How much tick data I can load? I'm trying to load tick chart for 100 days, but get only last week. I'm using IQFeed as data provider, it claims 120 days of tick data available.
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Hello nysetrader,
Thanks for writing in and I am happy to assist you.
When requesting tick data between the hours of 9:30am ET to 4:30pm ET you will have access to 8 days of historical tick data. If you request the data outside those hours the full 120 days is available. After you request the data, it will be downloaded to your historical database and cache, and you will be able to access this data at any time.
Requesting tick data consumes an extremely large amount of bandwidth and heightens data server loads. When bandwidth or server load is elevated to high levels, the result is that all data, including live data can be slowed down. IQFeed decided to make 120 days of tick data available, far more than other providers, and will not compromise the data by filtering it. They simply reduce any possibilities of overloading servers and bandwidth by limiting the amount of data available during peak trading time; the times that traders need data to be as fast as possible.
Please let me know if I can assist you any further.JoydeepNinjaTrader Customer Service
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