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Interactive Brokers has some data request limitations.
Interactive Brokers has some data request limitations:


* A single data request cannot return more than 2000 seconds of historical data at once;
* A single data request cannot return more than 2000 seconds of historical data at once.
* IB API processes only 60 requests per 10 minutes.  
* IB API processes only 60 requests per 10 minutes.  
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If a large amount of data is requested in MultiCharts, a '''"Pacing Violation"''' message will be shown in the Event Log of the QuoteManager window.   
If a large amount of data is requested in MultiCharts, a '''"Pacing Violation"''' message will be shown in the '''Event Log''' of the '''QuoteManager''' window.   


It means that the amount of requests for data exceeds the limitation set by Interactive Brokers.  
It means that the amount of requests for data exceeds the limitation set by Interactive Brokers.