garethbowles@yahoo.co.uk
30 Jun 2020, 15:05

RE:

Thanks for your reply,

There are two issues here - the one being we can't login to the TRADE session - the Price session logs us in ok but then we get kicked or the connection is disabled when we try (unsuccessfully) to login to the TRADE session - I asked if its possible for you to check the credentials, port number etc (not the Username and Password I do not need you to verify this) this is to make sure these connection details are correct. It is copied directly from Ctrader IC markets and we have connected before which is why I asked if there is an update to the FIX specifications.

On the second issue relating to trade size, 

“If you use our FIX API example to send a Depth Market Data Request you will see that both tag 270 and 271 are returned”

Yes, we can see and understand that, but we are subscribing to Top Of The Book only (level 1 – not interested in depth). Your API states that we could. Why are you not sending bid/offer sizes (TAG 271) for that?

If someone only wants to see Top Of The Book quotes, does he have to subscribe to multiple levels/depths to get the quotes sizes and then work out the level 1 sizes from that?

Many thanks

garethbowles@yahoo.co.uk
30 Jun 2020, 09:15

RE:

PanagiotisCharalampous said:

Hi there,

You can use the FIX API example to get the expected messages. You can also use it with your credentials to check if you can login or not.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis 

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Panagiotis,

Can you please confirm the credential in the original message are correct and pointing to the correct live endpoint on your side. And please can  you send the latest FIX API document. We can connect to the price data session ok, its just the trade session that we are having issues with. The FIX api sample document/ page does not help we have been through all of this.

On the market data connection:

the below is a copy/paste from the IC Market API document (cTraderFixApi_v2.16.1) - that I have implemented against.
This is what it says:

6.3. Market Data Request
Request
8=FIX.4.4|9=131|35=V|49=theBroker.12345|56=CSERVER|34=3|52=20170117-
10:26:54|50=QUOTE|262=876316403|263=1|264=1|265=1|146=1|55=1|267=2|269=0|269=1|10=094|

Response
8=FIX.4.4|9=134|35=W|34=2|49=CSERVER|50=QUOTE|52=20170117-
10:26:54.630|56=theBroker.12345|57=any_string|55=1|268=2|269=0|270=1.06625|269=1|270=1
.0663|10=11

You see in the response, the quantities available at Top of the Book are missing - exactly as I see it happening right now. May be it is like that by design. We only need to know what default quantities to expect? 
FYI, the quantity available is delivered in TAG 271 - which as you can see from their example above is missing. Price is in TAG-270.

garethbowles@yahoo.co.uk
30 Jun 2020, 09:06

Panagiotis,

Can you please confirm the credential in the original message are correct and pointing to the correct live endpoint on your side. And please can  you send the latest FIX API document. We can connect to the price data session ok, its just the trade session that we are having issues with. The FIX api sample document/ page does not help we have been through all of this.

On the market data connection:

the below is a copy/paste from the IC Market API document (cTraderFixApi_v2.16.1) - that I have implemented against.
This is what it says:

6.3. Market Data Request
Request
8=FIX.4.4|9=131|35=V|49=theBroker.12345|56=CSERVER|34=3|52=20170117-
10:26:54|50=QUOTE|262=876316403|263=1|264=1|265=1|146=1|55=1|267=2|269=0|269=1|10=094|

Response
8=FIX.4.4|9=134|35=W|34=2|49=CSERVER|50=QUOTE|52=20170117-
10:26:54.630|56=theBroker.12345|57=any_string|55=1|268=2|269=0|270=1.06625|269=1|270=1
.0663|10=11

You see in the response, the quantities available at Top of the Book are missing - exactly as I see it happening right now. May be it is like that by design. We only need to know what default quantities to expect? 
FYI, the quantity available is delivered in TAG 271 - which as you can see from their example above is missing. Price is in TAG-270.

garethbowles@yahoo.co.uk
29 Jun 2020, 16:17

RE:

PanagiotisCharalampous said:

Hi there,

Make sure you are using the correct credentials. You can also use our FIX API example to verify that you are sending the correct messages.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis 

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thanks for your reply- the credentials are correct and market data (price) connects ok (just the trade session does not) and the FIX sample document does not help either, can I ask you to send an anonymous sample MarketDataRequest FIX message that works fine. I can then compare tag for tag.

garethbowles@yahoo.co.uk
29 Jun 2020, 16:16

thanks for your reply- the credentials are correct and market data (price) connects ok (just the trade session does not) and the FIX sample document does not help either, can I ask you to send an anonymous sample MarketDataRequest FIX message that works fine. I can then compare tag for tag.