Trading System Providers

Trading Toolbox™ enables you to connect to various trading system providers. To create a connection, ensure that you satisfy the license, connection, and platform requirements.

Supported Providers

This toolbox supports connections to financial trading systems provided by the following corporations:

Bloomberg^® EMSX from Bloomberg L.P. (https://www.bloomberg.com)
Note
Only the Bloomberg Desktop API is supported.
CQG^® (https://www.cqg.com)
FIX Flyer™ (https://www.fixflyer.com/)
IB Trader Workstation^SM from Interactive Brokers^® (https://www.interactivebrokers.com)
Note
IB Trader Workstation versions 9.69 and 9.7 and later are supported.
X_TRADER^® from Trading Technologies^® (https://www.tradingtechnologies.com)
Wind Data Feed Services (WDS) from The Wind Information Co., Ltd. (http://www.wind.com.cn/en/product/Wind.DataFeed.html)

See the MathWorks^® website for the system requirements for connecting to these trading systems.

Connection Requirements

To connect to these trading systems, additional requirements apply. The following data service providers require you to install proprietary software on your PC:

Bloomberg EMSX
Note
You need the Bloomberg Desktop software license for the host on which Trading Toolbox and MATLAB^® software are running.
CQG
FIX Flyer
Interactive Brokers IB Trader Workstation
Trading Technologies X_TRADER
WDS

You must have a valid license for required client software on your machine.

For more information about how to obtain required software, contact your trading system sales representative.

Platform Requirements

The Trading Toolbox supports 64-bit Windows^® only. However, transaction cost analysis from the Kissell Research Group supports all platforms.

These data service providers work only with the Windows platform:

Bloomberg EMSX
CQG
Interactive Brokers
Trading Technologies X_TRADER
WDS