NeoTicker Blog

Our backfill server has been having problem with forex daily data for a while. We have been seeking for a better daily data collection scheme ever since. This weekend we just completed our repair of the daily data in the backfill servers for the major pairs.

All clients should now be able to access the cleaned up historical daily data. For some pairs like EUR/USD, you should be able to access daily data going all the way back to 1970s. Please let us know if you encounter new data issues so that we can work on additional measures to improve the data quality.

p.s. demo users cannot access all the historical data due to demo limitations.

Special Notice

All users downloaded 4.20 Build 7 are recommended to update to this build

Bug Fixes

– an introduced problem in build 7 affects formula indicator series variables and IDL indicator custom series

New Features

– Time Chart Superposition can load as much data as you want to construct superposition series without using up all the physical memory
– New Superposition style Constant Volume
– New Time Chart Pane Scale option to control minimum range in Auto scale
– New Pattern Scanner OLE methods and properties
– New Quote Window OLE methods and properties
– QuoteSpeed depth data for DAX and Eurex supported (e.g. DX0Y.ex), depth data support for CME, etc. will be added when QS fixes its software issues
– IQFeed users can now directly adjust symbol limit in the order server
– TLB files updated to reflect the OLE changes
– Existing or old demo users can install this release for a renewed 30 days trial
– an updated PDF version of the help file will be available for download in a few days
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We have been working with the European data vendor InfoTec for quite some time already.

It was a special project done for one of our clients.

The data server written for InfoTec is now mature enough for general release.

For users who are interested in using InfoTec’s data service, free feel to contact them for more information.

Contact support@tickquest.com if you wanted to use InfoTec as your data vendor. You will need special instruction and the InfoTec data server application to get started.

Since the introduction of Superposition in NeoTicker, it becomes one of the cornerstone features that separate NeoTicker from its competitors. Like most breakthrough technologies, the original Superposition engine has its weaknesses in many areas. Within NeoTicker 4.20 cycle, we will upgrade the superposition engine to bring it to a new level of usability and analytical power.
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New Features

– Vista compatible Help file access
– Formula/string parameters supporting optimize by Range
– Much better error handling on user provided SQL
– Combination Analysis supporting Optimization by Range setting

Bug Fixes

– hangs when choose to optimize formula/string/color parameters by range
– international locale issues related to real parameters in indicators (requires upcoming release of NeoTicker)
– Quick Query sort by parameters can lead to crash
– Integer parameter range starting from 0 can hang GO

Known Issues

– Cannot use user defined rule names in Advance Query. Workaround is to use the old OP_1, OP_2 field names

IQFeed users please take note that you have to upgrade to the latest client software version 4.2.1.4.

This new release from IQFeed is mandatory. Within a few weeks IQFeed will upgrade their server side software that render the previous versions of their client software not compatible.

Here is a link to IQFeed download area for their latest client software.

New Features

– supporting latest TWS 871
– workaround possible bug in TWS that fail to provide latest historical minute data upon request

Bug Fixes

– slightly slower auto login for use with slower computers (including Windows Vista)
– existing forex positions not sync with NeoTicker upon start up due to odd expiration dates inserted to forex symbols by IB

Important

OEC customers using real trading account should not upgrade to this release until after you have updated your OEC Trader software this Friday, May 4, 2007 5:30 ET according to the OEC Production release email.

New Features

– supporting the latest OEC API

Bug Fixes

– symbol 6J backfill historical data not matching the customized OEC format
– order rejected by OEC not recognized all the time

Special Notice

Since last weekend OEC has updated their simulation servers to use their latest API. However, this new API does not work with their production servers yet.

The current release of OEC Order Server works with the current OEC production server. Thus all current users using OEC connection through their actual trading accounts are not affected.

By this weekend, OEC will finally upgrade their production servers to match their simulation ones. We will release a new OEC Order Server by Friday to match this mandatory server side changes.

By that time, users can access to both OEC simulation and production servers without any problem.