This topic provides the information you need to understand the system specifications and communication protocols for CQG Trader.
To help you maximize your CQG Trader experience, we provide both required and recommended system specifications for running CQG Trader. These specifications are appropriate for single and dual monitor setups. If you have three or four monitors, you will need a higher performance processor, video card, and network connection.
Hibernate and stand by modes cannot be used on a system running CQG Trader. Hard drive power-saving features should also be disabled.
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Minimum Requirements |
Recommended |
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Operating System |
Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista are supported. |
Windows 7 |
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Processor |
Intel® Pentium® 4 3.0 Ghz |
Dual-Core. Intel Core™ 2 Duo (2.33 Ghz or better) |
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Memory |
1GB RAM |
2GB RAM |
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Hard Drive |
7200RPM with at least 1GB of free hard disk space |
7200RPM with at least 4GB of free hard disk space |
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Video Card |
128Mb of memory (If multi-monitor, 128Mb per video card) |
128Mb of memory (If multi-monitor, 128Mb per video card) |
CQG Trader requires Internet service via a high-speed connection, such as DSL, cable, or fixed wireless/wireless local loop (WLL). Wireless Internet connections are not recommended, especially broadband over a Wi-Fi card. Dial-up is not supported. All network communications between CQG customers and servers are initiated from the client side. The destination port number at the server side is 2823, CQG’s registered port number. CQG also uses a secure connection, port number 443, for authorization purposes.
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Port numbers |
Description |
Required |
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80, 443 |
WebTrader, CAST |
No |
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443 |
CQG Trader pre-authentication and update checks |
Yes |
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2823 |
Order-routing and market data |
Yes |
Traffic between CQG clients and servers uses TCP protocol. UDP protocol is not used.
All network connections between CQG clients and servers are initiated from the client side. No connections are initiated by the server.
Source ports at the client side are always system-assigned port numbers in the 1025-5000 range.
User-specific secure information, such as passwords, are encrypted.
Only one simultaneous connection per user is permitted.
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Subnet Bits |
Subnet Mask |
IP Range | |
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8.18.160.0 |
24 |
255.255.255.0 |
8.18.160.0 to 8.18.160.255 |
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64.208.51.0 |
24 |
255.255.255.0 |
64.208.51.1 to 64.208.51.254 |
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66.77.164.128 |
26 |
255.255.255.192 |
66.77.164.129 to 66.77.164.190 |
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67.152.7. 0 |
24 |
255.255.255.0 |
67.152.7.1 to 67.152.7.254 |
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114.31.92.64 |
27 |
255.255.255.224 |
114.31.92.65 to 114.31.92.94 |
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118.201.11.192 |
26 |
255.255.255.192 |
118.201.11.193 to 118.201.11.254 |
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183.91.40.24 |
29 |
255.255.255.248 |
183.91.40.25 to 183.91.40.30 |
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203.192.64.128 |
25 |
255.255.255.128 |
203.192.64.129 to 203.192.64.254 |
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208.48.16.0 |
24 |
255.255.255.0 |
208.48.16.1 to 208.48.16.254 |
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216.219.76.64 |
26 |
255.255.255.192 |
216.219.76.65 to 216.219.76.126 |
CQG reserves the right to add or change, at any time, IP addresses within the ranges provided.
CQG reserves the right to add or change IP addresses at any time.
Production Environment IP Addresses
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Function |
IP |
Primary Address |
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IMS |
64.208.51.207 |
cqginchi002ims1i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
64.208.51.212 |
cqginchi002ims2i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
64.208.51.214 |
cqginchi002ims3i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
208.48.16.209 |
cqginqwc016ims1i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
208.48.16.249 |
cqginqwc016ims2i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
208.48.16.240 |
cqginqwc016ims3i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
67.152.7.202 |
cqginnyc033ims1i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
67.152.7.203 |
cqginnyc033ims2i.cqgnet.com |
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IMS |
67.152.7.204 |
cqginnyc033ims3i.cqgnet.com |
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News |
66.77.164.163 |
cqgnews.cqgdata.com |
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Trading |
208.48.16.200 |
www.cqgtrader.com |
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Trading |
8.18.160.10 |
www5.cqgtrader.com |
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Trading London |
216.219.76.110 |
europe.cqgtrader.com |
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Trading Singapore |
118.201.11.201 |
sng.cqgtrader.com |
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Trading Sydney |
203.192.64.137 |
au.cqgtrader.com |
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Trading Tokyo |
114.31.92.73 |
tokyo.cqgtrader.com |
Demo and Simulator Environment IP Addresses
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IP |
Address |
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208.48.16.202 |
demo.cqgtrader.com |
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64.208.51.202 |
cqginchi032i.cqgnet.com |
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66.77.250.38 |
cqginsfd008i.cqgrdnet.com |
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64.208.51.213 |
cqginsfc003i.cqgrdnet.com |
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64.208.51.215 |
cqginsfc005i.cqgrdnet.com |
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64.208.51.210 |
cqginsfc011i.cqgrdnet.com |
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66.77.250.32 |
cqginsfd002i.cqgrdnet.com |
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67.152.7.206 |
cqginsfn001i.cqgrdnet.com |
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67.152.7.211 |
cqginsfn002i.cqgrdnet.com |
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67.152.7.207 |
cqginsfn003i.cqgrdnet.com |
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208.48.16.8 |
cqginsfq001i.cqgrdnet.com |
CQG reserves the right to add or change IP addresses at any time.
Australia
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IP |
Address |
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203.192.64.143 |
cqginsyd005i.cqgnet.com |
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203.192.64.149 |
cqginsyd007bi.cqgnet.com |
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203.192.64.150 |
cqginsyd008bi.cqgnet.com |
London
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IP |
Address |
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216.219.76.124 |
cqginlon013i.cqgnet.com |
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216.219.76.125 |
cqginlon014i.cqgnet.com |
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IP |
Address |
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118.201.11.207 |
cqginsng005i.cqgnet.com |
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118.201.11.213 |
cqginsng007bi.cqgnet.com |
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118.201.11.214 |
cqginsng008bi.cqgnet.com |
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IP |
Address |
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114.31.92.76 |
cqgintok001bi.cqgnet.com |
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114.31.92.78 |
cqgintok002bi.cqgnet.com |
U.S.
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IP |
Address |
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64.208.51.229 |
cqginchi006i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.237 |
cqginchi014i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.238 |
cqginchi015i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.242 |
cqginchi019i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.243 |
cqginchi020i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.245 |
cqginchi022i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.249 |
cqginchi026i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.250 |
cqginchi027i.cqgnet.com |
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64.208.51.252 |
cqginchi029i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.240 |
cqginnyc017i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.241 |
cqginnyc018i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.242 |
cqginnyc019i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.243 |
cqginnyc020i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.244 |
cqginnyc021i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.245 |
cqginnyc022i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.249 |
cqginnyc026i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.250 |
cqginnyc027i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.251 |
cqginnyc028i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.253 |
cqginnyc030i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.254 |
cqginnyc031i.cqgnet.com |
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67.152.7.223 |
cqginnyc032i.cqgnet.com |
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208.48.16.234 |
cqginqwc011i.cqgnet.com |
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208.48.16.245 |
cqginqwc022i.cqgnet.com |
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208.48.16.250 |
cqginqwc025i.cqgnet.com |
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208.48.16.217 |
cqginqwc030i.cqgnet.com |
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208.48.16.218 |
cqginqwc031i.cqgnet.com |
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208.48.16.220 |
cqginqwc033i.cqgnet.com |
CQG Trader supports these firewall configurations:
•Network address translation
•Dynamically assigned ports on the client side
CQG Trader supports SOCKS 4, SOCKS 5, and HTTP proxy services as well as a Winsock redirector, such as Microsoft® Proxy Server 2.0.
To connect through a proxy server you must modify configuration settings, by changing the configuration files, following the successful installation of CQG Trader.
Configuring CQG Trader for Use with Proxy Servers
To be used through a proxy, CQG Trader requires both HTTP and SOCKS proxy services.
CQG Trader uses Internet Explorer (IE) default HTTP proxy settings. You can override default values by editing the CQG.Trader.Application.exe.config file. If set up in IE, Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) & proxy.pac configuration are also supported.
SOCKs is configured in the NetsConfiguration.ini file.
To override HTTP proxy
1. Open CQG.Trader.Application.exe.config. Default location: C:\Program Files\CQG\CQG Trader\Bin.
2. Replace <defaultProxy> section with:
<defaultProxy>
<proxy usesystemdefault="true" proxyaddress=http://PROXY:PORT bypassonlocal="true" />
</defaultProxy>
Replace PROXY with the name or IP address of your HTTP proxy server.
Replace PORT with the proxy port number, typically 8080.
3. Save the file and restart CQG Trader.
To bypass proxy using direct connection to CQG Trader
1. Open CQG.Trader.Application.exe.config. Default location: C:\Program Files\CQG\CQG Trader\Bin.
2. Replace the <defaultProxy> section with:
<defaultProxy>
<bypasslist>
<add address="[a-z]*$" />
</bypasslist>
</defaultProxy>
3. Save the file and restart CQG Trader.
To bypass proxy using configuration in PAC file
Set up an exceptions list in proxy.pac to bypass the proxy. For example:
function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
// connection to CQG servers via HTTPS don't need a proxy:
if (shExpMatch(host, "*.cqgtrader.com"))
{
return "DIRECT";
}
if (shExpMatch(host, "*.cqgnet.com"))
{
return "DIRECT";
}
if (shExpMatch(host, "*.cqgrdnet.com"))
{
return "DIRECT";
}
//rest of file
}
To configure SOCKS proxy
1. Open NetsConfiguration.ini Default location: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\CQG\CQG Trader.
2. Add:
ProxyType=SOCKS5
SOCKS5_Host=%PROXY%
SOCKS5_Port=%PORT%
SOCKS5_DNS=1
SOCKS5_User=%USER_NAME%
SOCKS5_Password=%USER_PASSWORD%
Replace PROXY with the name or IP address of your HTTP proxy server.
Replace PORT with the proxy port number.
Optionally, replace USER_NAME with username for the proxy. Omitted if no user authentication.
Optionally, replace USER_PASSWORD with user's password for the proxy. Omitted if no user authentication.
3. Save the file and restart CQG Trader.
Microsoft’s 3.5 .NET Framework SP 1 is required. If this version of the .NET framework is not detected during installation, the system notifies you. Note that COM and ActiveX components are registered during installation.
CQG remotely manages entitlements associated with CQG Trader. Each user has a specific set of entitlements that are accurately reflected in CQG’s monthly billing. CQG is able to flag customer accounts to prevent any unauthorized entitlement.