QCollector Expert For DTN v4.0 by Tradeworks Software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QCollector Expert For DTN is a fast data downloader for the DTN IQFeed data service. Subscribers to DTN IQFeed can use QCollector Expert to: * Download historical market data for all supported ticker symbols. * Keep your data files up to date with regular data collections. * Update data files in real-time using QCollector Expert real-time udpates. QCollector Expert gives you the option of saving your data in plain text (ASCII) format or in the widely recognized MetaStock data format. Your data files can then be used for charting and analysis in other trading programs, most of which will work with one of these data formats. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PURCHASING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purchase a license key for QCollector Expert For DTN IQFeed to unlock all program features. Visit http://www.mechtrading.com/qcollector/dtn/order.htm for pricing and ordering information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE TRIAL MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without a license key installed, QCollector Expert for DTN will run in trial mode. There is no time limit for using the program in trial mode, but in trial mode the program will only collect data for the following ticker symbols: Stocks: INTU (Intuit Inc.) USB (U.S. Bancorp) S (Sprint Nextel Corp.) ADSK (Autodesk Inc.) MET (MetLife Inc.) GT (Goodyear Tire & Rubber) In addition, data for four non-stock ticker symbols can be collected: FVX.XO (5 Yr Treasury Yield index) BUSDJPY (Forex: Barclays Usd Jpy Spot) TRAN.X (Dow Jones 20 Transports) @EMD# (E-mini S&p Midcap 400 continuous futures contract) You can add these ticker symbols to any QCollector Expert portfolio. You can also add any other ticker symbols to your portfolios but QCollector Expert will only simulate downloading data for non-trial mode ticker symbols until a license key is installed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING STARTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To download data for one or more symbols you must first add those symbols to a QCollector portfolio. See the help topic "Getting Started" found under the QCollector "Help" menu for a step by step guide to collecting data for the first time. You can add a list of ticker symbols to a portfolio all at once by using the "Import Symbol List" feature. Just select the portfolio you want to import the symbols into, and then select "Import Symbol List" from the QCollector "Portfolio" menu. See the QCollector help topic "Importing Symbols" for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- REAL-TIME UPDATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- QCollector Real-time Updates can update your data files throughout the trading session using real-time data from your data feed. The updates can be timed to update the data files as often as every 5 seconds. See the QCollector help topic "Real-time updates" for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To uninstall QCollector Expert For DTN select "Uninstall QCollector Expert" in the QCollector Expert program group under the Windows Start menu, or bring up the Windows Control Panel and select "Uninstall a program". ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TECHNICAL SUPPORT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support for QCollector Expert For DTN IQFeed is provided by email. You can send your questions or comments to qcollector@mechtrading.com. ----------------------------------- Tradeworks Software Email: qcollector@mechtrading.com Web site: http://www.mechtrading.com ---------------------------------- Copyright (C) 2011 Tradeworks Software. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks referenced here are the property of their respective owners.