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How to connect a dxFeed prop firm account to DeepChart

The credentials your prop firm sends, a two minute line check, and the right Dom Type so the book keeps up when it matters.

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When your prop firm issues dxFeed credentials, DeepChart connects to them through the dxFeed Prop source. What sets it apart is the Dom Type field: MBO, the order by order book, or MBP, aggregated by price and lighter. So the key prerequisite is measuring your internet connection before you choose. This tutorial covers the diagnostic, the form, Symbol Manage, the chart and DeepDom.

Before you start
  • A purchased or funded prop firm account running on dxFeed
  • The dxFeed credentials (username and password) from the prop firm's email or dashboard
  • DeepChart installed with an active licence
  • The general feed profile and exchange logic, covered in our tutorial "Connecting a data feed to DeepCharts"
The credentials your prop firm sends, a two minute line check, and the right Dom Type so the book keeps up when it matters.
The credentials your prop firm sends, a two minute line check, and the right Dom Type so the book keeps up when it matters.© DeepCharts
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Step by step

  1. 01

    Get the dxFeed credentials from your prop firm

    They come once you buy an evaluation or get funded: in the prop firm's email, or in your dashboard under platform credentials. You need a dxFeed Username and a dxFeed Password. They are not your DeepCharts account login, and not necessarily your prop firm portal login either.

  2. 02

    Measure your line with the Diagnostic Report

    Before creating the connection, click the ? icon in the DeepChart toolbar, Contact Support, then "I have a problem or delay with the platform". The Diagnostic window shows the version, operating system, CPU, memory, IPv4 and IPv6, and ping to Europe and the US. Click Click here to confirm to run the full Global, EU and US download speed test. No credentials are collected along the way.

    The DeepChart Diagnostic window with EU and US ping, the Click here to confirm banner and the measured download speeds.
    The DeepChart Diagnostic window with EU and US ping, the Click here to confirm banner and the measured download speeds.© DeepCharts
  3. 03

    Choose between MBO and MBP

    MBO (Market By Order) sends every resting order individually: the finest depth there is, and also the heaviest feed, especially on NQ at the US open. MBP (Market By Price) aggregates orders per price level. DeepCharts' rule: fast and stable line, MBO; slower or patchy line, MBP. Red triangles next to the download speeds in the diagnostic are your cue to go with MBP.

  4. 04

    Create the dxFeed Prop connection

    Select a connection, Feed Settings, Add Connection. Feed Source set to dxFeed Prop (not one of the other dxFeed entries in the list), any Name you like, then under LOGIN INFO the Username and Password from your prop firm. The Dom Type field sits right below: pick Mbo or Mbp based on the previous step.

    The Feed Settings window with Feed Source on dxFeed Prop and the Dom Type menu open on Mbo and Mbp.
    The Feed Settings window with Feed Source on dxFeed Prop and the Dom Type menu open on Mbo and Mbp.© DeepCharts
  5. 05

    Save, then connect

    Save, then pick the dxFeed Prop connection from the Feed menu. The dot turns green. If data then lags on MBO, go back into Feed Settings, switch Dom Type to Mbp and reconnect: that is the fix DeepCharts prescribes.

    The DeepChart Feed menu with the dxFeed Prop connection highlighted.
    The DeepChart Feed menu with the dxFeed Prop connection highlighted.© DeepCharts
  6. 06

    Map the exchange in Symbol Manage

    Options, Symbol Manage. Check that the exchange your contracts trade on (CME for ES, NQ, MES, MNQ) points to dxFeed Prop in the Data Feed column. If it is listed with another source, switch it to your dxFeed Prop connection (Change connection) and confirm with Set. If it is missing, Subscribe, find the exchange, choose dxFeed Prop and confirm with Select. Then close the window.

    The DeepChart Symbol Manage window, CME row mapped to dxFeed Prop.
    The DeepChart Symbol Manage window, CME row mapped to dxFeed Prop.© DeepCharts
  7. 07

    Open a chart

    New, Price Chart, pick ES or NQ, then OK. The chart loads live and the Feed menu shows dxFeed Prop in green. A blank chart with a green light almost always points back to the previous step: the exchange is not mapped to the right connection.

  8. 08

    Hook DeepDom up in MBO

    The same dxFeed credentials work in DeepDom. In DeepDom, Feed Settings, Add Connection, dxFeed Prop, the same credentials, then Dom Type set to Mbo: DeepDom runs on Level 2 data and DeepCharts recommends MBO on both sides. Save, connect, and both platforms run side by side on the same feed without conflict.

    The DeepChart and DeepDom Feed Settings windows side by side, on dxFeed Prop with Dom Type Mbo.
    The DeepChart and DeepDom Feed Settings windows side by side, on dxFeed Prop with Dom Type Mbo.© DeepCharts

Settings, tab by tab

Diagnostic (before connecting)

Reached through the ? icon, Contact Support, "I have a problem or delay with the platform".

Ping EU / Ping US
In milliseconds

Latency to each server region.

Download (Global, EU, US)
In Mbps, after Click here to confirm

A red triangle flags a weak speed: lean towards MBP.

Credentials
Not collected

The diagnostic never reads your username or passwords.

Feed Settings, dxFeed Prop connection
Name
Free text

The prop firm's name works well, so you can spot it in the Feed menu.

Feed Source
dxFeed Prop

The source dedicated to prop firm accounts, separate from the other dxFeed entries.

Username
dxFeed username

Issued by the prop firm.

Password
dxFeed password

Issued by the prop firm.

Dom Type
Mbo shown by default

Mbo: order by order book, finer and heavier. Mbp: aggregated by price, lighter.

Symbol Manage
Exchange
CME for ES, NQ and their micros

The exchange of the contracts your prop firm allows.

Data Feed
dxFeed Prop

Exchange already listed: Change connection, then Set.

Exchange missing
Subscribe

Find the exchange, choose dxFeed Prop, then Select.

⚠ Traps to avoid

  • Picking a dxFeed entry other than dxFeed Prop as Feed Source. The list holds several, and prop firm credentials only open on the dxFeed Prop source.
  • Staying on MBO over a line that cannot keep up. The book falls behind right when it gets busy, US open and news releases. Switch to MBP and reconnect rather than trade off a lagging book.
  • Skipping the diagnostic and choosing MBO on principle. Two minutes of testing tell you whether your line carries the heaviest feed, especially over Wi-Fi or behind a VPN.
  • Leaving CME on another connection in Symbol Manage. The dxFeed Prop light is green, but the chart is fed from elsewhere, or not at all.
  • Setting DeepDom to MBP. DeepCharts recommends MBO in both DeepChart and DeepDom: if your line cannot handle MBO, the line is what needs fixing before you rely on DeepDom.
Official source: DeepCharts help center, connecting a dxFeed prop firm account
Order-flow platform · DeepCharts
Read the order book order-by-order (MBO) on CME (NQ, ES) & Eurex (FDAX): heatmap & footprint.
Code OFFNow: Orderflow at $486 a year instead of $540 through our link
Our partner link does two things: it applies whatever discount DeepCharts is running, and it takes a further 10% off the yearly Orderflow plan, a cut that appears on no public grid. Automatically, with no code to enter.
Pair it with a prop firm (Phidias) to start with controlled risk.
Heads-up: the DeepCharts version bundled by prop firms isn't the full license: for every tool, take your own (code OFF).
Windows only. On a Mac it runs inside Parallels Desktop, which is the setup our community uses.
Get DeepCharts

FAQ

MBO or MBP: which one for trading NQ on a prop account?+

MBO if your diagnostic shows a fast, stable line: you get the finest, order by order depth. MBP if speeds are low or patchy: the feed is lighter and the book keeps up better when things get busy. You can switch at any time in Feed Settings, then reconnect.

Does the diagnostic report send my credentials to DeepCharts?+

No. The window says so itself: what it collects is about the machine and the connection (version, OS, CPU, memory, ping, speeds), never a username or any credentials.

Can I use the same dxFeed credentials in DeepChart and DeepDom?+

Yes. Create a dxFeed Prop connection in each platform with the same credentials and Dom Type set to Mbo on both. They run at the same time on the same feed without conflict.

My data started lagging after I connected dxFeed Prop, what now?+

If you are on MBO, switch Dom Type to Mbp in Feed Settings and reconnect: that is the first thing to try. Then rerun the Diagnostic Report to check ping and speeds, and send it to support if the lag persists.

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