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Opinions about DTN data quality vary from person to person, I guess it just depends on what you trade. Some users here are even happy with Yahoo data, try it out, it's free.
Please keep in mind that AB keeps both intraday data and eod data for a given ticker in files with the same name and extension. Currently only eSignal and MarketCast-Australia allow mixing eod and intraday data in a single data file. With all other providers you basically need to run two instances of AB, one for intraday data and another for eod.
If you really want to have clean eod data and don't want to use eSignal then consider using high quality eod vendor like CSI, TC2000 or QuotesPlus, run daily data trough the spreadsheet program to convert the ticker format (it's usually needed for indexes, futures, non US stocks, etc.) and then use one of more affordable RT vendors. Of course in that case you would need to have two instances of AB running.
For me, all this is just a bloody nuisance compared with my "other software", so as I said, I don't use AB for RT monitoring, only for delayed analysis and eod. When I like the indicator I translate it to "other software's" DLL. Still not the perfect solution, because AFL is way better, but at this point I'm not willing to pay $500 per month for eSignal to get what I can get elsewhere for $45.
Lester
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "monitorit" <monitorit@xxx> wrote:
>
> Lester-
> Thanks for the info re DTNIQ. I'm looking into it, but the cost for
> 1000 tickers still a bit high. Is the data clean - if using realtime
> daily bars (do not use min or tick bars)?
> Do you know anyone using yahoo Realtime with AB+AQ import?
> Thanks again.
> Dan
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Lester Vanhoff" <ebsn247lsm@>
> wrote:
> >
> > >Dan: eSignal looks good but ticker limit and cost keep me from it.
> >
> > Try DTNIQ. I think their limits are around 1300 symbols. Symbol
> limits imposed by most supported data feeds are the main reason that
> keeps me from using AB in RT. I just use another software for that
> (SierraChart with MyTrack feed: 1000+ symbols for $45/month +
> exchange fees).
> >
> > Lester
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "monitorit" <monitorit@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Couldn't find this info searching the group posts.
> > >
> > > Using AB (pro v4.89 now) only 2 months - but quotesplus for
> years.
> > > Use EOD database using ascii import from quotesplus every night.
> > > Just want to have nearly realtime data during mkt hours to create
> > > that days daily bar.
> > > Don't require min or hour bars. I would overwrite that days RT
> data
> > > that night with an ascii import from quotesplus.
> > >
> > > What I'd like: Start data source on starting AB and have data
> come
> > > into AB [like magic :)] for 1000+ tickers every few minutes til
> the
> > > market closes.
> > >
> > > eSignal looks good but ticker limit and cost keep me from it.
> > >
> > > Trying to get info from data providers hasn't been easy thus
> far.
> > > Some that Im looking into:
> > > Yahoo RT.
> > > Is the list of tickrs just a .tls file or must tickers be entered
> > > somehow into Yahoo?
> > > If into Yahoo is this fast or tedious?
> > > Is there a ticker # limitation?
> > > Can AQ work around any limits by parsing the request?
> > > Do you have to choose autoupdate quotes each time you want an
> update
> > > or will AQ continue running once started?
> > > Do you have to have that Yahoo Java applet running? If its
> running
> > > can AB's DDE get data from it?
> > > Is this a good choice? Price seems right.
> > >
> > > QuoteTracker DDE with data source either prophet.net or money.net
> or
> > > pcquote
> > > Does anyone know what the limit is to the number of tickers that
> can
> > > be requested at one time?
> > > Can the DDE work around the limit?
> > > How difficult is it to enter tickers and to change some of them
> day
> > > to day?
> > >
> > > Prophet.Net Excel importer [prophetnet>>>>Excel>>>>AB-DDE]
> > > What is the ticker limit?
> > > Do you have to request EACH update by clicking in Excel?
> > > Can you work around the ticker limit?
> > >
> > > Finally, will AB allow me to do the things I've suggested above.
> > > Thanks for any consideration to this long winded request. If you
> > > know of an alternative method/provider that would accomplish my
> goal,
> > > that info would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> >
>
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