Zen Fire API

local_crusher · Mar 27, 2009

Hello,

does anyone know here how to get hands on the API / SDK for Zen Fire?

If so, can you please give me a pointer or maybe PM me ?

Thanks

MGB · Apr 1, 2009

Zen Fire API is not available to the retail market.

dandxg · Apr 1, 2009

I have never written to an API so wouldn't know. But this I can tell you for sure. I ran Zen against TT and the difference is so little you would have to measure it with software to notice the difference. My advice just go with TT. Lastly get a hold of TransAct's beta API, it's unfiltered tick, supposed to be just as fast as Zen, been out for 6 months I believe. You can write to it.

MGB · Apr 2, 2009

Quote from MGB:

Zen Fire API is not available to the retail market.

The best thing to do is get NinjaTrader and code with NinjaTrader's API.

NinjaTrader's first data feed was Zen-Fire so it's pretty snappy.

auspiv · Apr 2, 2009

yeah zenfire was built and then ninjatrader was built around zenfire, so i'd say thats as close as you can get

snackly · Apr 6, 2009

Quote from dandxg:

I have never written to an API so wouldn't know. But this I can tell you for sure. I ran Zen against TT and the difference is so little you would have to measure it with software to notice the difference. My advice just go with TT. Lastly get a hold of TransAct's beta API, it's unfiltered tick, supposed to be just as fast as Zen, been out for 6 months I believe. You can write to it.

Is ZenFire filtered? If not, what advantage is there to using TransAct's API (which is a beta) over ZenFire?

dandxg · Apr 6, 2009

Quote from snackly:

Is ZenFire filtered? If not, what advantage is there to using TransAct's API (which is a beta) over ZenFire?

TA beta not filtered, nor is Zen. TA you can write to, Zen apparently not.

Bernard111 · Apr 6, 2009

Quote from dandxg:

[...] But this I can tell you for sure. I ran Zen against TT and the difference is so little you would have to measure it with software to notice the difference. My advice just go with TT. [...]

I would add that with TT 7.6.x there are more more ticks than with 7.5.x. You can check with the T&S feature.

dandxg · Apr 6, 2009

Quote from Bernard111:

I would add that with TT 7.6.x there are more more ticks than with 7.5.x. You can check with the T&S feature.

Not sure I understand? You mean they show all trades and didn't before?

Bernard111 · Apr 6, 2009

Quote from dandxg:

Not sure I understand? You mean they show all trades and didn't before?

What I meant is the aggregation of the trades on MDTrader T&S column.

For example on 7.5.2 you see 4 lots @ 127-065 and then 6 lots @ 127-065 on ZB while on 7.6 I checked 4 @ 127-065, 2 @ 127-065 and 4 @ 127-065.