Does someone know cheap FIX engine?

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Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

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When I read your message, my first thought was QuickFix (c++ or J), its true that there is a learning curve, but I found the best way of using it was to work through the samples they provide. You can then easily get a simple server and client working.

Kind regards
John
Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

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With QuickFIX I got all the basics, so I have a simple client that creates a session and logs on to the broker however sometimes QuickFIX drops the logon and tries to reconnect again and I get error messages in log that some field does not exist but it is part of my message and so on. Generally it is not consistent I get different results w/o making any changes at my code of xml definition.

When I read your message, my first thought was QuickFix (c++ or J), its true that there is a learning curve, but I found the best way of using it was to work through the samples they provide. You can then easily get a simple server and client working.

Kind regards
John
Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

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Did you go over the logs with your broker - that is often a good way to find out whats wrong.

John

With QuickFIX I got all the basics, so I have a simple client that creates a session and logs on to the broker however sometimes QuickFIX drops the logon and tries to reconnect again and I get error messages in log that some field does not exist but it is part of my message and so on. Generally it is not consistent I get different results w/o making any changes at my code of xml definition.

When I read your message, my first thought was QuickFix (c++ or J), its true that there is a learning curve, but I found the best way of using it was to work through the samples they provide. You can then easily get a simple server and client working.

Kind regards
John
Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

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Unfortunately, I second that! QuickFIX is the way to go if cost is a major issue.

When I read your message, my first thought was QuickFix (c++ or J), its true that there is a learning curve, but I found the best way of using it was to work through the samples they provide. You can then easily get a simple server and client working.

Kind regards
John
Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

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Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

Hi Vince,

QuickFIX is pretty good - you just have to spend a little time getting used to it and playing around with samples. If you’re really stuck on something you can always try their support forums, or email one of the contributors directly. I’ve always found the QuickFIX folks to be quite helpful when I had questions about it.

Cheers,

Russ

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Hello,

Could someone recommend cheap FIX engine for Linux, say under $1000, if such exists. Ideally it should be written in C/C++ and support SSL. Otherwise, it can be written in Java but could run under open JRE.

I am trying to use QuickFIX right now but it goes very slow. QuickFIX does not have documentation and public support is pretty much nonexistent. The only option with QuickFIX is to go through the source code but it’s taking too much of my time.

Thank you!

Hi Vince,

QuickFIX is pretty good - you just have to spend a little time getting used to it and playing around with samples. If you’re really stuck on something you can always try their support forums, or email one of the contributors directly. I’ve always found the QuickFIX folks to be quite helpful when I had questions about it.

Cheers,

Russ

Excuse for resurrecting my old thread. I returned to developing my app so I have the same question.

Could someone recommend a cheap FIX Engine written in C++ for Linux; supports FOREX, equities, options; supports SSL.

I tried QuickFIX. It practically cannot be used out of the box - it’s buggy and requires significant time investment to make it work. Support is pretty much non-existant, their support forum is anemic.

Thank you!