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Well FYI QP support got back to me promptly with a fix, so I'm pretty
happy about that...
But is the rest of the data clean? Would appreciate
comments/experiences on that.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "andy_davidson_uk1"
<AndyDavidson@xxx> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Apologies if this appears like re-visitng an old chestnut...
>
> Until now my active trading has been exclusively on Forex (E-signal RT
> feed) and futures (CSI). Looking to now incorporate US stocks into my
> daily routine.
>
> To that end I've been taking trials with QP3 and TC and have been
> looking at the forum archives regarding both. It seems that QP3 would
> be preferable on two counts...(a) the plugin exposes fundamental data
> to AB whereas TC does not and, (b) the logic regarding TC's industry
> classification is somewhat questionable.
>
> HOWEVER...I just looked at QP3's index data. Specifically the US
> Dollar Index. Shocking! There are inexplicable gaps all over the place
> and they only have daily tick data for most of 2005!!!! This is not
> good. In fact it is bad. Not that I was intending to directly use the
> !DXYZ data in any way (if I wanted to trade the index I would be using
> the futures data)...but it is, shall we say, a rather important index
> from a macro-analysis perspective and it therefore doesn't fill me
> with a great deal of confidence regarding the rest of their data that
> they should get something so important so widely-watched so horribly
> wrong.
>
> Does anyone have any up-to-date horror, or fairy tale(!), stories
> regarding QP3 (or TC for that matter) to make my decision easier. Am
> seriously wondering if I shouldn't just run for cover and the comfort
> of CSI - despite the fact that they don't have any fundamental or
> sector info!
>
> I'm sending an email to QP support to ask for an explanation before I
> make the final decision...will report back with the result for
> everyone's benefit.
>
> TIA
> Andy
>
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