ib and e-signal forex prices out of synch

[treblewide]

so i use ib and e-sig and have done for many years on automated index futures.

have been looking at moving over some rules to forex....however it seems the feeds and prices are not 100% the same as ib takes feeds from multiple places and e-sig has a variety of feeds but none specific to IB

how do people get around this.....Limit orders are cmpletely useless and only Market orders seem to be able tpo be relied upon...but how do you build in relistice slippage into your back test?

or is there a contract type in e-sig that is simialr to ib prices?

confused

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Thanks for the forum post.

This is the reality in forex trading. As there is no central market. Each bank has its own quotes and therefor each bank has its own feeds and you will run into this.

The only recommendation I have is to email IB. Find out which bank feed they use, then email eSignal and ask if they offer that bank feed and what the symbol is.

Then change the symbol for eSignal instrument so you are using the same bank feed. By using the same bank feed this will resolve your issue and this is only if eSignal offers it. I know that Kinetick offers a wide verity of bank feeds as well so you may want to check with kinetick also.

https://www.kinetick.com

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.