Custom Data Connector

[molecool]

Sweet! This feeds MetaTrader based data into NinjaTrader, right? Does it also feed back strategy execution or is it only one-way, i.e. MT->NinjaTrader?

[xTrader1]

Sweet! This feeds MetaTrader based data into NinjaTrader, right? Does it also feed back strategy execution or is it only one-way, i.e. MT->NinjaTrader?

Sorry, only one way. I saw a few years ago somebody who is "feeding" mt4 orders by means of command files, never looked at it seriously. Good luck and share with us !!!

[molecool]

There are a few commercial bridges out there now. It wouldn't be too difficult rolling something like that yourself - perhaps via names pipes. The need however rarely arises - until now at least. If NT would for instance decide to disable a major broker like IB then it's something I would spend putting together.

[xTrader1]

There are a few commercial bridges out there now. It wouldn't be too difficult rolling something like that yourself - perhaps via names pipes. The need however rarely arises - until now at least. If NT would for instance decide to disable a major broker like IB then it's something I would spend putting together.

I wouldn't use named pipes, but rather mailslots, I don't like connection oriented mechanisms in our context, because then applications, like MT4 and Ninja will be too much coupled. When you're sending a datagram to the same machine or your local domain, it's reliable.
I think it's possible and not too difficult to send trade instruction from NT to MT4 via mailslots either. One should develop expert advisor to get mailslot message and place a trade accordingly. I don't trust MT4 based brokers, except Oanda, so I'm not going to implement it. Rather, I'm working now on placing Oanda trades from Ninja indicators via their REST API. When I wrote MT4 feeder to Ninja 2 years ago, it was the only feasible way to get Oanda RT data into Ninja.
In any case such mechanism won't be a replacement for NT adapters for supported brokers.

[Marius Titulescu]

There are a few commercial bridges out there now. It wouldn't be too difficult rolling something like that yourself - perhaps via names pipes. The need however rarely arises - until now at least. If NT would for instance decide to disable a major broker like IB then it's something I would spend putting together.

Same here. Not as complicated as "advertised".
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Marius
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