Forex Dictionary Editor

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You can access the Forex Dictionary editor by choosing the Edit -> Forex Dictionary menu.

See Data and Folder Preferences to change the default data folder from the sample data to your own data source. When changing your data source, be sure to update the Forex Dictionary and move the interest rates files to the new location.

ForexDictionaryEditor

Here is an example of adding the Korean Won to the Forex Dictionary. The symbol in CSI UA is QF3, thus the file name. The folder location is typically UA\Files\Forex using the default setup. Adding USDKRW is required to trade any KRW Futures or Stocks.

To add a new market, press the New Market button, enter the symbol of USDKRW, press the File Name button and select the data file.

USDKRW

Symbol

The symbol for the market. These symbols should be composed of six letter combinations of ISO Standard Currency Codes with the first three letters as the ISO code for the base currency, and the last three as the ISO code for the quote currency. The symbol can include additional characters, such as AUDCAD-5 to represent a 5 minute bar version of the symbol.

Description

The name of the market longhand. When creating a new market Trading Blox will fill in this field automatically if the six letter symbol is constructed of valid ISO codes.

Data Format

The data format: ASCII or MetaStock.

ASCII File

For ASCII text format, the name of the file must be input here.

Metastock Symbol

For MetaStock this should be the symbol, which is used to extract information from the MetaStock MASTER file.

File Name

The name of the file where the data for this market is located. Press the File Name button to locate the file using a browser interface.

Folder

The folder where the file is located. The "@" represents the default location as set in the Forex Data Folder in preferences. Press the Folder button to locate this folder using a browser interface.

Examine

Press this button to open the data file in notepad or excel for editing or viewing.

Examine Base Rates

Press this button to open the base currency interest rates file for editing or viewing. The rates file is located in the Forex Data Folder, and has an ISO_Rates.txt format. Example USD_Rates.txt for the USD rates.

Examine Quote Rates

Press this button to open the quote currency interest rates file for editing or viewing. The rates file is located in the Forex Data Folder, and has an ISO_Rates.txt format.

Pip Size

The minimum trading increment or PIP. Usually 0.01 or 0.0001.

Spread in Pips

The spread used for both entry and exit slippage. This value is designed to support simulation of retail Forex brokerage slippage which is generally a fixed number of pips. The exact value depends on the broker and the market.

Reverse Conversion

This box, if checked, will reverse the currency conversion for use with non-USD denominated futures, stocks, and other currency conversions.

Find Symbol

Used primarily to find metastock file names. In the example above, the metastock symbol is AUDCAD, and the Find Symbol button will determine from the master file that the metastock file name is F1.dat.