Medved Quotetracker - Best Data Feed?

slapshot · Mar 13, 2003

Quote from j_medved:

slapshot, Yes, with IB data, if you are not running the software gathering data for a period of time, your charts will have a gap. However, you can backfill using a different source - QT allows you to select a backfill source independent of the primary quote source. That was why I mentioned that you can backfill IB futures symbols using IQFeed now (you could always do that with stocks)

SDK - Software Development Kit - What QuoteTracker and other 3rd party software companies use to access myTrack data and trading. The fee is required by myTrack (monthly)

So, what I'm gathering so far is that for the $23.00 the IQ feed is the way to go for simple E-mini trading with backfill.

I can use my existing IB for backup.

Please correct me if this is not the case.

Thanks for replies.

Paul

FasterPussycat · Mar 13, 2003

Quote from slapshot:

So, what I'm gathering so far is that for the $23.00 the IQ feed is the way to go for simple E-mini trading with backfill.

I can use my existing IB for backup.

Please correct me if this is not the case.

Thanks for replies.

Paul

no way that cheap

something like this: $23 (basic service) + $20 (emini) =$43

slapshot · Mar 13, 2003

Quote from FasterPussycat:

no way that cheap

something like this: $23 (basic service) + $20 (emini) =$43

Thanks Faster!

vinigar · Mar 13, 2003

I have been using IB for main feed and Scottrade (free) for the backfill....works pretty good....been happy for quite some time now. Just go to Scottrade and sign up for free....I have used Scottrade for a backup feed on occasion and it worked pretty darn good. Hope this helps ya.....

version77 · Mar 14, 2003

Quote from FasterPussycat:

no way that cheap

something like this: $23 (basic service) + $20 (emini) =$43

I might be mistaken, but I believe you also have to add in the
exchange fee which I also believe just went up from $10 to $15.

Please correct me if I am wrong...

Also, Scottrade will only backfill stocks and ETF's, not e-mini's...

j_medved · Mar 14, 2003

Exchange fees apply no matter what datafeed you use.

As for the price, you get delayed futures quotes and backfill even if you do not pay the $20 futures feed fee and $10/$15 exchange fee. If you use IB for futures quotes, delayed backfill is fine, so you would save significant amount. If you want to use IQFeed for primary datafeed, then yes, you would need to pay the extra fees for futures

slapshot · Mar 16, 2003

Quote from vinigar:

I have been using IB for main feed and Scottrade (free) for the backfill....works pretty good....been happy for quite some time now. Just go to Scottrade and sign up for free....I have used Scottrade for a backup feed on occasion and it worked pretty darn good. Hope this helps ya.....

Hey, what a great idea - since I already have my IRA with Scottrade.

Could you elaborate on how you would use IB for main and Scottrade for backfill? Do you do it at the same time? or is it just when you lose the IB data feed for some reason, then you use the Scottrade only in that event to fill it in? or are you logged into both of them at the same time?

Thanks,

Paul

vinigar · Mar 16, 2003

Slapshot,
IN Medved QuoteTracker:
1. Click on Options
2 Select Data Sources/Proxy Settings
3 Click on backfill
4 Select Scottrade
5 Enter your password info

Next in the same area
1 Click on Quotes
2 Select Interactive Brokers
3 Enter your password info

Or go to file....then select site....then select Interactive Brokers

slapshot · Mar 17, 2003

Quote from vinigar:

Slapshot,
IN Medved QuoteTracker:
1. Click on Options
2 Select Data Sources/Proxy Settings
3 Click on backfill
4 Select Scottrade
5 Enter your password info

Next in the same area
1 Click on Quotes
2 Select Interactive Brokers
3 Enter your password info

Or go to file....then select site....then select Interactive Brokers

Thank you very much - does it work for E-mini data?

Paul

version77 · Mar 27, 2003

In case someone wants an answer to Pauls question.

With Scottrade as the backfill source, you can backfill stocks
but not emini's. This is absolutely free with a free registered
account at Scottrade.

With IB as the quote source, you get emini quotes for free also.
But of course, no backfill for the emini's. You need IQFeed for that.
The IB quotes come from your account that you have with IB. If
you do not have an account with IB, you do not get the quotes.