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Re: Historical Tick Data Base Vendors



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I had been wondering about what appeared to be a 1 bar delay.  Thanks for
the info.

Steven Buss
Walnut Creek, CA
sbuss@xxxxxxxxxxx
"There's nothing more practical than good theory."
-----Original Message-----
From: William Brower <1000mileman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Steven Buss <sbuss@xxxxxxxxxxx>; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Historical Tick Data Base Vendors


>Very good.  However, don't forget that CQG labels its bars by the starting
>time.  TS uses the ending time.  So if you have a database built from CQG
>data you will have to relabel the bars using ending times or else the data
>will be shifted one bar.
>
>
>At 05:58 AM 7/7/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>I just completed an extensive sampling of the data offerings of various
>>vendors.  The overall best FOR TICK DATA, IMHO, is clear:  it's CQG.
(Some
>>other vendors might be better for end of day; other vendors may be better
>>for specific and/or common symbols and/or price.)
>>
>>But if you're looking for TICK and you want to examine a COHERENT and
>>EXTENSIVE data catalog,  it's got to be CQG.
>>
>>-    Both Genesis and Tickdata have equally coherent data catalogs and
>>product offerings but their data product offerings are not nearly as
>>extensive as is CQG's in terms of symbols and trading sessions offered.
>>
>>-    For an example of a terrific price deal on a specialty set of
symbols,
>>try LIFFEData's Sterling product.  (Reviewed by Sweeny in the July issue
of
>>S&C.)
>>
>>I'd appreciate hearing if anyone has a different set of opinions.....
>>
>>Usual disclaimer:  I have no personal, business, or other kind of
>>relationship with any of the vendors noted above.
>>
>>Steven Buss
>>Walnut Creek, CA
>>sbuss@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>"There's nothing more practical than good theory."
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Matt Samojeden <samfamly@xxxxxx>
>>To: Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 5:49 PM
>>Subject: Historical Tick Data Base Vendors
>>
>>
>>>I am looking to move forward in my system testing efforts from end of
>>>day data focused to tick based. Who are the better historical tick data
>>>suppliers?
>>>Thank in advance.
>>>Matt Samojeden
>>>
>>
>>
>
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