Broker and Datafeeds Connections
The choice of broker and/or data feed is a fundamental decision and differs depending on your purposes in trading.
Therefore we would like to discuss this in the next section of the AgenaTrader Online Help, before moving on to the actual help itself.
If you have not yet chosen a broker or data feed, there are several questions you should ask yourself, such as:
- 1.in which time frames you wish to trade (i.e. whether you require tick data: yes/no)
- 2.how the broker's spreads/charges are set up
- 3.which types of instruments a broker offers (CFDs, forex, shares, futures, etc.)
The supported data feed providers and available brokerage services are displayed in the table below:
| Broker | Data Feed | Tick data | Intraday | End of Day | CFDs | Forex | Shares | Futures |
Interactive Brokers |  | | - | | | | | | |
CapTrader | | | - | | | | | | |
Dukascopy | | | | | | | | - | - |
FXCM | | | | | | | | - | - |
XTB | | | - | | | | | - | - |
Ally Invest | | | - | | | - | | | |
BarChart | - | | | | | - | | | |
IQ-Feed | - | | | | | - | | | |
FxFlat | | | - | | | | | - | - |
Rithmic | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Lenz and Partner | - | | | | | | | | |
AMP | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Eminis Trader | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Foremost Trading | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Optimus | | | | | | - | - | - | |
RJO'Brien | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Stage Five | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Trade Futures 4 Less | | | | | | - | - | - | |
Gain | | | | | | - | | - | |
Halifax | | | | | | - | | - | |
Notes:
FOREX markets
As a basic principle, forex markets should be served by the same data feed/broker via which you are trading. This means that the data will come from the same pool as the one that the orders are routed to.
This ensures that the execution price always corresponds to the represented data on the chart. This is especially relevant for traded time frames under 1 minute.
We offer a wide range of partners who provide professional market data in the form of a data feed.
You can find a list of these partners and links to their offers here.
Yes, various brokers can be connected with the Basic version.
You can find a list of the brokers here on our homepage or in our online help.
AgenaTrader Basic differs only in the functional scope of the implemented tools.
The connection guides help you to connect your desired data feed provider or broker to AgenaTrader step by step. The connection is required in order for AgenaTrader to receive market data, and also makes it possible to trade with a broker.
By navigating to "Partners" on our homepage, you will find the option Brokers and data feeds. A list of all our partners is displayed. Select the desired broker or data feed and read the corresponding description.
In our AgenaSpace, you will find the Quickstart Guide; on our YouTube channel, you can find the Connection Guides for brokers and data feeds.
In addition to the documents, we also provide important information on many of our partners, which can be found here in the online help.