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IQFeed

281 bytes added, 16 January
One of the leading professional To connect MultiCharts to IQFeed data vendors, IQFeed software should be installed and launched. The company has been working in <br>When the financial information since 1984. connection is set up correctly, MultiCharts brings up IQFeed provides tick-by-tick unfiltered software automatically when their data, thus you will not miss about 50% of the actual tradesis requested.<br>To download the latest version of IQFeed client, follow the link: http://www.iqfeed.net/index.cfm?displayaction=support&section=download
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::* '''Authorization section'''<br>Enter Login and Password.== Features ::* '''Historical Data section'''<br>Check the '''Build minute and daily bars based on tick data''' box to request only tick data from IQFeed servers and limitations build all other resolutions out of tick data.<br> <div style==  "background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''FeaturesNote''' # Automatic gap filling# Automatic reconnection : IQFeed provides less tick data compared to minute or daily data. Do not enable that option if minute and daily data is needed as it will result in case connection is lostfewer bars on chart.<br>
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::* '''Real-Time section'''<br>Check the '''Generate a new Ask/Bid tick if Trade changes''' box to make snapshots of Ask/Bid streams and show them in MultiCharts only at the moment when a new Trade comes. <br>Check the '''Request trades only''' box to filter out the Ask/Bid updates without Trade ticks.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''LimitationsNote''': To apply settings, restart all [[MultiCharts Processes]].</div>
To add an instrument manually or from data source, see [[Data_Sources_Overview# Since IQFeed has no identification of transactions there is no such a possibility to receive data for several charts simultaneouslyAdding_Symbol. All the paralleled queries are queued28s. Thus, if you make a query of the history for a long period of time there immediately comes the query for receiving several bars only as the program cannot draw data for the second query before the first is not processed # There is no method for deleting a historical query since it is necessary 29_to_Symbol_List|Adding Symbol(s) to wait for a response for the previous query in order to begin to process the next oneSymbol List]].<br># When plotting a chart for the Bid/Ask field of Minute, Day and etc, actually ticks will be requested because it is impossible to receive For symbol name reference check the history of minutes and days for Bid/Ask[[Symbol Guide]]. It will deteriorate data reception performance
<br>== Setting up Troubleshooting ==
# Make sure If data is not plotted or plotted incorrectly, please open an identical chart in the IQFeed 2.3 or higher is installed and functions properlyapp, you can find the IQFeed Connection Manager on your Windows toolbar. <br># Make sure you're using a valid login/passwordRight-click the IQFeed Connection Manager icon → Display Apps → Charts.
No additional settings If charts are requiredcorrect in IQFeed, but not in MultiCharts, check your data feed setting (see above), especially the use of the '''Build minute and daily bars based on tick data''' option.
To create a symbol using IQFeed as the Data Source see see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding Symbol from Data Vendor Supplied List|Adding from a list supplied by data vendor]] section section for more detailed information.  <br>[[Category:Built-in_Data_Sourcesin Data Sources]]

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