Changes

Currency Conversion functionality is used for converting the price values when Base/Preferred Currency is different from the symbol currency set in QuoteManager. Since MultiCharts 10 Release 3 it’s possible to select an alternative currency conversion server.The Currency Conversion settings are accessible from File -> Preferences -> Currency Conversion tabcan be selected.

For The Currency Conversion the following parameters settings are available:* '''Currency request timeout'''. This parameter allows specifying the time value for accessing the Currency Conversion Server. The value should be between 30 and 120 seconds. * '''“Allow calculation if Currency Conversion data is incomplete”'''. If checked helps to retain autoaccessible from File -> Preferences -trading and calculate the signals with previous currency conversion data in case > Currency Conversion server cannot be accessed.* '''Data source'''. This function allows selecting currency conversion server. Only several data feeds can be used efficiently for currency conversion (IB, LMAX, MCFX) because they provide continuous Day Bid Forex historical data.tab:

* Set '''Currency request timeout''' parameter to specify the time value for accessing the Currency Conversion Server. Select the value between 30 and 120 seconds. The default value is 30.* Enable '''Allow calculation if Currency Conversion data is incomplete''' checkbox to retain auto-trading and calculate the signals with the previously received currency conversion data, in case Currency Conversion server cannot be accessed at that moment.* Select the '''Data source''' that will be used for currency conversion from the drop-down list. Limited number of data feeds can be used efficiently for currency conversion (Interactive Brokers, LMAX, MCFX), as they provide continuous Daily Bid Forex historical data. To use alternative currency conversion sources IB: Interactive Brokers, LMAX and or MCFX , it’s required to have a subscription to the needed currency pairs with the selected data vendor.

===Possible issues:===

The message '''“Cannot access Currency Conversion server. Calculation will be stopped” stopped.”''' is displayed in case the Currency Conversion Server cannot be accessed within the specified timeout. This message indicates that the signal calculation will stop be stopped as there is no data for conversion. Therefore, the signal will be turned off and auto-trading will be disabled. To avoid this check the box '''“Allow Allow calculation if Currency Conversion data is incomplete”incomplete'''.