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[amibroker] Re: QPFeed



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Hoped someone on this board was using qpFeed and could comment on the 
problem listed below.  Can I ask if there is a way to control the 
wait till backfill check box (it works the first time after starting 
AB but will not function when the exploration is run again)
Thanks, Dan


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "monitorit" <monitorit@xxx> wrote:
>
> For AB-qpFeed users a question.  I'm having major problems with 
> getting intraday data (1 min bar db, 7400 bars, local data 
enabled) - 
> using Vista Home premium, AB 5.05pro, qpFeed 1.0.91 plug-in.  Have 
> been working with this about a month using this db with only 40-50 
> symbols (hi volume stocks/etfs and a few indexes) and no real 
> problems.  First exploration with 'wait for backfill' checked took 
6 
> minutes, symbols stayed current.  Just increased db to 126 symbols 
> and found at best I could keep the first 100 symbols going through 
> the exploration would update and remaining symbols would NOT update 
> to current.  I could refresh these symbols to current but they 
would 
> not stay current even while the chart stayed on the screen.  Anyone 
> using qpFeed - would appreciate your experience ?Ara, ?Kevin
> Thanks, Dan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "gary" <gary@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> > 
> > I'd like to let you know the status of qpfeed, and make you aware 
> of some issues.
> > 
> > As many of you know, Quotes Plus has been delivering end of day 
> data for many years, when the opportunity to get into the real time 
> market came up, I took it.
> > 
> > We have contracted with Barchart.com - http://www.barchart.com/ - 
> to resell their real time feed. They have been delivering real time 
> information for many years from downtown Chicago near the futures 
> exchanges there.
> > 
> > Just as we were preparing to release qpfeed, they made some 
changes 
> to their servers to keep historical intraday data for 6 months 
> instead of the current 3 months. These updates caused some problems 
> with the servers, and as a result, they missed capturing some 
> intraday stock data.
> > 
> > Basically, the intraday data for Feb. 22 through Feb 29, is 
missing 
> the bars for the last hour. This will, of course, impact any tests 
> that are run on the intra day data. The problem has been corrected, 
> but the data for that period is lost. Commodity data was not 
> affected, just stock and index data.
> > 
> > So, we're off to a slow start here, I wanted to make this public 
as 
> soon as I knew the details, as it impacts all users of the stock 
data.
> > 
> > The good news is that there is a correction for the slow backfill 
> while doing explorations.
> > 
> > For anyone who has subscribed, you can get a refund, if you're on 
a 
> trial, then you should be aware of the issue,and make your own 
> decision.
> > 
> > I'm aware of the people who need market statistics, we currently 
> don't get these on a real time basis, I'm trying to get these 
> incorporated in the future.
> > 
> > I was originally going to pull qpfeed it off the market for now, 
> but I will make this issue clear so that people can make their own 
> choice.
> > 
> > Best regards
> > 
> > Gary Lyben
> > Quotes Plus
> >
>



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