“Invalid symbol” message for stocks traded on multiple exchanges (IB)
Some of the symbols available from Interactive Brokers data-feed may be traded on multiple exchanges. In such case, when we enter the symbol to the database as: INTC GLD CSCO then we may see “Invalid...
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How to categorize symbols coming from Metastock databases
Many data vendors that deliver data in MetaStock database format offer quotes in separate MS databases organized in several folders, separate for different markets or industries. AmiBroker does not...
View ArticleHow to combine multiple databases into one
In order to combine data stored in two separate databases within a single database we may consider one of the following options: ASCII IMPORT/EXPORT METHOD First of the possible ways is to export data...
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How to create custom import definition for ASCII importer
When we use File->Import ASCII to import data, we can choose import file format using one pre-defined import format definitions. As it is explained in the manual...
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How to count symbols in given category
When we want to find out how many symbols belong to given category (such as watchlist) then for manual inspection, it is enough to hover the mouse cursor over the particular category name in the...
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Do not exceed real-time symbol limit
When we subscribe to a real-time datasource, such as eSignal or IQFeed – our subscription package determines how many symbols we can access in realtime at the same time. The plugin configuration in...
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Where does AmiQuote save downloaded data?
AmiQuote is a companion program shipped with AmiBroker, which allows data from free resources, such as Yahoo Finance, Google Finance and others. Since it is a separate application, then it can work...
View ArticleAmiQuote Yahoo Historical stopped working
In May 2017 Yahoo Finance started making changes to their web services. During this time certain services may be interrupted or broken. Three AmiQuote functionalities are affected by recent Yahoo...
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How to install AmiQuote 3.14 correctly
UPDATE: AmiQuote 3.15 public version is available now. AmiQuote 3.15 has been announced here: http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2017/06/01/amiquote-3-15-released/ AmiQuote 3.15 is not a standalone...
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Wrong close price in Yahoo data
You may have noticed over last few days that on some symbols (stocks and ETF that pay dividends) close price is below open, high, low prices. This is new Yahoo error due to the fact that they added...
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