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'''(ex. Open E Cry/OEC)'''
  
Futures, Options, and Forex broker.
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Expired futures contracts are not provided.
  
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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Important information''': Existing customers need to enable third party software for the account. It is necessary to contact the broker and ask to do that.</div>
 
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To set up GAIN Capital data feed connection:
== Features and limitations ==
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:# In the '''QuoteManager''' main menu select '''Tools''' and then click '''Data Sources'''.
 
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:# Select '''GAIN Capital''' in the list of all supported data vendors and click the '''Settings''' button.
'''Features'''<br>
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:# In the opened up window:
 
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::* Authorization section.<br>Enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.
* Direct fast datafeed.
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::* Connectivity section.<br>Make sure that the '''Server Name''' and '''Port''' number (default Port number is '''9210''')  are correct.
* Good market data.
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::* Historical Data section.
 
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:::* '''Simultaneous loading of Historical Data across all symbols/charts'''.<br>If the box is checked the data is requested for all symbols simultaneously, not in a particular order.
 
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:::* '''Utilization of cache for real-time price data'''.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': Historical minutes are requested as minutes from server up to the latest one. The latest historical is plotted from ticks up to the present moment. All the data that is collected in real-time (ticks) is used to build minutes.</div>
'''Limitations'''<br>
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::* Real-time Data section.<br>'''Generate a new tick if total volume changes'''.<br> Check if you need total volume for the session. By default it is turned off.  When turn on, the Trade Tick Volume = current TotalVolume – previous TotalVolume. <br> '''Use minute realtime data for minute based resolutions'''<br>Check to use real-time minute data to build charts with minute resolution.
 
 
* Does not provide long historical data.
 
 
 
 
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== Setting up ==
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To add an instrument manually or from data source, see [[Data_Sources_Overview#Adding_Symbol.28s.29_to_Symbol_List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List]].
 
 
# Verify the registration information such as '''Login''' and '''Password''' received from Open E Cry.  
 
# Set '''Server''' and '''Port''' according to information received from Open E Cry.
 
# Set '''Historical Data''' preferences.
 
  
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Also, make sure that you set up [[GAIN Capital Broker Profile|'''GAIN Capital broker profile''']] for trading and [[GAIN Capital Broker Plug-in|'''GAIN Capital broker plug-in''']] for auto-trading.
  
To create a symbol using Open E Cry as the Data Source
 
see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding Symbol from Data Vendor Supplied List|Adding from a list supplied by data vendor]] section.
 
  
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[[Category:Built-in Data Sources]]
[[Category:Built-in_Data_Sources]]
 

Latest revision as of 14:43, 12 July 2022

(ex. Open E Cry/OEC)

Expired futures contracts are not provided.

Important information: Existing customers need to enable third party software for the account. It is necessary to contact the broker and ask to do that.


To set up GAIN Capital data feed connection:

  1. In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources.
  2. Select GAIN Capital in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button.
  3. In the opened up window:
  • Authorization section.
    Enter Login and Password.
  • Connectivity section.
    Make sure that the Server Name and Port number (default Port number is 9210) are correct.
  • Historical Data section.
  • Simultaneous loading of Historical Data across all symbols/charts.
    If the box is checked the data is requested for all symbols simultaneously, not in a particular order.
  • Utilization of cache for real-time price data.
    Example: Historical minutes are requested as minutes from server up to the latest one. The latest historical is plotted from ticks up to the present moment. All the data that is collected in real-time (ticks) is used to build minutes.
  • Real-time Data section.
    Generate a new tick if total volume changes.
    Check if you need total volume for the session. By default it is turned off. When turn on, the Trade Tick Volume = current TotalVolume – previous TotalVolume.
    Use minute realtime data for minute based resolutions
    Check to use real-time minute data to build charts with minute resolution.


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

Also, make sure that you set up GAIN Capital broker profile for trading and GAIN Capital broker plug-in for auto-trading.