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Quote from eSignal Support:

2002 has seen a vast improvement to our software as I'm sure users with us prior to version 7.0 can attest. In just this past year we've not only added the Advanced Charts, but we also added efs Formula engine, Back testing, Broker integration, eSignal Central, 18+ European exchanges, Single Stock Futures, Mix & Match real-time / delayed data, etc.
In 2003, beginning with the release of version 7.2 in mid/late January, will see additions to include; Super Montage, Direct sourcing of our European Data including expansion of historical data, Tick Volume bars, improved drawing tools, Replay / Training Mode, etc.
We think you'll find that if eSignal doesn't have it, it's in the works!
To all, have a Happy New Years and be safe!!!
Regards,
Andy S.
eSignal Support
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Hi, Andy
Thanks for responding. I love eSignal. Have been using it for years and as you mention above the new improvements are great - especially the advanced charts. The old charts were just too elementary. I may have talked to you before about this as I was in touch with the software developers as a beta tester of 7.0. I would like to be able to have futures overlays in the form of a line imposed over candlestick charts of the underlying security. I sent the software guys a print screen of this and I'll show you again here. This is a feature I use a lot each day. Hope you'll be able to add it to the mix. It of course needs to be calibrated to work in the same range as the chart when the chart is resized. Thanks again for a great product. And Happy New Year to you too and all the sisters and brothers here at ET.:)
The Chart is 1 min candlesticks of KLAC with the S&P E mini futures (ES) laid over them as a line. It's from RealTick. Thanks Andy.
PS Didn't see the link to my image so I uploaded it here too http://www.geocities.com/bce111/RealTick_S-P_futs_overlay_ES.gif
 
Esignal could use a little help with allowing the drawing tools (fib ones) to extend to the right after you draw them in. Also the prices should be on the left or at least movable because they can get all jumbled real time and make tracking the recent trades difficult. I have mentioned this to esignal. But perhaps this forum will help get this resolved because it is pretty elementary.

By the way TS6 could use a fib extension tool. It is also stunningly incompetent that they do not have a linking feature as they have received complaints about this for years. I think they leave it out on purpose because it reduces data demands by th users.


I use both tradestation and esignal. Wish I could dump one or the other but I cant. But when one gets it all right I will. Let victory go to the most competent.
 
There's also a problem with tick and intraminute bars when the market is shut. Today for example - I can't access any tick or 30 second bars to do backtests.

Also there isn't much more than 2 days of it available at any time. It should be rather more than that. If you want to use tick bars with an index, it doesn't calculate all the indicators until the day is well under way (usually half way through), but then it does go back into the previous day at least. There are quite a few irritating occurances of this sort of thing going on in the program.

Perhaps fixes for that could be added to the wish list?

Thanks
Natalie
 
Quote from phoenix_rising:

I would like to use eSignal for the data, but it isn't currently possible because of your stance on not allowing non-corporate 3rd parties access to the SDK.
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Yes, opening up the API would allow ESignal to gain more clients (and also developers included for free :)
 
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Yes, opening up the API would allow ESignal to gain more clients (and also developers included for free :)
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Yes - agreed.

tenfore (the other data provider that I use) has a good data feed too (as good as anyones from all that I've seen over the past couple of years of using them), but they have a very limited front end. They more than make up for their limitiations intheir software by having their API available which means that it can be used to run almost any third party software, or anything you develope yourself... They also have the choice of a satelite feed which frees up bandwidth for other uses.

Kind of makes sense to me.

Natalie
 
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tenfore (the other data provider that I use) has a good data feed too (as good as anyones from all that I've seen over the past couple of years of using them), but they have a very limited front end. They more than make up for their limitiations intheir software by having their API available which means that it can be used to run almost any third party software, or anything you develope yourself...
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Would you be able to point to some details on the tenfore API? Their website is somewhat limited ...
 
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Would you be able to point to some details on the tenfore API? Their website is somewhat limited ...
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I didn't get it from the website, I contacted them directly and simply explained what I was doing with software developement and asked for it. Mind you, I've been using their feed for about 2 years...

So sorry, I wouldn't know where to look for details, but I do know it is available.

Natalie
 
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Yes, opening up the API would allow ESignal to gain more clients (and also developers included for free :)
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I used the quote.com SDK and received their SDK email group - eSignal is absolutely right to limit their SDK to only corporate (i.e., real third party software companies) developers.

Fully opening their SDK to non-corporate developers doesn't get them a significant incremental increase in customers (or developers - since people developing for their own use does little for eSignal) and would just deluge their support and technical staff with inane whining and rudimentary questions from a lot of people that have no business trying to write to a realtime datafeed.

But before anyone objects - the above comment is not directed at anyone specifically on this board. It's a general comment after having seen the absurdity of all the non-commercial developers without the faintest clue about what was involved in hooking up software to a realtime datafeed.
 
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and would just deluge their support and technical staff with inane whining and rudimentary questions from a lot of people that have no business trying to write to a realtime datafeed.
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It does kind of end up being something of a double edged sword doesn't it. I can see your point and I know it's not aimed at anyone in particular, Were I developing on my own I would probably be asking such inane questions, but between the 3 of us developing stuff here, that is not the case in the things we have already done, and the current projects we have going now.

We're not corporate developers, but we are now a team of 2 traders and 3 programmers, all with corporate experience. (added a trader and a programmer today... :) ) We havn't asked one single question, (other than can we have the API please :) ), but I can see how much they could easily be deluged.

So - yes I can easily see your point. The question is where do you draw the line?

Natalie
 
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