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Answers to Common Questions
Data: Historical Data, Database and Data Services

If your don't find your answer below, please explore the support options found here.  Also, please notify support@linnsoft.com of any questions that are not answered here, so the answers may be added.

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How do I setup a schedule to automatically download data?

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How do I delete all the symbols in my database and start from scratch?

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What exactly is "Posting"?  And do end-of-day (EOD) users really need to post?

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Is there any way for me to monitor a number of symbols above the number dictated by the symbol limit of my data services?

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What does it mean after I try to backup the database and get a message that the database could not be backed up because "errors were detected", and that the database needs to be fixed?

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Where can I find additional information on maintaining my Investor/RT database?

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How do I eliminate errors (bad ticks) in data that are distorting indicators on a chart like moving averages or Donchian bands?

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Is there any way to export technical indicator data/values to a text file?

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Where can I find additional information on the various periodicities that are available such as Range Bars, Change Bars, Tick Bars, and Volume Bars?

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What steps can I take to keep my database size minimal?

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What exchanges are supported by the various data services / data feeds that Investor/RT supports?  I'm specifically looking for the ASX (Australian Stock Exchange) on a realtime basis?

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Where can I find more information on the data services / data feeds that Investor/RT supports?

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How do I scan for the biggest gappers during the pre-market?  My symbol limit is 200 symbols but I would like to monitor 2000 symbols for gaps.  Can I do this?

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Can the Investor/RT and DTN Satellite combination allow me to download historical data, either daily or intraday?

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How do I import my own list of symbols into Investor/RT?

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How can I find and delete "dead" symbols or symbols that do not have sufficient historical data?

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How do I best manage multiple databases in Investor/RT?

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What is the easiest way to share my database to Linn Software support or another Investor/RT user?

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How do I import fundamental data / key statistics from Yahoo! Finance?  (Market Cap, Trailing P/E, Price/Sales, Price/Book, Revenue Per Share, Total Cash Per Share, Current Ratio, Book Value Per Share, Beta, 52-Week High, 52-Week Low, 200-Day Moving Average, Shares Outstanding, Float, % Held by Insiders, % Held by Institutions, Shares Short, Short % of Float, Dividend)

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Could you advise how Investor/RT handles contract rollovers?    Answer

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 I just contacted myTrack to ask about their ticker symbols for indexes. They said I had to connect Linn Software for the correct symbols.  What should I do?    Answer

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I use myTrack data feed. I would like to practice buying currencies (EUR/USD). Can I do it with IRT; and do you know what the mytrack symbol would be?    Answer

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How do I follow the advance / decline line in the IB Version of Investor/RT?    Answer

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I am using the Interactive Brokers edition of Investor/RT. I run two copies of the IB/TWS software since I have two IB trading accounts. I want to use Investor/RT with a particular TWS. How do I tell Investor/RT to connect to a particular TWS when I have two copies of TWS running?    Answer

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I opened an IB paper trading account (a DU account) and Investor/RT says I am not registered to use that account. How can I get Investor/RT to work with a paper trading account?    Answer

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I am a DTN internet feed client. Should I be using DTN.IQ or IQFEED?    Answer