Additional tools
In MultiCharts, there are many other important and useful features, such as Data Management, Symbol Mapping, and Global Hotkeys. These tools help you organize, customize, and control your trading environment for improved efficiency and performance.
Data management
MultiCharts has a local data management and storage system called QuoteManager. It collects and locally stores all of the data received from the data feeds. QuoteManager handles all aspects of data maintenance and offers convenient database and management features for your symbols. For technical information on this feature look at the related article.
Easily map third-party ASCII data files
ASCII files are text files with quotes from third- party data sources. ASCII mapping is different from ASCII import. Import is a one-time update, and it has to be done manually. MultiCharts’ ASCII mapping feature will automatically update your charts whenever the text file is updated with new quotes. Every time you create a chart with a mapped symbol, MultiCharts automatically calls up the file and plots the data.
Custom session templates that suit any trading style
MultiCharts comes with many pre-configured session templates for most major market sectors. However, you can change the session template at any of three different levels— chart level, symbol level and exchange level.
Use MultiCharts online or offline
The usual mode is online, which means MultiCharts downloads missing historical data from data feeds. However, you can choose to work offline for testing purposes. In the offline mode, MultiCharts will use locally stored data and you can use it to work on strategies and perform chart analysis.
Import and export data with ease
Data is often provided in the form of ASCII (text) files. MultiCharts can import third-party ASCII files and export locally stored data into the ASCII format. There are often slight formatting variations in ASCII files from different providers. For example, some use commas for separating information, while others use semicolons. MultiCharts can automatically convert most formats.
Edit your data with a couple of clicks
The locally stored data can be viewed and edited. For example, you can find and correct bad ticks quickly and easily. You can also add new data or delete existing data from your system.
Edit your data with a couple of clicks
The locally stored data can be viewed and edited. For example, you can find and correct bad ticks quickly and easily. You can also add new data or delete existing data from your system.
Collect real-time data without making a chart
Usually data is only loaded and stored in the local database when you make a chart. This type of on-demand data loading prevents your computer from becoming congested. However, the QuoteManager can collect real-time data for symbols that you choose and store it locally, even without making a chart. This is useful when there is no immediate need to plot the symbol, but the symbol’s data must still be stored. A good example is when your data feed does not provide historical data, so you need to build up your own supply. The stored data can be used later as historical data for creating charts.
Easily modify exchange and ECN settings
You can use default settings for sessions or customize details such as price scale, time zone, big point value and minimum price movement.
Symbol mapping
In other programs seeing a chart doesn't mean you can trade from it, but in MultiCharts it's always possible. Trade any symbol from any chart with symbol mapping.
Trade any supported broker
A competing broker gave you a better deal? You are free to choose who you trade with. Simply connect the needed broker profile, change the mapping and order will be routed to another broker.
See what you need, trade what you want
Forget about mismatching symbol names and exchanges, retain full control of order routing with symbol mapping. Our team have designed Symbol mapping as a user-friendly and intuitive functionality that makes your trading more flexible.
Take advantage of professional feeds
Some data feeds may provide higher quality historical and real-time data than brokers — take full advantage of this possibility. Easily map any data feed to any broker and trade. See the list of supported data feeds here.
Global hotkeys
From opening a new window to placing complex strategies, you can make a shortcut for it. Cut down time navigating around and do what you need quickly. You can apply sets of indicators, place orders and even do custom actions by pressing two buttons.
General actions
There are General, Charting, Scanner, DOM, Trading and Sessions categories available. General category deals GUI actions, such as opening and closing windows and workspaces, attaching charts, reporting bugs and requesting features, renaming, arranging and toolbars.
Pause the flow when you need
Charting hotkeys deal with all actions that take place inside a chart, such as adding and removing any of the available drawings, changing weight and appearance of bars, displaying data, formatting the chart, data or charting elements, working with study templates, setting scales, changing cursors, changing chart types, showing reports, editing strategy properties, tracking time and price and zooming.
Easy access to your filters
Scanners are interactive quoteboards and actions involved with them are: expanding and collapsing groups, exporting to Excel, formatting instruments and indicators, removing and adding instruments, changing text size, changing visual themes, toggling groups and changing real-time indication flashers.
Trading hotkeys
Hotkeys let you strike exactly when the time is right, even with complex sets of orders. Trading hotkeys deal with buying and selling at ask, bid or market, cancelling bids, asks, or all orders, closing and reversing the position and showing current symbol mapping.
Custom hotkeys
Custom hotkeys can be generated for any combination of actions available in other categories. A possible example is opening a chart with placing specific indicators that are specified in your Study Template. As for trading, you could be placing orders to cover your open position.
Apply sets of indicators
Setting shortcuts to sets is useful when you want to quickly analyze the market from different angles. Hotkeys let you efficiently flip through different sets of studies.
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