It seems one still needs to run either a Windows-based API or FIX adapter. Isn't there ANY linux friendly realtime streaming market data provider, apart from OpenTick and the institutional ones?Quote from covered_call:
They do offer solutions for connecting direct to the gateways. I fiddle around wish some simple api stuff myself.
http://www.tradingtechnologies.com/api-solutions.aspx
http://devnet.tradingtechnologies.com/DevNet/ProductCenter.aspx
Yes, but please show me what data providers and/or retail brokers offer a true socket connection, that is not in fact handled by their windows based API.Quote from plodder:
FIX may get you there. Quickfix.
To avoid windows you need an \\\"API\\\" that is socket (tcp/ip) based, not windows dll based.
Time, money and ingenutiy can solve any problem.