Its much faster and more reliable. As to your option problem - I don't have enuf experience with options to comment.
If you need help with the OLE part for Excel then I'll be glad to help.
d
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:37 PM, tipequity <l3456@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for the suggesion Dingo. What is the advantage of using ole vs ddl? I have equity prices in AB but not option prices. I don't know
if it makes sense to have option chains in AB!
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dingo <waledingo@xxx> wrote: > > If your data is in AB you can get it to excel via OLE and not have
to use > dde. > > d >
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:15 PM, tipequity <l3456@xxx> wrote: > > > Thanks Brian, it seems interactive broker has dde link to excel. I > > use excel to make certain calculations to see which options to
buy or > > sell. > > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> wrote: > > > > > > Who doesn't provide DDE access?
> > > > > > You can google a URL quicker than you can write a post;-) > > > > > > I'll trade you my links for your info .... > > > > > > what are you going to use Excel for that you can't do in AB?
> > > > > > http://www.iqfeed.net/index.cfm? displayaction=data§ion=services > > >
> > > http://www.esignal.com/esignal/features.aspx# > > > > > > > > http://www.interactivebrokers.com/php/apiUsersGuide/apiguide/excel/dde
> > > _for_excel.htm > > > > > > > > > brian+z > > > > > > > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tipequity" <l3456@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Is anybody aware of a broker that provides streaming US equity > > and > > > > option prices via a DDE link to excel spreadsheet? Or perhaps a > > > data
> > > > provider that has a plugin for AB and a DDE link for excel! TIA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > >
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