From TWS version 944. MultiCharts Advanced Charting MultiCharts.net advanced charting is now integrated into TWS as a complement/upgrade to our existing interactive charts. The tool is free of charge to IB customers and includes: Advanced charting Drawing tools and a large library of more than 300 indicators User-programmable technical indicators Strategy backtesting User-programmable trading strategy signals User-programmable features can be programmed using C# or Visual Basic. If you decide you want to transmit orders from MultiCharts.net to TWS, you can upgrade to the trading version of MultiCharts.net for $39.00 per month (following a one-month free trial). MultiCharts PowerLanguage We also offer a more advanced flavor of MultiCharts for customers who are not programmers, but who require sophisticated features including automatic order transmission from MultiCharts to TWS and the ability to program complex custom technical indicators. This version, MultiCharts PowerLanguage, offers all of the charting features of MultiCharts.net along with PowerLanguage, a more user-friendly computer programming language with a small learning curve that was designed to be used by non-programmers. The PowerLanguage version is available for $39.00 per month (following a one-month free trial). Please note that MultiCharts is currently not supported for accounts holding a large number of positions and these accounts may experience stability issues if they use the tool. Also note that these two products are independent, and charting details set up in MultiCharts.net will not be transferred over to MultiCharts PowerLanguage. To launch MultiCharts, from the New Window drop-down in Mosaic select MultiCharts. From TWS, use the Analytical Tools menu. Choose to download either MultiCharts.net (free) or MultiCharts PowerLanguage ($39.00/month following free one-month trial).
Finally, a decent integrated charting package for IB TWS. Loaded the TWS-beta, and installed the MC.net for IB plugin. For charting it works nice. I use licensed MC for order entry and it works fine, so I imagine the MC-net order entry to be equivalent. As I have transitioned to longer term trading, I no longer have a need for ButtonTrader, in which case I would recommend BT over MC. Not sure MC-IB is worth an additional $39/month for the custom indicators & trading capability for those that already own an MC license. For those who don't have a front end it is a nice option. Caveat being that IB is limited on backfill and longer term analysis requires additional datafeed. in the MC-IB there is no quotemanager, so I assume a 3rd party datafeed is not an option. For those that are cost conscience the monthly fee may be better applied to Button Trader, or perhaps a lifetime license for MC/Ninja i.e. multiple brokers and ability to load dedicated datafeeds, etc... for those who treat it as a business, it is nice convenience and wouldn't think twice about subscribing. I use multiple systems throughout my home to monitor price and it is a welcome feature. Up to this point I have been needing to disconnect [transfer digital rights of MC] whenever I relocated, and with IB I always receive the pacing violation error [delay] it isn't the end of the world but definitely a nuisance. The pacing violation's remain on initial load of multiple instruments etc..., however, the fact MC no longer needs to be disconnected makes pacing violation a moot point. The new Medved Trader is also a very nice solution for backup monitoring [trading when it is finally enabled]. At the projected price of $10/month it is very reasonable, reliable charting option. So far, nothing but good things to say about the responsiveness of the Medved developer. He is providing a quality product with excellent product support. I will remain a customer as well. In any event, it is nice to have redundancy. I would recommend both MC and Medved trader to those needing a charting solution. But definitely a thumbs up for IB to bite the bullet and provide something less archaic for charting. Now if IB would only buy out Hoi and integrate Button Trader... hint, hint IB-Beta: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=554