Raw Tick Recorder
Low-overhead tick capture for researchers, quants, and traders who need broker-feed evidence rather than broker-feed assumptions.
- Tick-by-tick bid/ask recording
- CSV output format for analysis
- Configurable recording sessions
What this product is built for
Raw Tick Recorder is built for traders and developers who need the feed itself, not just chart candles. It captures bid and ask ticks with millisecond precision and exports formats that are useful for analytics, backtest preparation, spread research, and downstream data work.
That makes it one of the most operationally valuable utilities in the catalog. Whether you are validating broker behavior, building machine-learning datasets, or comparing execution environments, high-quality raw ticks turn guesswork into inspectable evidence.
Key Features
- Tick-by-tick bid/ask recording
- CSV output format for analysis
- Configurable recording sessions
- Spread monitoring and statistics
- Minimal resource impact
- Multiple symbol simultaneous recording
- Timestamp precision to milliseconds
What It Does NOT Do
- Does not replay recorded ticks
- Not a backtesting tool itself
- Cannot modify or filter recorded data in real-time
- Does not provide analysis — only raw data capture
Who It's For
- Quantitative traders needing tick data
- Backtesting data preparation
- Spread/execution quality monitoring
Typical Use Cases
- Recording broker-specific tick streams for spread, latency, and slippage analysis.
- Preparing richer datasets for backtesting, simulation, or machine-learning pipelines.
- Archiving raw market activity around high-impact news or regime shifts.
- Comparing multiple brokers or VPS setups using the same symbol and timeframe environment.
Workflow Fit
- Attach one recorder instance per symbol you want captured in raw form.
- Choose the output format that best fits your analysis stack, such as CSV or binary archives.
- Move the exported data into research, validation, or observability workflows once collection is complete.
Deployment prerequisites
- Use the MetaTrader version and product build that match the supported MT4/MT5 badges.
- Prepare disk space, export folders, and broker-feed assumptions before collecting tick data for analysis.
- Test first on demo, strategy tester, or a low-risk account before moving the workflow to production.
Setup checklist
- Confirm the MetaTrader platform, account type, broker execution, and permissions before using Raw Tick Recorder live.
- Validate the core behavior (Tick-by-tick bid/ask recording) on demo or a small live environment, then inspect logs, alerts, and chart behavior.
- Document the inputs, VPS state, monitoring channel, and rollback action so the workflow can be repeated.
Buyer objections to check
- Use it when you need raw tick recorder for MetaTrader; choose a custom build if your process requires behavior outside this scope.
- Confirm the intended user or workflow: Quantitative traders needing tick data.
- Confirm the boundary: Does not replay recorded ticks.
Limits to understand
- Raw Tick Recorder cannot remove broker slippage, connectivity problems, VPS failures, or incorrect terminal permissions.
- Wrong symbols, contract settings, magic-number filters, or thresholds can still produce unwanted behavior.
- It should support a tested trading process; it does not replace risk rules, market validation, or operator supervision.
Buyer FAQ
What kind of data does Raw Tick Recorder capture?
It records raw bid and ask ticks with timestamp precision, which is more suitable for execution and microstructure analysis than standard candle history alone.
Who is this best for?
Developers, system traders, data researchers, and anyone validating broker-feed quality or building their own research datasets.
Can it replace a strategy tester?
No. It is a data-capture utility. Its strength is producing better inputs and evidence for your research process, not simulating trades by itself.