This document describes the market data and liquidity providers available in the Quant Trader software. It includes real-time market data feeds like DTN IQFeed and end-of-day data sources like Yahoo Finance. It also describes how to access this market data through the software's data access ribbon and select data sources. The software allows importing and exporting market data to databases and file formats like Microsoft SQL Server, text files, and PDF.

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Market Data Access and Liquidity Providers

2. Market Data and Liquidity
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DTN IQ Feed
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Yahoo EOD
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Ninja Trader
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Worden TC2000
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MetaStock
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Text files
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Microsoft Access
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SQL Server
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Oracle
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SQLite
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Time Series

3. Data Access Ribbon
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Selection of data provider
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Selection of data source for a provider
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Manual update of EOD quotes
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Lookup into symbol catalog
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Symbol search by various criteria

4. Select Data Provider
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Choose from a variety of available data providers

5. DTN IQFeed Real Time Data
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Download and install client www.iqfeed.net
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Programs > IQFeed > IQLink Launcher
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Make checked “Save Login and Password / Pin”

6. Yahoo End-of-Day Quotes
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All major world’s markets
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Free EOD data
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Full symbol catalog

7. Reuters MetaStock
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Work directly on existing MetaStock data
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Save your data in MetaStock format

8. Warden TC2000
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Install TC2000 worden.com
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Work with all available symbols from TC2000 directly through our data link

9. Text Files in Variety of Formats
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Open text files with stock quotes in variety of formats
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Import text data from TradeStation
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Export data as text for use in other applications

10. Microsoft Access
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Export data into Microsoft Access database
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Work directly with data in Microsoft Access databases

11. Microsoft SQL Server
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Export data into Microsoft SQL Server
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Work with data on Microsoft SQL Server
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Have full data schema created and filled with the data automatically
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Connect directly to other relational databases: Oracle, IBM DB2, SQLite
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12. Time Series Data Server
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Native time series storage format
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Optimized performance
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Optimized binary serialization
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Ten times faster than relational storage
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Unlimited length of time series
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Unlimited number of symbols in database
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13. Simulated Data Feed
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Test data for paper trading
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Real time market simulation
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High quality randomization
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All price components and volumes
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Consistent tick flow
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Ideal for testing your trading ideas
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14. Select Data Source
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Select data source
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Open or add new data source

15. Data Update Rules
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Historical End-of-Day data update once on opening table or chart
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To update manually any time: Home & Basics > Data > Update
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Real time data update automatically for every open chart
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To stop automatic update: Chart Analysis > Chart > Disconnect
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16. Data Manager
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Home & Basics > View > Data

17. Catalog of Symbols
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Full catalog of symbols from data feed
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Multitude of searchable attributes

18. Instant Symbol Lookup
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Type into lookup box your query
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Instantly search by symbol and company name

19. Adding Symbols to Portfolio
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Collect a portfolio of your favorite symbols
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Instantly add selected symbols to portfolio

20. Working with Portfolios
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Data Access > Portfolio
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Portfolio stores symbol selection and preferences for charts and analysis
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Use a number of individual portfolios
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Create new or select an existing portfolio
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Organize symbols conveniently

21. Symbol Selector
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Home & Basics > Symbol
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Selection for a list
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Quick symbol lookup
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Add to favorites
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Search by attributes
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Instant view on chart or in data table

22. Search for a Symbol
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Search symbols by a number of criteria
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Instantly open selected symbol

23. Adding new Symbols
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Optionally add a new symbol, if it is not found in catalog

24. Selecting Periodicity
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Home & Basics > Periods
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Instantly switch between various periods of bars
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Take advantage of unusual and intermediate periods
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Larger periods may be not available for short history depths

25. Tabular Data View
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26. Data Conversion Formats
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Data Access > Convert
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Convert data into text files
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Save as Reuters Metastock data
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Write directly into SQL databases
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SQL conversion is available only in case of the corresponding DBMS installed

27. Data Export Formats
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Data Access > Export
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Save any selected chart or table in a variety of formats
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Export to Microsoft Word and Excel
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Export to Adobe PDF document
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Save as hypertext or an image file

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