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LSEG (RFA) Market Data Connector

LSEG (RFA) Data Connector based on LSEG Robust Foundation API.

Configuration

Data Connector Parameters

ParameterDefault ValueDescription
HostN/AHost/IP address of the LSEG RFA server.
PortN/APort of the LSEG RFA server.
User NameN/AUser name for connecting to the LSEG RFA server.
Service NameN/AThe name of the concrete service to connect to.

If service name is not specified, the data connector will connect to the first available service.
Exchange NameLSEGExchange name for this session.
Output Book Size10Size of the output book.
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.
Use MarketPrice DomainfalseUse a separate 'MarketPrice' domain for getting L1 (BBO) updates instead of generating L1 data from the top of L2 oder book.

Also, using a separate 'MarketPrice' domain allows you to get information about trades.

Default value for this option is false.
Use Classic Data Model For L1 Data And TradesfalseUse Classic data model for L1 (BBO) data and trades.

If this option is enabled, data connector will generate Best Bid Offer Messages for L1 data and Trade Messages for trades instead of Package Header messages with L1 Entries and Trade Entries.

This feature is only available if the 'MarketPrice' domain is enabled.

Default value for this option is false.
Set Bid/Ask Size For CurrenciesfalseSet Bid/Ask Size For Currencies.
Predefined Bid/Ask Size For Currencies100000
Start Time18:00:00Start time of the session in the 24-hours format (HH:MM:SS).

Default value is 18:00:00.
Start DaySUNDay of week of session start.

Default value is SUN.
End Time17:00:00End time of the session in the 24-hours format (HH:MM:SS).

Default value is 17:00:00.
End DayFRIDay of week of session end.

Default value is FRI.
Time ZoneAmerica/New_YorkTime zone of start/end session time.

Default value is America/New_York.
Daily/WeeklytrueIf this parameter is true, the session will start/end every day.

Symbology

Supported symbol notations:

Symbol NotationExamples
RIC symbolFGBMM5