Real-Time Quotes (Back to Index)

BEST Direct displays real-time quotes for all GLOBEX, E-CBOT, and single stock futures contracts. To select PFG MDS, go to the Main drop-down menu, select “Options,” followed by “Real-Time Quotes,” and then select PFG MDS:

Once you have your data manager open it is possible to view real-time data through your trading ticket’s Quote Window.

BEST Direct is also compatible with eSignal and BarChart.com for real-time data. Therefore if you are using eSignal or BarChart.com as your data provider, real-time quotes will be fed through BEST Direct.

If you don’t have real-time quotes selected (none), then Flash Quotes will show in the quote window:

Simply select the Commodity, Year, and Month from the Market Selection area of the screen, and click Flash Quote. The last price updated in our database will then appear in the Window to the right of the Flash Quote button. This is NOT a real time quote, but is based on exchange-established delays. You must hit the Flash Quote button for the quote to update. If you have real-time quotes selected in the “Main” drop down bar (under options), then the Flash Quote function doesn’t appear.