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Hello Tom
Referring to the link you posted, do I need to download one of those DLL in the History section of that page? I bought Amibroker sometimes in Sept 08.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko \(groups\)" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Something is wrong with your setup.
> IB can stream all the day and update charts without problem.
>
> What is limited is BACKFILL, there is only ONE backfill running at one time
> allowed by IB and there can be only 60 requests in any 5 minute period
> (that accounts for one backfill per 10 seconds).
> One backfill means 5-day period only.
> If you backfill more than 5 days, longer period is divided into 5-day chunks.
>
> And of course you need to have registered version of AmiBroker
> to have your data SAVED in your database.
>
> Read in detail
> http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html
>
> Especially the ENDING part about backfill and selecting backfill length
> You should select 5-day backfill length if you want speedier backfills.
> And only backfill longer when you set up the database for a VERY FIRST time.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pifouxl" <pfgrillet@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:50 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Broker real-time quotes & Amibroker
>
>
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "louies88" <Louies88@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello All
> >>
> >> I hooked up the IB w/ Amibroker for real-time quotes. Although the quotes are coming in great, the charts aren't. It is
> >> EXCRUCIATINGLY long to get the chart updated, especially if I have more than 5 charts. I'm trading forex, but trying to get
> >> equity, futures, and forex quotes all at the same time. What normally happens is that the chart (just one) is updating (1-minute
> >> time frame) for about 10 seconds then stops. A little message pops up telling me that it (IB servers ...I suppose) needs to
> >> reload or something like that. And the time that it takes is roughly 120 seconds. Once that done, I would get another 5 to 10
> >> seconds of updating. The cycle begins again. I follow about 5 forex pairs and never get all the charts update successfully.
> >> Another thing....If I ever skip a day or two w/o updating the charts, the next time that I connect to IB w/ AB all my charts are
> >> "broken." That is, they have "holes" all over the place, indicating that some of the charts are not updating. And this happens
> >> regardless of the time frame. Whether that is in minute or hourly charts.
> >>
> >> My question is this: I wonder if I had it set up correctly? I followed the instruction from AB pretty closely. The instructions
> >> are straight forward. But the charts are not updating quick enough. It seems to me that something is holding it back. Maybe a
> >> incompatibility issue? Anyway, if any of you here have some experience in setting this up and getting decent chart updates,
> >> please let me know. I surely appreciate that.
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> > Hi Louies,
> > I had a similar experience - tick chart are the worst, and I understand this is due to how IB manages (ie aggregates) the data.
> > As for back-fill, unless IB runs all the time, the charts won't be updated, resulting in gaps in the data.
> > Sadly, you may have consider eSignal or another data provider. If you want real-time data, hard to find anything for less than a
> > couple of hundred dollars per month for a reasonable basket of markets.
> > I found a lot of literature on this topic on the web - google AB and IB - and it will explain it in a lot more detail.
> > Cheers, P-F
> >
> >
> >
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