Configuring Real-Time Data Sources

Bloomberg / Refinitiv

Open the qlab31-64.ini file in a text editor.

For Refinitiv

Add a user row to the REFINITIV tag:

REFINITIV {
    dll = 'rt/rfa31-64.qrt'
    feed = 'IDN_SELECTFEED'
    server = 'sslsink'
    user = 'MYUSERNAME'
    port = '2345'
    upcase_user = 'true'
    position = 'sdfsf'
    app_id = 'sdfsdf'
}

The port, upcase_user, position, and app_id are optional. If no user is present, the Windows user running the service is used as default.

For Bloomberg

B-Pipe option (server-based):

BLOOMBERG {
    dll = 'rt/bb331-64.qrt'
    default_fields = 'BID,ASK,TRADE_UPDATE_STAMP_RT'
    server_host = 'bbserver'
    server_port = '3123'
    auth_options = 'AuthenticationMode=APPLICATION_ONLY;...'
}

Client API option (desktop Bloomberg – simplest):

BLOOMBERG {
    dll = 'rt/bb331-64.qrt'
}

Just be logged in to Bloomberg before starting Quantlab.