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Thanks Herman for sharing your ideas , I have started to save my data 
in different group , thus temp my prob is solved

Regards

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Herman van den Bergen" 
<psytek@xxxx> wrote:
> Just a followup on my earlier post...
> 
> I collected one day of TWS data and overlayed/charted both in 
excel. eSignal
> had about 30% more quotes, about 13000 vs about 10000..
> 
> While I thought that eSignal broadcasts all quotes i now doubt 
that, since
> if that were the case all TWS quotes would be within the eSignal 
High/Low
> ranges however they were not - they took turns in setting new highs 
and
> lows. About 15% (61/390) of the minute prices differed between the 
two
> sources. Price differences ranged from 1-10 cts on a $70 stock.
> 
> Regarding my observation that TWS quotes lead on eSignal, I 
couldn't confirm
> this from the data since the numbers were so drastically different 
and the
> best AB resultion is 5 seconds. However this is what i experienced, 
browsing
> on the EliteTrader forums I found that others have come to the same
> conclusion. My personal estimate (unscientific) is that eSignal may 
be
> delayed from a few tenth to half a second or more wrt TWS data - 
this
> probably depends on where you live and which servers you are using.
> 
> I will probably start timing/trading on TWS data and develop with 
eSignal.
> Another reason for doing this is that the eSignal data stream 
really slows
> down my computer, adding to delays and imposing a processing limit. 
Still
> another reason is that by creating a new IB database each day my 
real time
> formulas are lightning fast :-) this because i am processing 10000 
instead
> of 500000 bars (for a number of reasons I cannot use 
SetBarsRequired/Quick
> afl).
> 
> all this is not very scientific but is is the way i see it.
> best regards,
> herman
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Herman van den Bergen [mailto:psytek@x...]
>   Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:42 PM
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Subject: RE: [amibroker] Managing AB Data
> 
> 
>   By coincidence i posted on the same problem a few days ago.
> 
>   For today i just created a new data-base for my IB data plugin, 
since IB
> doesn't backfill you have only data for the day. You might want to 
try
> this.. unless there is a solution i might end up using IB-data for 
trading
> and using eSignal-data for development.
> 
>   At the end of the day I will perform a data and tick-count 
comparison. It
> appears that i get more quotes and less delay from the TWS - my eod 
day
> analysis will clear that up for a fact. If the TWS leads by several 
ticks
> that could improve fills. Collected about 10,000 ticks thus far, 
should be
> enough to compare the two.
> 
>   best regards,
>   herman.
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: iascool [mailto:sai20_2000@x...]
>     Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:38 AM
>     To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Subject: [amibroker] Managing AB Data
> 
> 
> 
>     Hi
>     Is there any way to cut short AB HIst Intraday Data, so that 
when
>     needed the data can be recalled back.As the data processing of 6
>     months hist data takes too much time.
> 
>     Regards
> 
> 
> 
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