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Forum: Brokers November 27th, 2010, 01:03 PM
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Posted By Fat Tails
I do not have a Zenfire connection myself, you...

I do not have a Zenfire connection myself, you should ask somebody else how to get backfill for Zenfire.
Forum: Brokers November 27th, 2010, 11:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
You can backfill all instrument via Kinetick for...

You can backfill all instrument via Kinetick for historical EOD and Zenfire for historical intraday data by doing it this way. This includes SB and ZF.
Forum: Brokers November 26th, 2010, 05:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
Kinetick is only daily data, but you can...

Kinetick is only daily data, but you can first-connect to Kinetick for daily data and second-connect to Zenfire for intraday data. NinjaTrader 7.0 will then load daily data from Kinetick and intraday...
Forum: Brokers November 26th, 2010, 08:22 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
So, why don't you use Kinetick EOD/Zenfire to...

So, why don't you use Kinetick EOD/Zenfire to display the SB 3-11 contract? They both quote in cents, so that would be compatible.
Forum: Brokers November 25th, 2010, 07:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
This is a somehow tricky the first time only....

This is a somehow tricky the first time only. Once you know how to do it, it is pretty easy to setup all instruments correctly. For the financial futures the default settings are ok, but for metals,...
Forum: Brokers November 25th, 2010, 12:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
You need to look up the contract specifications...

You need to look up the contract specifications first, if you trade something.

SB 10-10: The last trading date was September 30, 2010. So you cannot trade that any more, as we have November....
Forum: Brokers November 25th, 2010, 10:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
Yes, as NinjaTrader has January, March, May, July...

Yes, as NinjaTrader has January, March, May, July and October, that comes back to the same. Delete all January contracts and do not forget to change the rollover dates, because you need to roll...
Forum: Brokers November 25th, 2010, 06:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
I told you above to delete the contract SB 1-11,...

I told you above to delete the contract SB 1-11, because it does not exist. Go to instrument manager, edit SB -> Misc -> open the contract months (click into the field and a menu will open) -> then...
Forum: Brokers November 24th, 2010, 07:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
Need to change ticksize as well

Have just tested it. Before loading data, you need to change the tick size for SB from 0.01 to 0.0001. Otherwise it won't be much fun watching the chart.
Forum: Brokers November 24th, 2010, 07:14 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 11,041
Posted By Fat Tails
For the Initiated Only...

SB is a special case. Contract expires 1 month prior to contract month. Current contract SBH1 - March 2011 - expires on February 28, 2011. This makes Ninjatrader cough, or it gets at least a hickup....
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