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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, and Google and MSN. Only Stocks and Indexes are available from this data source in MultiCharts.
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To set up Free Quotes data feed connection
:# 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.
:# In the opened up window:
::* One can check/uncheck '''Yahoo''', and '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers to receive data from.::* One can move '''Yahoo''', and '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers by selecting any of them and clicking the '''Up''' and '''Down''' buttons to change the priority of receiving data.::* One can disable '''Yahoo''', and '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers by selecting any of them clicking the '''Disable''' button.::* One can edit number and timeout of attempts to request data from '''Yahoo''', and '''Google''' and '''MSN''' servers by editing '''Retry''' and '''Timeout''' columns for corresponding server.
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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]].
[[Category:Built-in Data Sources]]
