Nest RTD Help Documentation v1.0 dated 03 Mar 17 HowUTrade Software Solutions LLP “We Build For You | We Code For You ”
Contents
Know About Nest RTD
Requirements
Installation
Nest RTD User Interface
AmiBroker Setup
Disclaimer
Know About Nest RTD A reliable and fast data is data is the first and foremost requirement of Technical Analysis in Stock Trading. If your data is not reliable and fast enough, then it is difficult to success in algo trading/technical analysis as what you get in the back test may be wrong and may result in financial loss when you go trading live. There are many authorized and some other vendors provide data for variety of charting software like AmiBroker, MT4 etc for some cost range from Rs500 - Rs20000. and most of the people forgot one more data vendor who is i s always with us. The other vendor which vendor which people forgot is our trading platform only. Do you know? The live quotes which you get in your trading terminal are faster than any other data vendors. You can check this yourself by taking trial on some vendor and do compare with your trading platform.
The only drawback with your trading platform is you will not get any backfill. What backfill mean is, suppose you network was disconnected for say 10mins, for this period you will not have data, this is a very serious issue. But the data vendors will automatically backfill that 10mins with data from their server.
How this can be resolved…? Yes we can somewhat manage this issue by taking some steps as follows.
Run your trading system in Cloud...This will remove any network disconnection and power shutdown problems. So your apps always running in your cloud without any problem even you close your laptop/PC. You can refer this page https://tradingqna.com/t/is-time-of-various-location-affect-trader/9463/2 for how cloud will affect your trading. We can use data table provided by trading platform to backfill any past data for free. How can I feed the live quotes from Market Watch..?Live Quotes cannot be feed directly from trading platform. But most of the trading platform support real time data to excel using RTD. We can use RTD to feed our charting software
What is Steps Involved…? There are many methods found all over the internet on feeding data from Excel RTD to AmiBroker. But none of them was user friendly and involves complex setup and no long term support. But we t ruly appreciate the effort put by those people who developed such utilities. So we, who always cares for retail traders especially for beginners, come up with a solution…..Nest RTD Nest RTD is a simple, robust and reliable tool that can be used to feed live quotes from your trading platform to AmiBroker. It will be the best ever solutions for real-time feeding from Terminal.
How much Cost….? Nest RTD is free and you can use it as long as you wish and will always free. But make sure that you are using it for your personal use only not fo r any commercial use. How it works….? Nest RTD is receiving data from trading platform through RTD (Real Time Data Server) and received data is parsed and stored and fu rther sent to charting Platform. Trading Platform NEST RTD AmiBroker
How much reliable…? Instead of we tell us, you can use it yourself and if you think that it will fit for you then you can use it. Nest RTD is mainly developed for beginners who can test trading system and all, before investing real money. Of course you can use this for real time trading also. Charting Platform Supported…? Currently supports AmiBroker only. We plan to add more charting software in future.
Trading Platform Supported….? We developed for Zerodha Pi & Zerodha Nest Trader. But your trading platform supports RTD, please tell us at
[email protected], we will make one for your platform also. Where to download….? You can download from our website https://howutrade.in
Pros: You can true tick data from your platform (Others provide 1min or above) Fast quote updates than other data vendors (You check it yourself) Zero cost (Others involves cost) Simple Setup (other involves little bit Complex) Can be installed on Cloud (Other have separate higher plans for cloud) Historical data (data table) from trading platform can be imported. Cons:No automatic backfill (Of course run it on cloud to solve this)
What are the modes supported…? Nest RTD supports two modes i.e. DDE and COM. Both have advantage and disadvantage. But if you are beginner, then better use COM mode.
Requirements System Requirements:
Windows 7 or Later .Net Frame Work 4.0 or above MS Office 2007 or later (Optional) Admin Rights AmiBroker 5.3 & Above Basic Technical Skills
Installation Download the Installer from our website https://www.howutrade.in You can scan the installer with AV first and disable Anti Virus for better installation. Install it as Administrator. If .Net Framework 4.0 or above not installed, please download and install first. Nest RTD will be installed on C:\Nest RTD. This will add necessary firewall rules.
Notice:Always Run Nest RTD as Administrator else you will get error. Admin Rights is required to create feed data to AmiBroker and receive data f rom Trading Platform.
Nest RTD User Interface
Notice:First opening of the day will take little bit time as Nest RTD will download latest symbol list from our server (3Mb). Symbols will be downloaded only once for a Day and stored locally. Second time onwards, symbols will be loaded from stored file, opening time will be fast.
AmiBroker Setup Notice:Always Run AmiBroker as Administrator else you will not Get Quo tes.
Ticker Format For AmiBroker is [TradeSymbol] Trade Symbol should be as exactly as it is in Nest RTD Market Watch or Trading Platform Example:- ICICIBANK-EQ SILVERM16NOVFUT NIFTY16OCTFUT Nest RTD Supports two types of Feeding AmiBroker. You can choose any method which you like.
DDE Plugin COM DDE Plugin: It uses AmiBroker’s DDE Plugin to Feed Quotes. KiteApp will act as DDE server & AmiBroker DDE Client. Pros: Fast Quote Update Cons: Prone to Database Corruption. Need to Manually Add Symbols in AmiBroker Little bit Complex Setup. Problem in import Data into AmiBroker COM: Its uses AmiBroker’s COM method to Import Quotes Pros: Symbols Automatically Added Simple Setup Database will never corrupt Seamlessly import Data into AmiBroker. Cons: Not as fast as DDE
DDE Setup (One Time Setup) Notice:Always Start KiteApp and Start AmiFeed First, then Open AmiBroker if the AmiFeed mode is DDE
First Create a Database:
Database Folder: Type any name. I used DDEDB. Press Create. DataSource : DDE Universal data Plugin Local Data Storage Enabled. Number of Bars: 50000 Base Time Interval : 1 Min or Higher. Press Ok. Ensure Trading Terminal Running Ensure Nest RTD is Running. Ensure AmiFeed Mode is DDE Ensure AmiFeed is Started Now add at least one symbol before going Further steps. I added BHEL-EQ
To add symbol in AmiBroker. Menu Symbol Add Now Select the Added Symbol from Symbol Pane. Now Go to Menu File Database Settings In Database settings window Press Configure Button & Do as below.
NESTFEED
Preset: Generic2 DDE Server NESTFEED Rest all leave Press OK to close Close Configure window. Press Ok to close Database Settings Window. As soon as you close, You can see the DDE
Plug-in Status changes From Yellow to Green Color in Bottom Right corner. If it is still yellow, Try reconnecting. Still yellow then Check all steps gain. Notice:In DDE Mode, by default AmiBroker will request quotes only for those symbols for which chart are open. Let me explain Little bit, suppose you added 30 symbols in AmiBroker, but you have opened chart for only 3 symbols, then AmiBroker will request quotes for only those 3 symbols and hence rest 27 symbols will not receive any quotes. To get quotes for all symbols you have to add all symbols to Real Time Quote Window. Menu Window Real Time Quote. Adding each symbol to Quote window is pain, To add all Symbols at Once.Do as follows; In symbol Pane select all Symbols & Right Click Select Watch List Add Selected Symbols Choose List0 Now Go to Real Time Quote Window Right Click Add Watch List Select List0. This will add all s mbols to Real Time uote Window
COM Setup (One Time Setup)
Notice:Always Start AmiBroker First and then Start KiteApp and Start AmiFeed if the AmiFeed mode is COM First Create Database.
Database Folder: Type any name. I used LOCALDB. Press Create. DataSource : Local Database Local Data Storage Enabled. Number of Bars: 50000 Base Time Interval : 1 Min or Higher. Press Ok.
That’s it. Ensure that AmiFeed mode is COM Now Start AmiFeed in Nest RTD Symbols will be automatically added & quotes will be automatically feed for all symbols.
Notice:If AmiFeed Mode is COM, Ensure that the database you are using is your default database else set it in Menu Preferences Data Default Database Select Your Database.
Starting and Closing Sequence DDE Mode
Trading Platform
Start Trading Platform Ensure RTD is enabled Add Required Symbols in MW
Nest RTD
Start Nest RTD Ensure Mode is DDE Add Required Symbols in MW(same as TP) Start AmiFeed
AmiBroke
Start amiBroker Ensure Database is DDE DDE is configured. Add tickers to RT Quote window
Close Reverse
COM Mode
Trading Platform
AmiBroke
Nest RTD
Start Trading Platform Ensure RTD is enabled Add Required Symbols in MW
Start amiBroker Ensure Database is Local
Start Nest RTD Ensure Mode is COM Add Required Symbols in MW(same as TP) Start AmiFeed
Close Reverse
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[email protected] Disclaimer
Nest RTD provided by Howutrade Software Solutions LLP is for personal use only and assume that user is has sufficient programming and coding knowledge required to use Nest RTD. This software is provided "AS IS" without any warranties. Howutrade Software Solutions LLP assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of the software. Howutrade Software Solutions LLP reserves the right to make changes in the software without notification. Howutrade Software Solutions LLP also makes no representation or warranty that such application will be suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. For Complete Agreement Terms refer C:\Nest RTD\EULA.pdf