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A new maintenance release (v5.10.2) of AmiBroker is available now.
It is strongly recommended for all users of version 5.10.

To download visit:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html

Direct links:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/AmiBroker510.exe (full, first time users)
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/AmiBroker510up.exe(UPGRADE)

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.10.2 (as compared to 5.10.1)

1. Fixed problem with Walk Forward picking sometimes not the best parameter when thousand separator was used and metric values were greater than 1000

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 4:48 am under Releases
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A new beta version (5.11.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5110beta.exe

(File size: 1 564 681 bytes, 1.5 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !
Note that you need to install official version 5.10 prior to installing this beta

CHANGES IN VERSION 5.11.0 (as compared to 5.10.1):

1. Backtester: Implemented SeparateLongShortRank
2. Backtester: MaxOpenLong/MaxOpenShort implemented
3. Added ability to running Walk forward test from OLE, using Optimize(3)
4. AFL: DaysSince1900 function

A complete CHANGE LOG with detailed explanations of added features for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the: AmiBroker 5.11.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 4:31 am under Beta,Releases
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A new official release (v5.10.1) of AmiBroker is available now.

Highlights of Release 5.10 (as compared to 5.00)

• Automatic Walk-Forward testing (trading system optimization and validation technique)
• Floating windows (TRUE multi-monitor charting capability)
• Symbol and Interval linking, charting improved in many areas
• AFL Code Profiler - shows code analysis with detailed per-function timing report
• New/improved AFL functions
• Unlimited nesting of #include and #include_once statements
• Improved speed of backtesting/optimization (up to 2x in some cases as compared to v5.00)
  ... and many, many more

To download visit:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html

(hit "REFRESH" button in your browser if you see old contents only)

It includes all updated documentation, examples, sample database.
It is essentially the same as 5.10.0 RC1 "release candidate" version with only very minor fixes/updates.

Existing users should use "UPGRADE" version only, to keep their existing data untouched.

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.10.1 (as compared to 5.10.0)

1. Fixed crash @004AB5A1 (when sector ID was invalid > 64)
2. Fixed bug AFL editor Undo @004B2324
3. Fixed bug @004662AD (crash when doing Code Check and Profile while AA running in background)
4. Cosmetic documentation corrections
5. Cosmetic changes to some shipped AFL formulas
6. IB plugin updated to 1.7.1

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.10.0 (as compared to 5.09.0)

1. Small improvement in axis font positioning - based on TEXTMETRIC
2. Removed 1-pixel rendering overlap in multi-colored chart titles when ClearType was enabled
3. Hi-Res (256x256) alpha Vista icon
4. Quote array now uses HeapRealloc instead of HeapAlloc/HeapFree combination
5. Fixed rare crash @433F58
6. Fixed account manager updating cash after exiting short trade
7. Web Browser window does not flicker anymore when resizing

The FULL CHANGE LOG is included in the ReleaseNotes.html document that is installed with the software.

Users upgrading from previous versions should read "What's New" section of the Users' Guide.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html

UPGRADE POLICY AND PRICING

1. The upgrade is FREE for all users who registered AmiBroker after July 18, 2004
2. The users who purchased AmiBroker before July 18, 2004 would need to buy upgrade if they want to use this newest version ($99 - Standard Edition, $139 - Professional). If you don't want to pay - you may continue using previous version(s) infinitely.
3. To find out when you have purchased AmiBroker and how long your free upgrade period is, use "Account Information" page in the members area at: http://www.amibroker.com/members/info.php
4. To purchase new license or upgrade please use our ordering page at: http://www.amibroker.com/order.php

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
2. If your formula uses the following names: switch, case, break, continue, default as user-defined variable identifier then you would need to rename them. To do so follow the instructions in this article: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/04/05/new-keywords-in-afl-and-possible-conflict-with-user-defined-variables/

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:50 am under Releases
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A new Release Candidate (RC1) version (5.10.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for everyone from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html

(hit "REFRESH" button in your browser if you see old contents only)

It includes all updated documentation, examples, sample database. The "release candidate" means that if no significant bugs are found within 14 days from today this version becomes official release.

Existing users should use "UPGRADE" version only, to keep their existing data untouched.

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.10.0 (as compared to 5.00.0)

1. Small improvement in axis font positioning - based on TEXTMETRIC
2. Removed 1-pixel rendering overlap in multi-colored chart titles when ClearType was enabled
3. Hi-Res (256x256) alpha Vista icon
4. Quote array now uses HeapRealloc instead of HeapAlloc/HeapFree combination
5. Fixed rare crash @433F58
6. Fixed account manager updating cash after exiting short trade
7. Web Browser window does not flicker anymore when resizing

The FULL CHANGE LOG is included in the ReleaseNotes.html document that is installed with the software.

Users upgrading from previous versions should read "What's New" section of the Users' Guide.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html

UPGRADE POLICY AND PRICING

1. The upgrade is FREE for all users who registered AmiBroker after July 18, 2004
2. The users who purchased AmiBroker before July 18, 2004 would need to buy upgrade if they want to use this newest version ($99 - Standard Edition, $139 - Professional). If you don't want to pay - you may continue using previous version(s) infinitely.
3. To find out when you have purchased AmiBroker and how long your free upgrade period is, use "Account Information" page in the members area at: http://www.amibroker.com/members/info.php
4. To purchase new license or upgrade please use our ordering page at: http://www.amibroker.com/order.php

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
2. If your formula uses the following names: switch, case, break, continue, default as user-defined variable identifier then you would need to rename them. To do so follow the instructions in this article: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/04/05/new-keywords-in-afl-and-possible-conflict-with-user-defined-variables/

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 10:06 am under Releases
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A new updated plugin (version 1.4.4) for TC2000/2005/2007/TCNet is now available for upload from:

http://www.amibroker.com/bin/TC2K.dll

The plugin update is required only for TC2007 users (users of any previous versions of TC200x can continue using old plugin or may use new one).

If you are using TC2007 and it is fresh machine you need to download new plugin 1.4.4 from http://www.amibroker.com/bin/TC2K.dll and copy it to AmiBroker's Plugin subfolder (overwriting existing one).
The new plugin is identical to previous version 1.4.3 except it adds check for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Worden Brothers inc\TeleChart 2007 registry key created by TC2007.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:23 am under Plugins,Releases
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A new Interactive Brokers plugin version 1.7.0 has been released. It is available for download from:

http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ib170/IB.dll

More information and set-up instructions:
http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html

CHANGES AS COMPARED to version 1.6.8

1. Open price available in RT quote window (for stocks)
2. Extended backfill 180+ days (experimental / may be slow / subject to IB throttling)
3. Better automatic reconnection handling (resubscribe all symbols) on network disconnection
4. Updated error code handling (code 162 - data pacing violation)
5. Updated to use new TWS API 9.41

This is recommended upgrade for all IB users.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 3:27 pm under Plugins,Releases
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A new beta version (5.09.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5090beta.exe

(File size: 1 632 601 bytes, 1.6 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !
Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the:
AmiBroker 5.09.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. This version is strongly recommended for anyone who installed 5.06.0 as it fixes a couple of bugs that appeared in 5.06.0 BETA
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 10:29 am under Beta,Releases
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A new version of AmiQuote 2.00 has been released.

Download link:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/aq2000.exe

CHANGES (as compared to 1.95):

1. Added new Google Finance EOD data source (finance.google.com), US and International stocks (finance.google.com) - very fast downloads, much faster than Yahoo
2. Fixed some rare random crashes
3. Fixed occassional crash on Vista
4. Historical EOD downloads overwrite temporary files always to prevent consuming too much hard disk space
5. Livecharts/Quote.com by default is now disabled because vendor discontinued the service. (Use Tools->Settings to re-enable if needed)

NOTE: Backup your files inside "Formats" subfolder if you did any editing because the setup program will install default ones.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 6:04 am under Releases
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A new beta version (5.08.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5080beta.exe

(File size: 1 786 506 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !
Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the:
AmiBroker 5.08.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. This version is strongly recommended for anyone who installed 5.06.0 as it fixes a couple of bugs that appeared in 5.06.0 BETA
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 12:41 pm under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (5.07.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5070beta.exe

(File size: 1 785 483 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
AmiBroker 5.07.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. This version is strongly recommended for anyone who installed 5.06.0 as it fixes a couple of bugs that appeared in 5.06.0 BETA
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 3:34 pm under Beta,Releases
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