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  • #9,241
  • Jul 10, 2016 6:50am Jul 10, 2016 6:50am
Jason,
Do you get barraged with questions like mine? So glad to see you on here, you and I need to become best friends. LOL. I use TSII and have for well over 12 years and yet I don't know much about it. I guess I've only used what I needed. Within these forums are numerous Indicators and EA's, etc. If try to drag and drop, as I can from other forums, nothing will load onto my charts in Marketscope. Can you tell me why? I'm assuming that nothing I've seen has an index of .lua in which case, can you tell me how to change the index so that I can use some of the stuff on FF?
thank you.
  • #9,242
  • Jul 11, 2016 6:28am Jul 11, 2016 6:28am
Jason, Need your help.

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=584091

Over the weekend I found this thread. I have read and read and decided to download it. But I use TSII and this is for Mt4 only. So I downloaded a demo. Not being familiar with Mt4 AND being rather computer and programming illiterate, I have major stumbling blocks.

I need to know the basics. This guy, Dave says the program MUST be loaded under documents, will that work on what I've got and not under programs.
Plus, once I get it the zip file moved under documents, how do I get it into Mt4. I need babysteps to understand how to get this system up and running so that I can play with it.

Chatted with FXCM last night and learned that before I can actually use this on my live account, I'll have to close my account and set up a different Mt4 account. I'm willing once I know the ins and outs of this.
Any help is appreciated.
  • #9,243
  • Jul 11, 2016 11:22am Jul 11, 2016 11:22am
Jason,
I've attached a screen shot of a eurusd daily graph with two moving averages I keep, 200 simple mva and 50 simplemva. I also keep these on my demo acct
(different computer I will load for you on a separate post). Normally I have different pairs on my screen when trading, but noticed today that the values for live
vs demo are different, and in some cases dramatically different especially the lower the time frames. Is there a software glitch, has this been covered before? I know on the daily time frame this is not so crucial as (although not horseshoes and hand grenades), but on lower time frames, much more so. Which one is right? Either? The 50mva on the live acct. shows 1.1242 and the 200mva shows 1.1098. Mr demo (I'll post below) shows 1.1097 (close enough) for the 200mva but 1.1198 for the 50mva.
thanks in advance,
goma
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  • #9,244
  • Jul 11, 2016 11:25am Jul 11, 2016 11:25am
Jason, Here is my demo acct snapshot of the same pair, you can see the different valuses calculated for the mva's thanks, goma
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  • #9,245
  • Edited 12:45pm Jul 11, 2016 12:27pm | Edited 12:45pm
Regarding my previous post
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...27#post9020827

I have done some more digging. It seems that the tick data is updated after about an hour. 30 minutes.(edit)
Here are two screen shots, showing the table form of marketscope tick charts. Taken approximately 1 hour apart.

Attached Image


And later

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So it seems I have good results with the historical data, but not the live data. I wonder what can be done about this?

Rastus
Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?
  • #9,246
  • Edited 4:32pm Jul 11, 2016 4:21pm | Edited 4:32pm
Quoting Rastus81
Hi Jason, I have a question regarding tick data, and I have spent time looking through this thread with no success, so I apologise if it has been answered already I'm using Marketscope 2.0, and when I export the tick data to excel my algorithm works great. But running it in the chart window, it misses many ticks, and does not perform adequately. Is there a way to force an indicator to calculate for every tick, or update the chart every tick? I don't care if the graphic doesn't update for every tick, but when it does update (every second or so),...
Quoting Rastus81
Regarding my previous post http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...27#post9020827 I have done some more digging. It seems that the tick data is updated after about an hour. 30 minutes.(edit) Here are two screen shots, showing the table form of marketscope tick charts. Taken approximately 1 hour apart. {image} And later {image} So it seems I have good results with the historical data, but not the live data. I wonder what can be done about this? Rastus
Welcome to the forum, Rastus

As you can see from the images in your second post, the price updated 7 times in a single second at 02:27:33 on 12/07/2016. That's too many ticks for charts to update in real time. However, as you noted, the history later updates to reflect these data.

If you must receive every single tick in real time for calculations, the solution is to use one of our APIs. If you give me a better idea of how you want to use this information, I can get additional help for you from one of our API specialists.
  • #9,247
  • Edited Jul 12, 2016 10:10am Jul 11, 2016 5:18pm | Edited Jul 12, 2016 10:10am
Quoting RebeccaH
Jason, Do you get barraged with questions like mine? So glad to see you on here, you and I need to become best friends. LOL. I use TSII and have for well over 12 years and yet I don't know much about it. I guess I've only used what I needed. Within these forums are numerous Indicators and EA's, etc. If try to drag and drop, as I can from other forums, nothing will load onto my charts in Marketscope. Can you tell me why? I'm assuming that nothing I've seen has an index of .lua in which case, can you tell me how to change the index so that I can use...
Hi Rebecca,

In order for an indicator to work on your Trading Station/Marketscope charts it must be coded in Lua. Many of the indicators you see on this forum are coded in MQL4 to work on MT4 charts. It's not a trivial process to convert indicators from MQL4 to Lua. You must have knowledge of programming to do this. (That's why FXCM offers the MT4 platform in addition to Trading Station.) As an analogy, it would be like translating this forum post from English to Spanish. While Google Translate can do a crude translation, any errors in a translation from one programming language to another would prevent an indicator from working properly.

Quoting RebeccaH
Jason, Need your help. http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=584091 Over the weekend I found this thread. I have read and read and decided to download it. But I use TSII and this is for Mt4 only. So I downloaded a demo. Not being familiar with Mt4 AND being rather computer and programming illiterate, I have major stumbling blocks. I need to know the basics. This guy, Dave says the program MUST be loaded under documents, will that work on what I've got and not under programs. Plus, once I get it the zip file moved under documents,...
You can convert your existing FXCM account to work on MT4. You would still retain the ability to use Trading Station with the account, so you will have access to both platforms. Another option is to use indicators coded in Lua to work on Marketscope. You can find many of these at FXCMapps.com and FxCodeBase.com
  • #9,248
  • Jul 11, 2016 5:40pm Jul 11, 2016 5:40pm
Quoting goma
Jason, I've attached a screen shot of a eurusd daily graph with two moving averages I keep, 200 simple mva and 50 simplemva. I also keep these on my demo acct (different computer I will load for you on a separate post). Normally I have different pairs on my screen when trading, but noticed today that the values for live vs demo are different, and in some cases dramatically different especially the lower the time frames. Is there a software glitch, has this been covered before? I know on the daily time frame this is not so crucial as (although not...
Quoting goma
Jason, Here is my demo acct snapshot of the same pair, you can see the different valuses calculated for the mva's thanks, goma {image}
Hi Goma,

Please send me a private message with your demo account login details and the email address we have on file for your live account. I will use this information to see if there are any differences in the settings of these accounts to explain what you see on the charts.

Thanks,
Jason
  • #9,249
  • Jul 12, 2016 4:53am Jul 12, 2016 4:53am
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} {quote} Welcome to the forum, Rastus As you can see from the images in your second post, the price updated 7 times in a single second at 02:27:33 on 12/07/2016. That's too many ticks for charts to update in real time. However, as you noted, the history later updates to reflect these data. If you must receive every single tick in real time for calculations, the solution is to use one of our APIs. If you give me a better idea of how you want to use this information, I can get additional help for you from one of our API specialists.
Thankyou for your reply Jason.

I am imagining this API to be a server side instance of my strategy, with direct fast access to FXCM's raw quote data?
Is it similar to a VPS, with my own access and partition.

I'm not looking to be scalping ultra short term, or even high frequency. Though I am keen to dissect these very short term clues in the bid and ask price, as part of a larger picture. So far my lua indicator is looking promising, albeit 30 minutes behind the action.

Does the API require a complete strategy or is an indicator sufficient? Am I able to continue modifying and testing in real time, or are there limitations on this.

Regards
Rastus
Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?
  • #9,250
  • Jul 12, 2016 5:09am Jul 12, 2016 5:09am
Quite frankly, I found FxCodeBase.com to not be as friendly as this forum. I'll look at FXCMapps. however, I really would like to have the app I've found here that is Mt4. But before I go to the trouble of changing my account over, I'd like to play with the indicator and put it through some tests. I have downloaded an Mt4 demo. My problem is how to load the app. My husband was an Interbank trader, which is how he ended up at FXCM, they bought Interbank a few years ago and that's how FXCM got Mt4. On the computer that I use (we have different computers), I found an old file of IBFX MT4, under C:/programs86. I'm assuming I'll need to uninstall it. There is also, what appears to be a partial file (partial because not all the files are there; there is no 'experts' file there) but that file is dated this past weekend. So when I downloaded from FXCM my demo this weekend and selected all the default choices, it appears to have splintered my files. It seems to work fine. I found an experts file (and others) under my C drive when I go into Mt4/file/Open Data File/C:/users/Troy/AppData/Roaming, MetaQuotes....and on and on. In addition to all of this, the programmer (whose program I'm wanting to install) states in his instructions to put the Mt4 file under 'documents'. Is that necessary? I have a lot of documents there and hate to intermingle Mt4 program files with all my documents.
Does FXCM have anyone with the access to come into my computer and just fix all of this and download this app that I'm wanting? Any suggestions? I wish I could learn all of this programming and technical stuff overnight, but that's not going to happen.
Thanks for your help.
  • #9,251
  • Jul 12, 2016 4:56pm Jul 12, 2016 4:56pm
Quoting Rastus81
{quote} Thankyou for your reply Jason. I am imagining this API to be a server side instance of my strategy, with direct fast access to FXCM's raw quote data? Is it similar to a VPS, with my own access and partition. I'm not looking to be scalping ultra short term, or even high frequency. Though I am keen to dissect these very short term clues in the bid and ask price, as part of a larger picture. So far my lua indicator is looking promising, albeit 30 minutes behind the action. Does the API require a complete strategy or is an indicator sufficient?...
Hi Rastus,

API stands for application programming interface and "is a set of routine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software and applications." (source: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/API.html)

An API is not a server side instance of your strategy (though FXCM provides such a service as well through our Systems Trading department). The reason I suggested an API solution for you is because it could allow you to receive our complete tick data in real time to use as you wish. While high frequency trading is one reason traders use our APIs, it is not the only application. Some of our clients use our APIs to build their own custom charting and/or trading platforms. Is that what you mean when you say you are "keen to dissect these very short term cluesin the bid and ask price, as part of a larger picture"?

If your goal is to automate trades based on these real time data, that is also an option with FXCM. While my personal knowledge of APIs is limited, I'm happy to put you in touch with one of our API specialists who can go over your options in greater detail and match you to the best solution. You can send me a private message with your contact details, and I'll arrange a follow up for you.
  • #9,252
  • Edited 6:17pm Jul 12, 2016 5:07pm | Edited 6:17pm
Quoting RebeccaH
Quite frankly, I found FxCodeBase.com to not be as friendly as this forum. I'll look at FXCMapps. however, I really would like to have the app I've found here that is Mt4. But before I go to the trouble of changing my account over, I'd like to play with the indicator and put it through some tests. I have downloaded an Mt4 demo. My problem is how to load the app. My husband was an Interbank trader, which is how he ended up at FXCM, they bought Interbank a few years ago and that's how FXCM got Mt4. On the computer that I use (we have different computers),...
Hi Rebecca,

If you send me a private message with your contact details including the email address we have on file for your FXCM account, I'll arrange a follow up for you with one of our tech specialists to help you install that indicator on your MT4 demo.
  • #9,253
  • Edited Jul 14, 2016 2:47pm Jul 13, 2016 4:41pm | Edited Jul 14, 2016 2:47pm
Quoting goma
Jason, Here is my demo acct snapshot of the same pair, you can see the different valuses calculated for the mva's thanks, goma {image}
Hi Goma,

Thanks for your private messages with the details I requested. The reason you see a slight discrepancy between the moving averages on your two accounts is because they are two different account types. I have sent you the login details for a new demo account has the same Standard account commissions and raw FX spreads and as your live account.
  • #9,254
  • Jul 14, 2016 7:43pm Jul 14, 2016 7:43pm
Hi Jason, is it possible as a US client to get the live feed for indices and commodities in a fxcm US mt4 terminal, which feeds can then be used to trade forex pairs only on the same terminal? Thanks.
  • #9,255
  • Jul 15, 2016 10:56am Jul 15, 2016 10:56am
Quoting nonlinear
Hi Jason, is it possible as a US client to get the live feed for indices and commodities in a fxcm US mt4 terminal, which feeds can then be used to trade forex pairs only on the same terminal? Thanks.
Hi NL,

While CFD price feeds (even with non-tradeable quotes) are currently unavailable to FXCM US accounts, I've passed on your request to see whether access to these data can be added for US clients. In the meantime, you could set up an MT4 demo with FXCM UK to get access to these quotes. The easiest way to do this is on your MT4 platform is to go to File > Open an Account:

  1. For the server, select FXCM-EURDemo01, hit Next
  2. Select new demo account, hit Next
  3. For the Account Type, select UK, hit Next


Once your new demo account is registered on your MT4 platform, you can easily switch between it and your live account by double clicking on one of the accounts in the Navigator window.

  • #9,256
  • Jul 15, 2016 3:52pm Jul 15, 2016 3:52pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi Goma, Thanks for your private messages with the details I requested. The reason you see a slight discrepancy between the moving averages on your two accounts is because they are two different account types. I have sent you the login details for a new demo account has the same Standard account commissions and raw FX spreads and as your live account.
Thanks Jason, they seem much more consistant.
best regards,
goma
  • #9,257
  • Jul 17, 2016 8:22pm Jul 17, 2016 8:22pm
Hi Jason,

will FXCM add china stock index as CFD soon? a plan?

thanks
  • #9,258
  • Jul 18, 2016 9:58am Jul 18, 2016 9:58am
Quoting goma
{quote} Thanks Jason, they seem much more consistant. best regards, goma
Thanks for the update, Goma

I'm glad to hear that!
  • #9,259
  • Jul 18, 2016 10:04am Jul 18, 2016 10:04am
Quoting OzGeorge
Hi Jason, will FXCM add china stock index as CFD soon? a plan? thanks
Hi OzGeorge,

FXCM is looking to add to our CFD product lineup. However, I can't confirm any specific additions at this time. I've noted your interest in a Chinese stock index CFD and will let you know if that becomes available.

Thank you for your interest!
  • #9,260
  • Jul 18, 2016 5:28pm Jul 18, 2016 5:28pm
Quoting Jason Rogers
{quote} Hi NL, While CFD price feeds (even with non-tradeable quotes) are currently unavailable to FXCM US accounts, I've passed on your request to see whether access to these data can be added for US clients. In the meantime, you could set up an MT4 demo with FXCM UK to get access to these quotes. The easiest way to do this is on your MT4 platform is to go to File > Open an Account: For the server, select FXCM-EURDemo01, hit Next Select new demo account, hit Next For the Account Type, select UK, hit Next Once your new demo account is registered...
Thanks Jason, please let me know if I should contact someone at fxcm directly on this. Form my perspective, its should be possible, both legally and technically.
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