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FlexTradeFX Market Data Connector

FlexTradeFX Data Connector based on FIX protocol.

Features​

flextradefxConnector Key
Instrument Types
FX
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.
BeginStringFIX.4.4BeginString of FIX Session.
SenderCompIDN/ASenderCompID of FIX Session.
TargetCompIDN/ATargetCompID of FIX Session.
Exchange NameFLEXTRADEExchange name for this session.
Snapshot Interval10SThis property sets an interval in seconds between periodical Level2 snapshots which sent to Aggregator.

Snapshots will be generated as soon as this threshold is exceeded AND the next increment message arrives. Conversely, snapshots are NOT generated every period if no data is coming in.

Default value is 10 seconds.
Output Book Size10Size of the output book.

Symbology​

FlexTradeFX market data service supports next naming notation:

CURRENCY/PAIR

Sample symbols:

Examples
GBP/USD
EUR/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>