QuoteTracker To Be Finished End of 2011

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by garbar, Jan 12, 2011.

  1. dcvtss

    dcvtss

    Looks like it is not on the ftp site anymore, can someone post it here?

    Edit: Found it! Thanks to everyone on this thread for keeping this great product going, like others I have my charts tweaked just the way I want and hate the thought of having to move to something else.
     
    #461     Apr 3, 2012
  2. Thanks man, for some reason I only noticed backfill issues today with IB. Was it a calendar/DST based issue or something (so I know for next time)?
     
    #462     Apr 3, 2012
  3. david63

    david63


    Guys..till yesterday i thought that i spoiled somethin on my laptop...i even TRIED to install qt again...I was about to freak out...then i found this group and the patch...

    A BIG THX GREGIII

    PS installed the patch and it work also w stockwatch.com backfill:)
     
    #463     Apr 4, 2012
  4. david63

    david63


    Yes...Jerry..QT2 PLEASE..

    I really miss the help of you and Mazel when i was in troubles...

    TD Sucks they never cared to answer any email from QT customers...
     
    #464     Apr 4, 2012
  5. i loaded this latest iq patch, told it even works for tda, but my backfill still doesn't work. quotes do, not backfill. any ideas?
     
    #465     Apr 4, 2012
  6. installing a "patch" from unknown source is wise? just asking
     
    #466     Apr 4, 2012
  7. in QuoteTracker, select "HELP/About QuoteTracker" menu. What version is shown on there?

     
    #467     Apr 4, 2012
  8. Dude, where have you been???

    Their Level-II quotes have lagged for over 3 years and they couldn't care less. They are constantly behind the curve when it comes to "upgrading their feed" and staying ahead of the massive amount of quotes per second that has become the status-quo in the equity markets now.

    For a little over a year (back in 2009) I complained to a special management assistant in the CEO's office. I was simply given "lip-service" and a lot of false promises for that ENTIRE year... until the guy finally admitted to me that they were not going to UPGRADE the data-feed.

    Yeah, they were going to rewrite some code, install some new servers, and blah, blah, blah, blah.... during a 9-12 month long "upgrade" project. It never happened.

    In many cases, these "retail" type firms simply contract "out" for their data-feeds. So they really have no clue how frustrating it is to sit their in front of your screens... having ZERO confidence in the quotes that you are seeing.

    At the time, I was using QT with DTN's IQ-Feed for my Level-1 quotes, but still needed to get my Level-II quotes from TD Ameritrade, given the fact that DTN does not offer Level-II quotes.

    During any kind of buy/sell program (or a FOMC announcement, or any other economic annoucement that impacted the markets), the Level-II quotes that I was looking at were anything but REAL time!

    At the end of the day, the clowns at Ameritrade told me to go use Think or Swim. But their "snap-shot" filtered feed is a joke. Same as what Ameritrade uses. Unacceptable.

    It's too bad that DTN's "IQ-Feed" doesn't really support Open Book Level-2 quotes ( and not merely a top of the book quote ). That would solve all of the problems. When I spoke to one of their managers back in late 2009/early 2010 - - - they said that Open Book Level-2 might be offered sometime in 2011 via their expensive nXCore feed. At that point, I gave up on DTN as well.

    This was obviously a few years ago, but I would be shocked if Ameritrade (or DTN) has pulled their heads out of their a$$.

    As a remote trader, it's difficult enough as it is to be your own IT guy and piece-meal various quote feeds, software platforms, and hardware together at a reasonable cost.

    If money wasn't a factor, I'd probably go with RealTick.
    But they have changed their business model given that they were acquired by ConvergEx Group and you now have to use one of their broker dealers.

    http://www.realtick.com/TopNavContent.aspx?sub=Trading Partners&id=1135

    Sorry for the rant guys.
    But it is what it is for remote equity traders that are on a budget and not an LLC.
     
    #468     Apr 4, 2012
  9. is 3.9.8
     
    #469     Apr 4, 2012
  10. #470     Apr 4, 2012