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DTN Market Access Backfilling Service Information

Trevor Harnett
posted this on February 17, 2010 11:00

DTN Market Access is an optional enablement  that provides tick, intraday, and daily data to MarketDelta Charts when the data source is MarketDelta Trader,  Zenfire, Transact/Infinity, and Interactive Brokers. It is only available to subscribers of MarketDelta Charts  This service is utilized by customers who choose to get their real time data from their brokerage but lack the historical data.  This works seamlessly and is enjoyed by many MarketDelta customers who use their brokerage login to power MarketDelta Charts.

COST: It is only available to subscribers of MarketDelta Charts. The cost of the DTNMA enablement is $15/month and can be added to your current subscription fees. It can be included as an additional enablement when initially subscribing OR after you have subscribed. If already subscribed, email sales [at] marketdelta.com or call +1.312.922.7800 to add it.

NOTE: More tick data is available after market hours due to bandwidth limitations during market hours.

  • No Symbol Limit
  • 10 Calendar days of tick data during market hours | 120 Days after market hours.
  • 3 to 5 years of Minute data
  • 10 years of Daily data
  • 20 years of Monthly

To use the historical backfilling service with MarketDelta Charts:

  1. You must be a subscriber to MarketDelta Charts and request this enablement.
  2. In the Setup Symbols window for each instruments you must specify the DTNMA symbol for each instrument you wish to download data.  Access the Setup Symbol window by right clicking a symbol and choosing "Setup" or type ALT+A on your keyboard.  At the bottom of the Setup Instruments window is a field to enter the Alias Download symbol.  This is the DTNMA symbol. Click Add or Modify and then Close once complete.  Now clicking the Download button will allow for historical data to be accessed for this instrument.

video-20px.png Here is a link to a short recording on how to do this - VIDEO

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CLICK HERE for a list of common DTNMA futures symbols, indices, and statistics.