The RTD database contains preconfigured tables for getting real-time data from Thinkorswim thinkDesktop. Option tables are designed for getting data for options. 3ds max animation mac torrent. Use quote tables for stocks, futures, and currency pairs. Since RealTimeToDB 2.5, RTD functions are used by default. A RTD server appears to the user like a simple Excel function, but it is a function that can spontaneously change its value and notify Excel from.
I wrote custom VBA functions in Excel that stop continuously calculating when I activate a different workbook. They are populated with RTD streaming from ThinkorSwim and generate audible alerts when certain conditions are met. They work great until I open/activate another workbook and then they display #Value . If I go back to the workbook with the functions and click on it to make it active again the functions start calculating again. Is this typical? And does anyone know a possible workaround?
Note: The RTD formulas in the spreadsheet continue to work even when the 2nd workbook is active. Using 2019 64bit Excel.
Many may not know it, but thinkorswim provides users the ability to access real time data (RTD) in excel. This is a great feature that a lot of data-streams ask their customers to pay a pretty penny for each month. Unfortunately, not many people know how to leverage the the functionality as it is pretty limiting out of the box.Note: The RTD formulas in the spreadsheet continue to work even when the 2nd workbook is active. Using 2019 64bit Excel.
So you are a thinkorswim customer and you want real time data in a python environment? No problem.
First, install the xlwings module. Load up your python IDE of choice.
You need to have thinkorswim open and running. A blank excel spreadsheet should open up after you execute the last command above.
So we create a getQuote function above that takes in two variables, both strings. We utilize the Write value feature in python to input the DDE/RTD function into the Excel cell. After about a second, this will return a value where we can use the return feature to read it back.
Really, this is just a work-around. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to get RTD data working into the python environment directly. If anyone does, please feel free to drop a note in the comments.
So now we can call the getQuote function a ticker and input type of our choice:
Pretty awesome! You can experiment with options as well:
Cheers.
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