Select RT Data Vendor Window

NOTE: Most of symbols must be always in capital letters


Select your data feeder in this window.

The program can collect real time data from the following data vendors :


1. DTNiqFeed - DTN Internet Service using IqFeed
Symbols Example: IBM, INTC, WH1, SPH1 - note on futures contracts the year comes after the month, for globex symbol use @ at the front of the symbol, example @NQZ1. Indices INDU.X, COMPX.X

For DTNiq, make sure to install their client @ www.iqfeed.net, run their IQConnect program, add your user name, password, check the option to remember the user/password and the option to auto connect, then connect. With that done every time FT try to use DTN the IQConnect program will start automatically.


2. Interactive Brokers (V4 R33 or later)
FT can collect real time tick data using the socked API from Interactive Broker.
How to setup Interactive Brokers to feed FT?
Symbols format


3. PAS/Fibonacci Trader (FOREX DATA)


4. DDE Server or DDE2
These are 2 ways to connect to DDE Servers. When collecting data using this mode only the last price will be collected. Click here to see some examples of parameters that you are used with different DDE vendors.


Autodownload
When checked and teh feed has that capability the program will collect historical data automatically when you open the program or open a chart.

Since 1992