IB TWS Charts

Def, I think IB does a wonderful job as a broker. I have no complaints there. The deal is, the new tws has one and 2 min charts that are of no value. It is not poss to see them. The 5 min and above are at least able to be seen. Now if they are going to go to all the trouble to provide charts, why not have them be of real value. I am just giving feedback. I'm sure in time the charts will be great, right now they are sure in need of help.
Thanks
Keith
 
Quote from def:

As someone on the management side of the equation, I'd like to point out that the same people you are insulting have developed a system that is often effortlessly handling over 400,000 trades per day around the world. Maybe our programmers haven't created the most aesthetically pleasing code in the world but they sure have done a great job with what is most important.
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Agree.

It's clear IB does everything else right.

It's just that with such an obviously superior data feed and execution system, it would be wonderful to have an equally superior charting application that would complete the trading platform.


Although as it stands a rollout of historical data backfill available through API for other third party charting applications would do nicely instead.
 
Would users be willing to pay some sort of premium for a quality charting package provided by IB to make it equitable for everyone? Just a thought.
 
Quote from stock777:

Backfill is already there in the API, Quotetracker has had it working for a month.
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But isn't the backfill only for 1 day? When will IB get the backfill to
the projected 5-day point? Or do they already have the 5-day backfill working in QT?
 
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But isn't the backfill only for 1 day? When will IB get the backfill to
the projected 5-day point? Or do they already have the 5-day backfill working in QT?
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Yes only 1 day. 10 will be good. yrs of historical data will be ideal.:cool:
 
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Yes only 1 day. 10 will be good. yrs of historical data will be ideal.:cool:
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Yes, 10-days would be good and years would be fantastic. But for
some reason, I have the feeling that one would have to wait 10 days
for IB just to store up the 10-day backfill before they could send it
out.

Waiting for the "years" backfill could really be a problem!... :p
 
Quote from version77:

Yes, 10-days would be good and years would be fantastic. But for
some reason, I have the feeling that one would have to wait 10 days
for IB just to store up the 10-day backfill before they could send it
out.

Waiting for the "years" backfill could really be a problem!... :p
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They already have tons of data stored. They are getting the delivery system tuned up to dish it out.
 
Hey Def,

Tell the programmers to at least give us some basic color manipulation. For instance, I would like to choose between the white or black background in the charts. The new charts are better BUT I like the white color scheme.
 
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