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Zen-Fire is a market data provider for futures that is used by multiple futures brokers.
  
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== Features and limitations ==  
 
== Features and limitations ==  
  
'''Features'''
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=== Features ===
  
 
* Unfiltered tick data. Zen-Fire avoids dropping price data and sending only the latest updates – sometimes referred to as "filtering". Hereby, Zen-Fire keeps the prices current and provides a true look at how the markets are trading.
 
* Unfiltered tick data. Zen-Fire avoids dropping price data and sending only the latest updates – sometimes referred to as "filtering". Hereby, Zen-Fire keeps the prices current and provides a true look at how the markets are trading.
 
* High quality data for Futures.
 
* High quality data for Futures.
  
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=== Limitations ===
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* Zen-Fire provides a very limited amount of historical data; historical tick data is only available for the current session, though minute date is available over a somewhat longer time span.
  
'''Limitations'''
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== Zen-Fire brokers ==
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The following brokers provide the Zen-Fire data feed:
  
* Zen-Fire does not provide historical data.
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== Zen-Fire trail (demo) ==
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A Zen-Fire trail to test the data feed yourself can be achieved through one of the supporting brokers or through  (LINK HERE). The trail has no limitations but will expire after a specified amount of time (two to three weeks).
  
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Note that the Zen-Fire demo for NinjaTrader also works on MultiCharts, as long as you have a Zen-Fire username and accompanying password.
  
== Setting up ==  
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== Setting up Zen-Fire ==  
  
 
# Verify the registration information such as login and password received from Zen-Fire.  
 
# Verify the registration information such as login and password received from Zen-Fire.  
 
# Select Sim or Live market data type.
 
# Select Sim or Live market data type.
 
# No additional settings are required as the program receives data directly from Zen-Fire.  
 
# No additional settings are required as the program receives data directly from Zen-Fire.  
 
  
 
To create a symbol using Zen-Fire as the Data Source see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol list]] section.
 
To create a symbol using Zen-Fire as the Data Source see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol list]] section.
  
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Revision as of 20:21, 14 February 2012

Zen-Fire is a market data provider for futures that is used by multiple futures brokers.

Pro Con
Reliability Lack of symbol lookup
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Features and limitations

Features

  • Unfiltered tick data. Zen-Fire avoids dropping price data and sending only the latest updates – sometimes referred to as "filtering". Hereby, Zen-Fire keeps the prices current and provides a true look at how the markets are trading.
  • High quality data for Futures.

Limitations

  • Zen-Fire provides a very limited amount of historical data; historical tick data is only available for the current session, though minute date is available over a somewhat longer time span.

Zen-Fire brokers

The following brokers provide the Zen-Fire data feed:

Zen-Fire trail (demo)

A Zen-Fire trail to test the data feed yourself can be achieved through one of the supporting brokers or through (LINK HERE). The trail has no limitations but will expire after a specified amount of time (two to three weeks).

Note that the Zen-Fire demo for NinjaTrader also works on MultiCharts, as long as you have a Zen-Fire username and accompanying password.

Setting up Zen-Fire

  1. Verify the registration information such as login and password received from Zen-Fire.
  2. Select Sim or Live market data type.
  3. No additional settings are required as the program receives data directly from Zen-Fire.

To create a symbol using Zen-Fire as the Data Source see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol list section.