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Quandl is a built-in data source, which provides end-of-day historical data for more than 9 million symbols. The connection is free and requires no credentials. | Quandl is a built-in data source, which provides end-of-day historical data for more than 9 million symbols. The connection is free and requires no credentials. | ||
<div class="note">Symbols without OHLCV data are not supported. No data will be displayed for them.</div> | |||
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To set up Quandl data feed connection | To set up Quandl data feed connection | ||
#In the '''QuoteManager''' main menu select '''Tools''' and then click '''Data Sources''', highlight '''Quandl''' in the list of all supported data vendors and click the '''Settings''' button. | |||
# In the '''Main''' tab in the '''Connectivity''' section enter your '''API-key'''. The API-key can be received at https://www.quandl.com/ after free registration. | |||
# Check '''Premium calls''' if you own a Quandl Premium account to get access to more instruments. | |||
In the '''Cache''' section: | |||
#* In '''Update exchange list every N days''' choose the desired frequency to request updates for the exchange list from the Quandl server (365 days is set by default) | |||
#*In '''Update symbol list every N days''' choose the desired frequency to request updates for the symbol list from the Quandl server (7 days is set by default)<div class="note">During the exchange and symbol updates large files (of several GBs weight) are downloaded and utilized for symbol search. Therefore, large update intervals are recommended. </div> | |||
# In the '''Exchanges''' tab: | |||
#* Use the dropdown list under Category tab to map the Exchange to the security type that is usually traded there. <div class="note">The category does not appear in the [https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Operating_Symbol_List#Adding_Symbol_from_Data_Vendor_Supplied_List symbol lookup] window until it is selected on this tab. </div> | |||
#*Set '''Price Scale'''/'''Point Value'''/'''Min Movement''' for the exchange in the corresponding columns. More information regarding these properties can be found [https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Setting_Properties#Editing_a_New_Symbol_Properties here]. | |||
<div class="tip-no-title">To add an instrument manually or from data source, see [[Operating_Symbol_List#Adding_Symbols_to_Symbol_List|Adding Symbols to Symbol List]].</div> | |||
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Revision as of 13:31, 2 July 2024
Quandl is a built-in data source, which provides end-of-day historical data for more than 9 million symbols. The connection is free and requires no credentials.
Symbols without OHLCV data are not supported. No data will be displayed for them.
To set up Quandl data feed connection
- In the QuoteManager main menu select Tools and then click Data Sources, highlight Quandl in the list of all supported data vendors and click the Settings button.
- In the Main tab in the Connectivity section enter your API-key. The API-key can be received at https://www.quandl.com/ after free registration.
- Check Premium calls if you own a Quandl Premium account to get access to more instruments.
In the Cache section:
- In Update exchange list every N days choose the desired frequency to request updates for the exchange list from the Quandl server (365 days is set by default)
- In Update symbol list every N days choose the desired frequency to request updates for the symbol list from the Quandl server (7 days is set by default)During the exchange and symbol updates large files (of several GBs weight) are downloaded and utilized for symbol search. Therefore, large update intervals are recommended.
- In the Exchanges tab:
- Use the dropdown list under Category tab to map the Exchange to the security type that is usually traded there. The category does not appear in the symbol lookup window until it is selected on this tab.
- Set Price Scale/Point Value/Min Movement for the exchange in the corresponding columns. More information regarding these properties can be found here.
- Use the dropdown list under Category tab to map the Exchange to the security type that is usually traded there.
To add an instrument manually or from data source, see Adding Symbols to Symbol List.