How to set up AmiBroker with IQFeed feed (RT version only)

Requirements

If you don't have IQFeed CONNECTION MANAGER already installed you have to install it first. You can download IQFeed client setup from here.

IMPORTANT: IQFeed provides unfiltered data. This means that no tick is filtered out therefore you may see a lot of bad ticks. This will change when IQFeed implements bad tick filter.

One-time setup

To use AmiBroker with IQFeed you will need to perform a one-time setup described below:

• Run AmiBroker
• Choose File->New database
• Type a new folder name (for example: C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\IQFeed ) and click Create as shown in the picture below:
   
  
  
  
• Choose DTN IQFeed data Plug-in from Data source combo and "Enable" from Local data storage
• Now choose Base time interval. Note that supported bar intervals are 1 minute, 5-minute, 15 -minute, hourly and daily (end-of-day).
• Enter appropriate number of bars to load:
  35000 for 1-minute database to get max history available from IQFeed
  10000 for 5-minute database -//-
  3000 for 15-minute database -//-
  1000 for hourly and daily databases -//-
  
• Click OK.
  

From now on your AmiBroker reads quotes directly from the IQFeed.

To learn how to use AmiBroker in Real Time mode read this tutorial article.