[Tams]

Originally Posted by tucciotrader »

Well, I am going to be an heavy scalper sooner. I just need intraday tick-by-tick data, that's it! Also, Ninjatrader keeps up lovely with ZenFire while Multicharts does not backfill, ...

Best Regards,

correction:

MultiCharts does backfill.

it is Zenfire that does not provide backfill data.

Ninja circumvent the shortcoming by saving the data in its own server and let you backfill from it.



p.s. Zenfire is beta testing backfill. It provides a day of tick and a week of minute data.
you have to call them to see how you can get on the beta.

[FulcrumTrader]

I have been using MC now for a few weeks with DTN.IQ feed and all has worked out very well....I like the MC charting app a lot. Now if they can just build up Cumulative Delta candlesticks with 30 days of backfill for BID/ASK data offered through DTN I will be ecstatic......

http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...tml#post101847

[playafh69]

tucciotrader, if you want proof that they filter ticks, ask your broker. He'll tell you himself that its filtered.

[BlowFish]

Zenfire does not filter ticks. As it uses UDP you might loose ticks. That is quite a different matter. It is also probably one of the most timely feeds available which is probably of greater importance than completeness to a scalper.

From their website :-

Zen-Fire provides unfiltered price data. This can easily be seen during active market periods such as economic releases, but is also visible during slower conditions when automated systems are seen rapidly placing and canceling orders at particular price levels. The “fluttering” can often cause the actual quantity to become a blur as it updates in real-time.