQG API (not AMP Futures), starting with MultiCharts 8.8 beta 1 you can connect to CQG data feed. To connect CQG data feed in MultiCharts:

If there are any CQG applications installed on your PC, it is required to delete them prior to installing the supported version of CQG API:

  1. Windows Start menu
  2. Control Panel
  3. Uninstall a program / Programs and Features
  4. Select each of the following applications and uninstall all of them:
    • CQG Trader
    • CQG Auto Upgrade Service
    • CQG Trader API
    • CQGNet
    • MultiCharts API (with CQG icon)
  5. Install the following version of CQG API: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27918922/API/CQG_COMAPI_en-US_production_V6.00.700_Install.msi
  6. It is recommended to launch MultiCharts by making a right-click on the icon, then Run as Administrator. A popup dialogue message will appear where you need to allow CQG API to connect to the Internet (that should be done upon first connection after API installation. You can start MultiCharts in regular mode after that).

To Set Up CQG Data Feed Connection

  1. 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.
  2. In the opened up window enter Login and Password.
    Note: By default demo mode is turned on. Uncheck the CQG demo box to turn it off. Demo mode is required to be on for demo accounts. If you have real account, the box is required to be off.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.