FXLearning Thank you for the info. However, from the link you provided it looks like the QCollector doesn't cover Forex Real-Time data streaming and on top of this the user must be an eSignal subscriber. Probably the QCollector is for EOD data only. Anyway, I am considering to switch back to eSignal this year but I need to check first if there are any penalties for me by doing this (I prepaid a full year for QuoteCenter and free upgrade to MS-Pro FX 9.1 from MS-Pro 9.0). Have a good trading year Guara

:) butting into the conversation... Nope - Equis doesn't penalize you for wanting to switch... No huge contracts. Basically if you pre-paid for a year and want to cancel midway.. you are given a pro-rated refund. The free months (if there are any) are credited at the end of the year so you can pretty much forget about those but everything else is handed back. And all the sales guys are super nice so there shouldn't be an issue. :) M

Guara, I also have the basic e-signal forex subscription. Try using Metastock in the Offline Mode and use QCollector with Timed Updates. In other words let QCollector gather the data. When you want to view a chart on Metastock, then simply use the refresh button in Metastock. I have had problems with the data when I use Metastock Professional to collect the data, but when I use it in Offline Mode, and I collect the data with QCollector, I have very few data collecting problems. Moreover, QCollector has a utility to replace records from some period in the past. I use this when I have problems with the data. For instance, I might use it to replace intraday records one day back. Morover, I have two different folders in QCollector. One folder is for intraday data, and the other folder is for data longer than intraday data. The reason for this is that e-signal will send allow you to collect data for intraday up to six months prior to today; however, you can collect several years worth of daily, weekly, or monthly data. I hope this will work for you. Regards, FXLearning