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| Author | Topic: getting stock symbols (4 messages, Page 1 of 1) |
 MrFurious -Interested User- Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 7, 2005 
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Posted: Mar 7, 2005 08:25 PM
Msg. 1 of 4
Hi All,
The API functions I see all deal with stock symbols as an input parameter. But what if I don't know the stock symbols, and I just want to get any stock symbols that meet a certain criteria, say Volume >= 300000? I know the documentation says that the data is not filtered. Does that mean, then, that I have to maintain my own database of all the stock symbols, and try them all with the IQFeedY object's WatchSymbol method, and try each stock symbol's data against the criteria? Thanks. Mike. |
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DTN_Jay_Froscheiser -VP, Product Operations- Posts: 1746 Joined: May 3, 2004 
DTN IQFeed/DTN.IQ/DTN NxCore |
Posted: Mar 8, 2005 07:48 AM
Msg. 2 of 4
Mike,
IQFeed is a streaming quote service, not a scanner. We have a premium service called Custom Scans which is $25 per month and would provide what you need, but we don't have an API interface into it. Otherwise, you will find on the API documentation page information about some basic most actives/gainers/losers scans that are available via a webpage. You can't customize the list it provides, but it may be a start for you. As to your question of databasing all symbols, that too wouldn't work with IQFeed because you are limited to 500 symbols being watched. If you want to create a scanning service over the entire symbol universe, you would be better off with our satellite broadcast feed which has no symbol limits. That feed for stocks is $129 per month plus a $400 fee for the SDK. Jay Froscheiser DTN Market Access, LLC. |
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MrFurious -Interested User- Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 7, 2005
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Posted: Mar 8, 2005 08:54 PM
Msg. 3 of 4
Hi Jay.
Thanks for the quick reply. Is it easy to switch the service to satellite broadcast, as that seems like a much better way to do things? Is it still the same kind of streaming interface, ie. instantiate an object to set a Watch on some particular symbols, and let it fire back messages whenever there are changes to the stock? If it does, that would be easy to put into my current design, which uses Visual Basic to create the IQFeedY object. I'm not the one buying the service, it's for the person I'm building this application for, so I don't know the steps he took to set this up. Also, you said the satellite broadcast has an SDK. Does that mean it exposes the source code, for me to link with my programming, or is it just an API, similar to the IQFeedY object? Mike. |
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LonnieS -King of IQ Development- Posts: 127 Joined: Jun 2, 2004
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Posted: Mar 15, 2005 03:24 PM
Msg. 4 of 4
We provide a satellite disk and receiver system. The terminal equipment connected to the satellite receiver, called an ACE Receiver, has an ethernet connection; to access the feed you will need to connect it to an additional NIC in your PC. An API document details the procedure for connecting to the Ace Receiver and interpreting the data delivered from the satellite system. I believe there are also a limited number of example applications.
Lonnie Shumate Development Manager, IQ Systems DTN Market ACCESS |
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