eSignal Vs. IQFeed

MGB · Mar 13, 2009

Quote from heech:

With IQFeed wouldn't even need to worry about the API! Feeds right into NT.

My only concern is about the need for another client... I mean, really? I wonder what that does to performance.

But I do plan on looking closer.

Right, plugs into NinjaTrader.

As for performance, I think the client is for decompressing the data stream. More often, on these forums and elsewhere, IQFeed seems to come out ahead on performance.

By the way, Patsystems uses a client, too. NinjaTrader uses the client for the datafeed and executions. So, I don't think it's unusual.

neveral0ne · Mar 14, 2009

I use IQFeed with QuoteTracker , excellent service - I use it for tick data ...couldn;'t be happier.

heech · Mar 16, 2009

Here's one more reason for me to like IQFeed (which I'm evaluating today)... their servers are based in Dallas, just down the block (17ms) from my hosted servers.

Cool.

ai_trader_20 · Mar 16, 2009

Esignal is just way too over price. Their pricy software is out of date. They are too focus on marketing works, sponsoring events rather than develop a good trading platform.

Their data is good as feeds are pulled directly from IDC. If you are after good & reliable feeds with no concern about pricing and platform then Esignal is obviously your number 1 choice

risktaker · Mar 16, 2009

NxCore runs about $500/mo. for ALL symbols. No symbol limit bs.
It's supposed to be like..."IQFeed on steroids".

Quote from heech:

Hey there!

Cool, cool. Do you have any ideas on pricing?

I really don't need "whole market" feeds. I'm going to be focused on my 50-100 symbols, and that's really it. So I'm wondering if this will really out-perform versus eSignal..

On the plus side, integrating NxCore API with my NinjaTrader strategy should be extremely trivial. I'll even leave OnBarUpdate() unmodified, and just replace OnMarketData() with whatever equivalent from the NxCore API.

ai_trader_20 · Mar 16, 2009

NxCore is good. Quant Station also has a built in support for NxCore but its data rate is way too high, not really suitable for visualization.

If you are after a market monitoring, scanning and charting then NxCore is over-kill for you. However if you need a feed for your ATS then it is perfectly suited.

livinlife · Mar 17, 2009

I've used eSignal for a while now. I've tried many others but I like eSignal the best, mostly for charting and overall functionality. Many of the comments I read here aren't reflective of my experience. Like all high-end data suppliers, they offer a trial so just see for yourself.

moarla · Mar 17, 2009

change on IQ feed: true tick (not shure if starts right now or from weekend)

iqfeed · Mar 17, 2009

Quote from moarla:

change on IQ feed: true tick (not shure if starts right now or from weekend)

Effective this past weekend, we upgraded our ticker plant to read the Fix/Fast feed from CME Group for electronic futures. Thus, the aggregated trades that came through in the old CME protocol (ITC) is no longer an issue for DTN users.

gttrader · Mar 17, 2009

Quote from iqfeed:

Effective this past weekend, we upgraded our ticker plant to read the Fix/Fast feed from CME Group for electronic futures. Thus, the aggregated trades that came through in the old CME protocol (ITC) is no longer an issue for DTN users.

Excellent an upgrade, good work. That's nice to know, as a customer I missed the memo.