AmiBroker software is currently available in 2 editions: Standard and Professional.
The following table summarizes differences between these two editions:
| Feature | Standard Edition | Professional Edition |
|---|---|---|
| End-of-day charting/backtesting/scanning | Yes | Yes |
| 1-, 5-, 15-minute, hourly intraday charting/backtesting/scanning | Yes | Yes |
| Custom minute bars | Yes | Yes |
| Tick charts/backtesting/scanning | No | Yes* |
| 1-second, 5-second, 15-second bar charts/backtesting/scanning | No | Yes |
| Streaming real-time quote display | 10 symbols | UNLIMITED symbols |
| Time and Sales window | 1 symbol | UNLIMITED symbols |
| GetRTData / GetRTDataForeign AFL function | No | Yes |
| Wait for backfill in Automatic Analysis | No | Yes |
| Automatically updating real-time charts | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum Adverse/Favorable Excursion Distribution charts in Portfolio backtest reports |
No | Yes |
| 64-bit version | No | Yes |
| Multi-threading Charts | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-threading Analysis window | Yes, up to 2 threads | Yes, up to 32 threads ** |
| Bitness | 32-bit only | 64-bit and 32-bit |
| Requires RT data subscription | No | Not required, but nice to have (Professional Edition works with EOD data perfectly fine, but real-time features (like real-time quotes), of course, require a real-time data source) |
* - This feature is available only using eSignal RT, Interactive Brokers, or DDE feed.
In the future, the Professional Edition may have additional features not
available in the Standard Edition. For pricing and ordering information, check out the How
to order section.
** - The number of threads depends on the number of logical processors on your computer and the number of symbols under test. For details, see: Efficient use of Multithreading.