I have the problem that NT8 builds charts very slowly when connected to IB as datafeed. Sometimes, the chart even freezes (while bid/ask quotes are shown in NT8 in real-time). I have read that there are also other problems with historical data requests from IB into NT8. So my question is whether I should stop using historical data request and instead choose the option "Record live data as historical" (Tools=>Options=>Market Data=>"Record live data as historical"). If I do this, do I also have to uncheck "Get data from server"?
I just need intraday data that starts at the US RTH. So I would simply fill in the instrument list in the market analyzer and have NT8 collect real-time data supplied by IB and then use this real-time data as historical. If I click then on an instrument in the instrument list, it would show the chart based on the data collected. Is this correct? What is the downisde of having NT8 collecting rea-time data from IB without historical data requests?
Many thanks for feedback in advance!
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