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Ian,
I have sent on to you a few replies that I recvd. while setting up forex
myself.
I will attempt to address your questions below as well.
Please write back if you have any more questions.
Marc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Waugh" <ianwaugh@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ianwaugh@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 7:18 AM
Subject: eSignal and Forex data Qs...
> Hi All,
> Is anyone using eSignal Forex data?
>
yes, with success....
> I've just subscribed to this and I'm having problems. Would greatly
> appreciate help on any or all of the following items:
>
> 1) Do you have to define Forex as an Index (as you do with the
> electronic emini futures contracts) in order to avoid PC hang and
> overload?
>
NO-
> 2) What data fields should you collect for complete data? The Forex
> Template in GS shows:
>
> Ask Record 1 Tick
YEs
> Ask Record 1 Minute
NO
> Ask Record 1 Day
NO
> Bid Record 1 Tick
YES
> Bid Record 1 Minute
YES
> Bid Record 1 Day
YES
>
> Do you need a 5 Minute option, too?
>
YES- Absolutely-
BID RECORD- 5 min
>
> 3) I've been trying to use the eSignal Plugin for GS (v4081) for
> collecting historical data. The Forex settings here are:
BID RECORD- TICK
ASK RECORD- TICK
TRADE RECORD - 1 MIN
TRADE RECORD- 5 MIN
TRADE RECORD- DAY
>
> Trade Record
> 1 Tic
> 1 Minute
> 5 Minutes
> 1 Day
> Ask Record
> 1 Tick
> Bid Record
> 1 Tick
>
> What boxes should you check for this?
ABOVE ONES THAT I WROTE
>
> What about the 5 Minute record? Can you safely ignore this?
>
I PREFER TO HAVE IT- WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN TICK DATA FILE GETS TOO BIG.
> Do you need to collect Day data?
I DO.
>
> 4) I've tried various download combinations, all with problems. For
> example, I tried the Tick, 1 Min and Ask and Bid boxes, the Plugin went
> through the motions of collection the data but on looking in the Edit
> Data box there was no data there.
>
> At other times, the Plugin shows so-many bytes received but not all seem
> to get processed.
>
ALWAYS WAIT UNTIL PROCESSED AND RECVD NUMBERS MATCH. MIGHT HAVE
TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE.
> Trying to download data for more than one symbol invariably causes GS to
> hang and/or crash.
>
> Any ideas?
SET THE SETTINGS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND TRY IT
>
> 5) Finally, what session times do you use? Is it just open on Sunday and
> close on Friday or do you need to make entries for each day?
>
USE EXCHANGE TRADED TIME (GMT)
I HOPE MY SETTINGS ARE CORRECT:
0:01 MON TO 23:58 MON
0:01 TUES TO 23:58 TUES.
ETC....
Forex setting
> seem to run from 23:01 to 22:59 from Sat through to Fri which seems a
> bit odd.
>
> Would be everso grateful for any light-shining that you can thrown in
> this...
>
> Ian
>
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