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BlockFills Market Data Connector

BlockFills Data Connector based on FIX protocol.

Features​

blockfillsConnector Key
Instrument Types
FX
Asset Class
Crypto
Technology
FIX
Feed Mode
Real-Time
Order Book Update Mode
SnapshotIncremental Updates
Order Book Type
Aggregated
Message Types
✓
Level 1
✓
Level 2
✗
Level 3
✗
Trades
✗
Funding Rates

Configuration​

Data Connector Parameters​

ParameterDefault ValueDescription
HostN/AFIX server host.
PortN/AFIX server port.
BeginStringFIX4.4BeginString of FIX session.
SenderCompIDN/ASenderCompID of FIX session.
TargetCompIDN/ATargetCompID of FIX session.
User NameN/AUser name of FIX session.
PasswordN/APassword of FIX session.
Exchange NameBLOCKFILLSExchange name for this session.
Aggregated BooktrueSelect this option, if you want to get aggregated book (266=Y).

If Aggregated Book option is enabled, only the quote with the maximum size will be added to the order book (according to data provider's specifics).
If Aggregated Book option is disabled, all quotes received from data provider will be added to the order book "as is".
Output Book Size10Size of the output book.

Symbology​

BlockFills market data service supports next naming notation:

Currency pairs in BASE/QUOTE format.

Sample symbols:

Examples
BTC/USD
ETH/USD

Logging​

To enable dump of RAW FIX messages, use these lines in the <QSHOME>/config/gflog.xml file:

<logger name="deltix.qsrv.hf.plugins.data.commons.fix" level="TRACE">
<appender-ref ref="safeAppender"/>
</logger>