Changes

*Since '''MultiCharts 9.0 Beta 1''' CQG connection no longer requires installing the API, as the API is now integrated into MultiCharts.

To connect MultiCharts 8.8 or a lower version to CQG/AMP account, it is necessary to have CQG API installed on the computer.Also, please *Please make sure that your PC meets CQG requirements and technical specifications : http://www.cqg.com/Docs/CQGTraderSystemSpecs.pdf

In MultiCharts 8.8 or a lower version it *It is not possible to use multiple CQG different accounts in MultiCharts. Only one and the same account should be used for getting data and trading. If different logins and passwords are entered in data source configuration and CQG broker profile, connection to data source will work, the broker profile will not.

Since MultiCharts 9.0 beta 1 this limitation *Real-time data for Indexes is no longer applied. It is possible to use different available for Live CQG/AMP accounts for getting data and tradingonly.

Indexes are available in MultiCharts 8.5 beta 1 or higher. Indexes data is available for Live == To connect CQG/AMP accounts only. At the moment only real-time data is available for CQG Indexes, no historical backfill from data source. To learn how to store real-time data locally, [[Collecting and Saving Data to feed in MultiCharts Database|read this article]].: ==

== Installing the API CQG accounts originally created for a different software will not work in MultiCharts 8.8 Customers need to contact their broker directly to setup their accounts for MultiCharts or request a lower version ==new account.

=== AMP Futures Accounts =To Set Up CQG Data Feed Connection == If you are an owner of AMP Futures broker account, you can connect to CQG data feed. To connect CQG data feed in MultiCharts: If there are any CQG applications installed on your PC, it is required to delete them prior to installing the supported version of CQG API:# '''Windows Start''' menu# '''Control Panel'''# '''Uninstall a program''' / '''Programs and Features'''# Select each of the following applications and uninstall all of them:#* '''CQG Trader'''#* '''CQG Auto Upgrade Service'''#* '''CQG Trader API'''#* '''CQGNet'''#* '''MultiCharts API''' (with CQG icon)# It is recommended to launch MultiCharts by making a right-click on the icon, then '''Run as Administrator'''. A popup dialogue message will appear where you need to allow CQG API to connect to the Internet (that should be done upon first connection after API installation. You can start MultiCharts in regular mode after that). '''For MultiCharts 8.8 Release and newer versions you need to install the following version of CQG API''': https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27918922/API/Multicharts_COMAPI_en-US_production_V6.00.700_Install.msi

AMP accounts originally created for a different software will not work # In the '''QuoteManager''' Main Menu select '''Tools''' and then click '''Data Sources''' window. Select '''CQG''' in MultiChartsthe list of all supported data vendors and click the '''Settings''' button. # In the opened up window enter '''Login''' and '''Password'''.<br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': By default demo mode is turned on. Customers need Uncheck the CQG demo box to contact AMP directly turn it off. Demo mode is '''required to setup their be on''' for demo accounts for MultiCharts or request . If you have a demo real account here: http, the box is '''required to be off'''.</div><div style="background-color:#E3FBE5;"><//wwwdiv> <br>To add an instrument, see [[Data_Sources_Overview#Adding_Symbol.ampclearing28s.com/multicharts29_to_Symbol_List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List]].html