DevLog

A new version of AmiQuote 2.10 is available for download from

UPDATE: please use version 2.11 instead:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/aq2110.exe (94KB)

CHANGES (as compared to version 2.00)

1. adjusted to work with changed “Key Statistics” Yahoo Finance page.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 10:44 am under Releases
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A new beta version (5.22.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5220beta.exe

(File size: 1 605 688 bytes, 1.6 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !
Note that you need to install official version 5.20 prior to installing this beta

CHANGES IN VERSION 5.22.0 (as compared to 5.21.0):

1. added ability to extend blank chart area by pressing END key multiple times (each time 10 blank bars are added) and restoring preferences value by subsequent pressing of HOME key.
2. added option to always require variable declarations (using local/global) on formula-by-formula basis:
3. added typeof() operator
4. GetSignalQty member function of Backtester object returned zero. Fixed now
5. In the Plot() function Xshift parameter was used as z-order in 5.21 beta. Fixed now.
6. Plot, PlotOHLC and PlotForeign() are no longer limited to -5..+5 zorder range. You can use any zorder value now.
7. SetChartOptions now adds ability to programmatically extend blank space on chart-by-chart basis
8. the feature to extend blank area via mouse wheel and > button is removed, due to complaints received

CHANGES IN VERSION 5.21.0 (as compared to 5.20.0):

1. Added optional data padding for non-trading days (switchable from View->Pad non-trading days menu) – for daily and higher intervals only
2. All drawing tools now can define Z-order (from -5 to +5).
3. Blank area past last available quote can be now enlarged on the fly by simply using > arrow in the scroll bar or using mouse wheel (just roll the wheel past the last bar)
4. CBT: Backtester.GetSignalQty( bar, type ) method implemented
5. E-mail alerts can now be sent through different port than 25
6. Early warning of indicator space running out. At application exit the message is displayed when less than 10% indicator space is left, plus an offer to run Indicator Maintenance
7. new AFL functions ColorBlend
8. Plot, PlotForeign and PlotOHLC now have new parameter zorder which defines the Z-axis position of given plot
9. Rectangle and Ellipse drawing tool now are by default SOLID, with default fill color being a blend between background and selected drawing color, they are use ZOrder = -1 (behind regular plots) by default
10. Support for SSL (secure connection) e-mail alerts added, so now you can use your GMail accounts
11. X-Y co-ordinate labels on axes implemented. Can be controlled using View->X-Y labels menu.

A complete CHANGE LOG with detailed explanations of added features for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the: AmiBroker 5.22.0 BETA Read Me – MUST READ THIS

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 12:04 pm under Beta, Releases
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A new beta version (5.21.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5210beta.exe

(File size: 1 602 821 bytes, 1.6 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !
Note that you need to install official version 5.20 prior to installing this beta

CHANGES IN VERSION 5.21.0 (as compared to 5.20.0):

1. Added optional data padding for non-trading days (switchable from View->Pad non-trading days menu) – for daily and higher intervals only
2. All drawing tools now can define Z-order (from -5 to +5).
3. Blank area past last available quote can be now enlarged on the fly by simply using > arrow in the scroll bar or using mouse wheel (just roll the wheel past the last bar)
4. CBT: Backtester.GetSignalQty( bar, type ) method implemented
5. E-mail alerts can now be sent through different port than 25
6. Early warning of indicator space running out. At application exit the message is displayed when less than 10% indicator space is left, plus an offer to run Indicator Maintenance
7. new AFL functions ColorBlend
8. Plot, PlotForeign and PlotOHLC now have new parameter zorder which defines the Z-axis position of given plot
9. Rectangle and Ellipse drawing tool now are by default SOLID, with default fill color being a blend between background and selected drawing color, they are use ZOrder = -1 (behind regular plots) by default
10. Support for SSL (secure connection) e-mail alerts added, so now you can use your GMail accounts
11. X-Y co-ordinate labels on axes implemented. Can be controlled using View->X-Y labels menu.

A complete CHANGE LOG with detailed explanations of added features for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the: AmiBroker 5.21.0 BETA Read Me – MUST READ THIS

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:50 am under Beta, Releases
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A new official version (5.20.0) of AmiBroker has just been released. It is practically the same as previously available RC1 (release candidate), with only cosmetic changes.

It is available for everyone from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html

(hit “REFRESH” button in your browser if you see old contents only)

It includes all updated documentation, examples, sample database.

Existing users should use “UPGRADE” version only, to keep their existing data untouched.

The FULL CHANGE LOG is included in the ReleaseNotes.html document that is installed with the software.

Users upgrading from previous versions should read “What’s New” section of the Users’ Guide.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html

UPGRADE POLICY AND PRICING

1. The upgrade is FREE for all users who registered AmiBroker after January 11, 2005
2. The users who purchased AmiBroker before Januray 11, 2005 would need to buy upgrade if they want to use this newest version ($99 – Standard Edition, $139 – Professional). If you don’t want to pay – you may continue using previous version(s) infinitely.
3. To find out when you have purchased AmiBroker and how long your free upgrade period is, use “Account Information” page in the members area at: http://www.amibroker.com/members/info.php
4. To purchase new license or upgrade please use our ordering page at: http://www.amibroker.com/order.php

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 10:30 am under Releases
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UPDATE: This special offer is extended till December 6th, 2008 !!!

AmiBroker.com now has special limited time offer for FIRST-TIME purchasers of AmiBroker Ultimate Pack Pro (AB UPP).
If you purchase AmiBroker Ultimate Pack Pro for $409 from today until December 6, 2008, you will receive a FREE copy of Howard Bandy “Introduction to AmiBroker” book with FREE* shipping.

You can place your order using http://www.amibroker.com/order.php page.

LIMITATIONS AND OTHER INFO

1. Only customers from USA, European Union, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand are entitled to receive FREE shipping.
2. The book is shipped from USA. Overseas destinations take usually 6-10 days to deliver.
3. Customers from other countries are kindly asked to consult support for availability and cost of shipping to their country – to ensure safe delivery to some countries a courier (UPS) service is recommended but this means extra cost
4. The offer applies to FIRST TIME buyers only and only to purchasers of Ultimate Pack Pro (the pack includes AmiBroker Professional, AmiQuote and AFL Code Wizard)
5. The book was written by Dr. Howard Bandy and this offer is possible thanks to co-operation of AmiBroker.com and Blue Owl Press, Inc, the publisher of the book.
   More information about the contents of the book http://www.introductiontoamibroker.com – you can order the book alone from that site too.
6. The offer is valid from November 25, 2008 till December 6, 2008

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 7:03 am under General, News
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A new Release Candidate (RC1) version (5.20.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for everyone from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html

(hit “REFRESH” button in your browser if you see old contents only)

It includes all updated documentation, examples, sample database. The “release candidate” means that if no significant bugs are found within 14 days from today this version becomes official release.

Existing users should use “UPGRADE” version only, to keep their existing data untouched.

The FULL CHANGE LOG is included in the ReleaseNotes.html document that is installed with the software.

Users upgrading from previous versions should read “What’s New” section of the Users’ Guide.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html

UPGRADE POLICY AND PRICING

1. The upgrade is FREE for all users who registered AmiBroker after January 11, 2005
2. The users who purchased AmiBroker before Januray 11, 2005 would need to buy upgrade if they want to use this newest version ($99 – Standard Edition, $139 – Professional). If you don’t want to pay – you may continue using previous version(s) infinitely.
3. To find out when you have purchased AmiBroker and how long your free upgrade period is, use “Account Information” page in the members area at: http://www.amibroker.com/members/info.php
4. To purchase new license or upgrade please use our ordering page at: http://www.amibroker.com/order.php

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 3:01 pm under Releases
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A new IBController (auto-trading interface) version 1.2.1 BETA has been released. It is available for download from:

http://www.amibroker.com/at/

VERSION 1.2.1 CHANGES (as compared to version 1.2.0)

The IBc now accepts new symbology convention with 4th part defining currency: SYMBOL-EXCHANGE-TYPE-CURRENCY. When currency is not specified USD is used as default. For more info see http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html
The IBc also accepts single letter type codes

VERSION 1.2.0 CHANGES (as compared to version 1.1.1)

1. IBc now allows to define which error codes should be ignored using File->Error code ignore list
2. upgraded to use latest TWS API 9.41 (tested with latest TWS 885.7, requires at least 879)
3. following TWS API changes ignoreRth and rthOnly flags are removed and replaced with single flag: outsideRTH

   Quote from TWS DOC http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/apiReleaseNotes/api94.php?ib_entity=llc

   OutsideRTH Flag Replaces “Ignore Regular Trading Hours” and “Regular Trading Hours Only” Flags
   Supported in: All API Platforms

   A new, single order atttibute, bool OutsideRTH(), replaces two flags: ignoreRTH and rthOnly in the Order class/struct. If set to true, this new extended order attribute allows orders to trigger or fill outside of regular trading hours.

NOTE: auto-trading interface is separate and independent from IB DATA PLUGIN and is not required if you are only interested in getting data from IB / TWS.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:36 am under Releases
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A new Interactive Brokers TWS data plugin version 1.8.2 is released now.
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED upgrade for anyone using any earlier version.

VERSION 1.8.2 CHANGES (as compared to 1.8.1)

1. the plugin now accepts single-letter security type codes in addition to 3 letter codes. So now security type can be:
   • S or STK for stocks
   • F or FUT for futures
   • O or OPT for options
   • P or FOP for futures options
   • C or CASH for currencies (Forex)
   • I or IND for indices

   This is provided to shorten symbols for instruments quoted in non-US currencies so they fit within maximum 25 character length. For example “FSMI DEC 08-SOFFEX-F-CHF” (Swiss index futures quoted in CHF)

VERSION 1.8.1 CHANGES (as compared to 1.8.0)

1. due to possible ambiguity of SMART routing when same symbol is traded with multiple currencies, IB plugin now allows to specify CURRENCY in a symbol. The symbol format is now: SYMBOL-EXCHANGE-TYPE-CURRENCY.
2. all symbols that do not have explicit currency specification use USD now (except forex).
   The default currency is USD and it is used when nothing is specified as 4th part of symbol. So for example MSFT gets internally resolved to MSFT-SMART-STK-USD

VERSION 1.8.0 CHANGES (as compared to 1.7.1)
This version fixes “Duplicate ticker ID for API historical Data query” error that occurred sometimes with newest TWS version.

It is available for download from:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ib182/IB.dll

(to be copied to Plugins subfolder, replacing old version)

Installation instructions can be found here:
http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:16 am under Plugins, Releases
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A new Interactive Brokers TWS data plugin version 1.8.1 is released now.
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED upgrade for anyone using any earlier version.

VERSION 1.8.1 CHANGES (as compared to 1.8.0)

1. due to possible ambiguity of SMART routing when same symbol is traded with multiple currencies, IB plugin now allows to specify CURRENCY in a symbol. The symbol format is now: SYMBOL-EXCHANGE-TYPE-CURRENCY.
2. all symbols that do not have explicit currency specification use USD now (except forex).
   The default currency is USD and it is used when nothing is specified as 4th part of symbol. So for example MSFT gets internally resolved to MSFT-SMART-STK-USD

VERSION 1.8.0 CHANGES (as compared to 1.7.1)
This version fixes “Duplicate ticker ID for API historical Data query” error that occurred sometimes with newest TWS version.

It is available for download from:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ib181/IB.dll

(to be copied to Plugins subfolder, replacing old version)

Installation instructions can be found here:
http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 8:35 am under Plugins, Releases
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A new Interactive Brokers TWS data plugin version 1.8.0 is released now.

This version fixes “Duplicate ticker ID for API historical Data query” error that occurred sometimes with newest TWS version.

It is available for download from:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ib180/IB.dll

(to be copied to Plugins subfolder, replacing old version)

Installation instructions can be found here:
http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 8:52 am under Plugins, Releases
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