ASCII Mapping is a useful tool to get data from a bunch of ASCII files that are constantly updated (e.g. by a third party software). See Mapping ASCII for details.
To add an instrument with ASCII Mapping as the data source manually, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

To set up Barchart data feed connection:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources.
• Select Barchart in the list of supported data vendors and click the Settings button. The Barchart Data Feed Configuration window will open.
• In the opened up window:

• Authorization section.
  Enter Login and Password.
• Connectivity section.
  Default Settings are recommended to be used. If Barchart provided specific custom settings, click the Custom Settings button. Price, Port and Historical URL fields become active.

Restart the platform after making the changes in data feed settings.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

FIX API is used for connection between MultiCharts and Dukascopy. Jforex API is not supported in MultiCharts.
Limitation: does not provide historical data.
It is important to make sure that Dukascopy is informed FIX API is required when subscribe to their service.
A customer needs to provide Dukascopy with his/her IP address to register it on their servers.

To set up Dukascopy data feed connection:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources.
• Select Dukascopy in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button. The Dukascopy Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
• In the opened up window enter information provided by Dukascopy:

• Server IP section.
  Server IP.
• Order Connection Settings section.
  Login, Password, Port number, SenderCompID and TargetCompID.
• Price Connection Settings section.
  Login, Password, Port number, SenderCompID and TargetCompID.
• Reconnection Settings section.
  Configure timer to reconnect if link to Dukascopy is lost.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

Also, make sure that you set up Dukascopy Broker Profile for trading and Dukascopy Broker Plug-in for auto-trading.

To connect MultiCharts to eSignal data feed, it is necessary to have eSignal software (Data Manager) installed and launched on the computer.
When the connection is set up correctly, MultiCharts brings up eSignal software automatically when data is requested.
To download the latest version of eSignal software, click here.
To set up eSignal data feed connection in the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources, find eSignal in the list of all supported data vendors and make sure that is active.
To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

Authorizarion - since MultiCharts 12 Release 8 it is required to insert the user name and password for your eSignal account.

Use settlement price for historical daily bars – check this option to receive the Settlement price for the daily bars instead of the Close price (unchecked by default).

Use eSignal range checking filter for trades – uncheck this option to avoid filtering the qualified price for trades (checked by default). When checked helps to avoid spikes in data.

The changes made to these settings will be applied only after the complete restart of all platform’s processes..

Free Quotes data feed is configured correctly by default and one can plot a chart using a number of prebuilt symbols from Free Quotes. That is free end-of-day historical daily bars coming from Yahoo Finance. Only limited number of Stocks and Indexes are available from this data source in MultiCharts.

To set up Free Quotes data feed connection

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources, find Free Quotes in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button. The Free Quotes Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
• In the opened up window:

• Edit the number and timeout of attempts to request data from Yahoo servers by editing Retry and Timeout columns.
• Set up proxy connection in the Proxy Authentication tab:

To add an instrument manually, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

MultiCharts provides seamless integration with Global Server (Global Server is used as an external database) meaning that you will see every tick from your Global Server in MultiCharts. This can be a very useful solution for longtime users of TradeStation 2000i.
To connect MultiCharts to Global Server (TradeStation 2000i) data feed, it is necessary to have Global Server installed and launched on the computer.
When the connection is set up correctly, MultiCharts brings up Global Server software automatically when data is requested.
To set up Global Server (TradeStation 2000i) data feed connection:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources. Select Global Server in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button. The Global Server Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
• In the opened up window:

• Data Vendor section.
  Global Server Program Directory and Vendor DLL are specified automatically.
• Settings section.
  Uncheck the Get data from local GlobalServer box – for users of TSDataHub as an adapter that is used for Global Server on multiple computers.
• To save data from Global Server in MultiCharts database check the Save data to local database box.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

Here you can find MCFX data feed Video Tutorial.

To set up MCFX data feed connection for MultiCharts versions starting from 8.8 Release:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools, then click Data Sources, select MCFX and click the Settings button.
• In the opened up window enter your MultiCharts Forex Data User Name, Password in the Authorization section.
• In the Connectivity section make sure that the Server is mcfxserver.com and Port is 10000 and click OK.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

AUD/CAD, AUD/JPY, AUD/NZD, AUD/USD, CAD/JPY, CHF/JPY, EUR/AUD, EUR/CAD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, EUR/NZD, EUR/TRY, EUR/USD, GBP/AUD, GBP/CHF, GBP/JPY, GBP/USD, NOK/JPY, NZD/CAD, NZD/CHF, NZD/JPY, NZD/USD, SEK/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, USD/HKD, USD/JPY, USD/NOK, USD/SEK, USD/SGD, USD/TRY, USD/ZAR.

MultiCharts can read Metastock historical data if it is stored in .dat file and there is a Master and/or EMaster file next to .dat files in the same folder.

To connect MultiCharts to Metastock data files, it is necessary to have their database files on the computer.
To set up Metastock data feed connection:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources window. Select Metastock in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button.
• In the opened up window locate the path to Metastock files by clicking the Add… button. You can also delete the location by clicking the Delete button. Up and Downbuttons can be used to change the priority of requests to the file locations.
• Specify the time zone of data in Metastock files.
• There are 2 options for Resolution Detection:

• Automatic.
• Manual.
  One can specify the resolution types in the files to build greater resolutions in MultiCharts from them: minute and daily bars.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

To set up OANDA data feed connection:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources. Select OANDA in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button. The OANDA Data Feed Configuration window is opened.
• In the opened up window:
  • Select the fxTrade Practice button for demo account or fxTrade button for live account.
  • Check Show the authorization window to obtain a new token and use Day of Week and 24h Time selectors to set up the desired time for Oanda re-authorization.
  • Calculate status line values locally - this option allows populating the scanner/status line with realtime values (that are not supplied by the OANDA API) calculated by MultiCharts. Having this option enabled and using a lot of instruments simultaneously may cause issues with OANDA connection due to frequent data requests, therefore if you do not need these values or have connection issues - disable the option to maintain stable connection.

To add an instrument from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

When you connect to OANDA data feed (add symbols or plot charts) a new window will open where you should enter your OANDA Username and Password.

Here you can find OANDA Video Tutorial.

Also, make sure that you set up OANDA broker profile for trading.

To connect MultiCharts to TradeStation data feed, it is necessary to have their software installed and launched on the computer.

If the connection is set up correctly, MultiCharts brings up TradeStation software automatically when data is requested.

To download the latest version of TradeStation, follow the link and login to TradeStation Client Center: https://clientcenter.tradestation.com
To set up TradeStation data feed connection:

• In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources.
• Select TradeStation in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button.
• In the opened up window:

• Data Vendor section.
  Select the version of TradeStation installed on your computer from the TradeStation versions list.
• Settings section.
  Check the Save data to local database box if you want to store the data in QuoteManager and not to request it from TradeStation next time you plot the same instrument.

To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List.

Contents

• 1Setting up Interactive Brokers Trader WorkStation
• 2Setting up Interactive Brokers Gateway
• 3To set up Interactive Brokers data feed connection:
• 4Symbol Combinations