Hi, i am New to wl. I Need to get eod data for commodities, forex, world equity indices and rates, what is the easiest way to download datasets or create a back testing universe from scratch. What data providers can offer free and how can i implement. Thx a lot in advance,
Jo.

For that list of EOD requirements, I think PremiumData (Norgate) has just what you're looking for. http://premiumdata.net/

They use MetaStock format, so just use the MetaStock Provider when connecting to their data.

Also, if you're looking for free EOD data...

1. BBFree has U.S. and world stocks, indexes, funds.
2. QuoteMedia has U.S. and world stocks, indexes, funds, futures, options (data quality can be a concern)

Hi thx guys, will look into all suggested providers.

Hi guys, Im completly new to wealth lab. I just installed my trial. Is there a way to get intraday data for the trial?
Kind regards
Tom

Welcome to the forums Tom.

Any external source of intraday data in ASCII (CSV) format should do.

Thanks for your fast reply Eugene.
Ist there a site or place that is recommanded offering data in ASCII ?

There are countless websites that may have intraday data download capability, it's hard to recommend something. Just a couple of examples off the top of my head:

http://stooq.com/db/h/ - stocks
http://www.fxhistoricaldata.com/ - Forex

Just following-up on this topic to bring it up-to-date with respect to Norgate Data.

Norgate Data provider

Norgate Data has superseded Premium Data, and contains survivorship-bias-free listed + delisted stock data plus historical index constituents. US and Australian stock data is covered, plus also has a wide selection of index constituents going back many years (e.g. S&P 500 back to 1967, Russell 3000 back to 1990, S&P/ASX 300 back to 1992)

The historical index constituents are accessible via the Norgate Data extension and only requires 2 lines of code within your Wealthscript code.

Creation of a backtest universe is simple too - we have many pre-built watchlists (eg. S&P 500 Current & Past constituents - almost 1800 securities), plus we also have capabilities for you to create your own dynamic watchlists too.

Further information here:
https://norgatedata.com/
https://norgatedata.com/wealth-lab-overview.php