Need help with IB data..

robinxing · Mar 9, 2007

sometimes It loses connection

now I am using tick chart

but I can not backfill the data from IB

becoz IB data is not real tick by tick data

robinxing · Mar 9, 2007

and there is few company offering asian market data

so I have not much room to select

kiwi_trader · Mar 9, 2007

IB doesn't lose the connection.

Its extremely rare for IB not to be on line and available. Its very common for customers to lose internet connectivity.

pairtracker · Mar 9, 2007

Quote from kiwi_trader:

IB doesn't lose the connection.

Its extremely rare for IB not to be on line and available. Its very common for customers to lose internet connectivity.

Yes, IB's data and platform is the best, while the commission might be not as good as before.

robinxing · Mar 9, 2007

is there anytool which can reconnect the IB tws when I lost connection?

joesan · Mar 9, 2007

What do you mean? IB TWS can reconnect automatically when you lose connection. I am also located in Shanghai, I have no connection problem with IB. Please check you network and computer setup.

BTW, if you trade on tick data, better use esignal, but then it is not as fast as IB. Tough choice.

Quote from robinxing:

is there anytool which can reconnect the IB tws when I lost connection?

robinxing · Mar 9, 2007

maybe the problem of net work

kiwi_trader · Mar 9, 2007

Quote from joesan:

What do you mean? IB TWS can reconnect automatically when you lose connection. I am also located in Shanghai, I have no connection problem with IB. Please check you network and computer setup.

BTW, if you trade on tick data, better use esignal, but then it is not as fast as IB. Tough choice.

Its actually not bad for ticks. The maximum tick rate is 5 per second so its not often a market is much faster than that and given that the value of tick charts is to spread out the action when alot of action is happening it still works well. Typically a 70% of esignal approach gives a similar look and tradability.

4XIS4U · Mar 9, 2007

Quote from robinxing:

sometimes It loses connection

now I am using tick chart

but I can not backfill the data from IB

becoz IB data is not real tick by tick data

One thing is for sure, sometimes the backfill stalls... specially when you need it like right now (8:03am)...

Riskmanager · Mar 9, 2007

Quote from robinxing:

is there anytool which can reconnect the IB tws when I lost connection?

TWS Monitor:

http://www.bracket-trader.com/download.html