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Free Quotes data feed is configured correctly by default and one can plot a chart using a number of prebuilt symbols from Free Quotes. That is free end-of-day historical daily bars coming from Yahoo, Google and MSN. Only Stocks and Indexes are available from this data source in MultiCharts.
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Free Quotes data feed is configured correctly by default and one can plot a chart using a number of prebuilt symbols from Free Quotes. That is free end-of-day historical daily bars coming from Yahoo Finance. Only limited number of Stocks and Indexes are available from this data source in MultiCharts.  
==To set up Free Quotes data feed connection==
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# In the Quote Manager main menu select Tools and then click '''Data Sources''', find '''Free Quotes''' in the list of all supported data vendors and click the '''Settings''' button. The Free Quotes Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
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<div style="background-color: #b8debc;">'''NOTE:''' With FreeQuotes you can get data only for the symbols that on Historical Data webpage have option '''Download'''.</div>
# In the opened up window:
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:* One can check/uncheck '''Yahoo''', '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers to receive data from.
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:* One can move '''Yahoo''', '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers by selecting any of them and clicking the '''Up''' and '''Down''' buttons to change the priority of receiving data.
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To set up Free Quotes data feed connection
:* One can disable '''Yahoo''', '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers by selecting any of them clicking the '''Disable''' button.
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:# In the '''QuoteManager''' main menu select '''Tools''' and then click '''Data Sources''', find '''Free Quotes''' in the list of all supported data vendors and click the '''Settings''' button. The Free Quotes Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
:* One can edit number and timeout of attempts to request data from '''Yahoo''', '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers by editing '''Retry''' and '''Timeout''' columns for corresponding server.
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:# In the opened up window:
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::* Edit the number and timeout of attempts to request data from '''Yahoo''' servers by editing '''Retry''' and '''Timeout''' columns.
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::* Set up proxy connection in the Proxy Authentication tab:
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::: Select '''Auto-detect proxy settings for this network''' to use your system's proxy settings. Username and Password are required for authentication.
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::: Select '''Use application proxy settings''' to use the proxy settings specified in the [https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Credentials_Window Credentials Window].
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To add an instrument manually, see [[Data_Sources_Overview#Adding_Symbol.28s.29_to_Symbol_List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List]].
 
To add an instrument manually, see [[Data_Sources_Overview#Adding_Symbol.28s.29_to_Symbol_List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List]].
  
 
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[[Category:Built-in Data Sources]]

Latest revision as of 15:44, 13 September 2022

Free Quotes data feed is configured correctly by default and one can plot a chart using a number of prebuilt symbols from Free Quotes. That is free end-of-day historical daily bars coming from Yahoo Finance. Only limited number of Stocks and Indexes are available from this data source in MultiCharts.

NOTE: With FreeQuotes you can get data only for the symbols that on Historical Data webpage have option Download.


To set up Free Quotes data feed connection

  1. In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources, find Free Quotes in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button. The Free Quotes Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
  2. In the opened up window:
  • Edit the number and timeout of attempts to request data from Yahoo servers by editing Retry and Timeout columns.
  • Set up proxy connection in the Proxy Authentication tab:
Select Auto-detect proxy settings for this network to use your system's proxy settings. Username and Password are required for authentication.
Select Use application proxy settings to use the proxy settings specified in the Credentials Window.


To add an instrument manually, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.