getting-started

Rithmic Symbol Guide

Rithmic Symbols

Note: Exchange setup is required for Rithmic whereas most other Datafeed providers use "Auto." For other symbols not listed here, use the Symbol Lookup feature within R Trader.

How can I access Market Indices like the TICK.Z, TRIN, ADD, VIX, TYX, TNX, PREM etc.

Access to Market Breadth Indices and other Statistics like the TICK.Z, TRIN, ADD, VIX, TYX, TNX, PREM etc., are available at an additional cost if you are using DTN IQfeed or ESignal for real time data. To add these to your account, you will have to contact them directly. If you are feeding Investor/RT with a broker feed and using DTN Market Access for historical data, you may notice that these indices are available by downloading them but the data is not flowing in real time.

Interactive Brokers Configuration

Trader Workstation Configuration

  1. Open Trader Workstation and go to File > Global Configuration.
  2. Click on API in the left menu that appears and then choose Settings in the right section of the window.
  3. Check Enable ActiveX and Socket Clients and set the Socket Port field to 7497.
  4. Press OK to close the window. Follow the instructions in the next section below to configure Investor/RT.

Investor/RT Configuration

Setting up InvestorRT for Forex markets

Below are the market hours for Forex (US/Eastern).

The highest volume / most activity is found during the periods where the markets overlap (seen below). For this reason, these periods are generally considered the best times to trade.

Why do long term @ES# charts show different prices in prior months than other charting services?

Investor/RT uses DTN premium adjusted continuous contract historical data while other charting products are likely using the raw @ES# continuous contract historical data. The adjusted contract is premium adjusted so that charting of price on front month rollover days is smooth, no discrete gap up that has to do with time premium and little to do with market sentiment. We provide a means to turn off this default behavior in Investor/RT using a configuration variable.

License Activation and Subscription Management

License Codes defined

A license code is an 18-digit number that you enter into the License Activation window in Investor/RT (File > License...). The number remains in effect as long as you continue as a subscriber. The license code tells Investor/RT which product and features you have licensed at any point in time.

Retrieve your License Code

Login to the Linn Software web site using your email address and password. If you do not know your password, request a new one. Once logged in, your Licenses, Subscription, and Billing information are all readily available for viewing.

Pages