How to configure a connection to Acuity Trading

Learn how to configure a connection to Acuity Trading in B2CORE to give clients access to market analysis and trading signal widgets

Acuity Trading is a provider of market analysis tools and trading signals. Once configured, brokers can offer clients access to Acuity Trading research and analytics directly in the B2CORE UI.

Acuity Trading widgets

Once connected, the following widgets become available to clients in the B2CORE UI:

  • Research Terminal — requires a trading account
  • AnalysisIQ — requires a trading account
  • AssetIQ
  • Economic & Corporate Calendars
  • NewsIQ & Dynamic Emails

All widgets are hidden from the menu by default. After creating the connection, enable the widgets you want to offer.

Before configuring a connection in the Back Office, request API access from Acuity Trading via your account manager or sign up on the Acuity Trading website. You'll receive an API key and other credentials required for the connection.

Configure a connection to Acuity Trading

To configure a connection in the B2CORE Back Office:

Navigate to System > External connections.

Click +Create in the upper-right page corner.

On the Create connection page, fill in the following fields:

  • In the Name field, enter a name that you want to use for the connection.
  • In the Caption field, enter a caption that will be applied to the platform in the Back Office.
  • In the Provider dropdown, select Acuity Trading.

Click Save to create the connection.

Find the newly created connection in the list and click Edit.

On the Edit connection page, fill in the following fields with the credentials provided by Acuity Trading:

  • In the API Key field, enter your Acuity Trading API key.
  • In the API URL field, enter the Acuity Trading API endpoint.
  • In the Salt field, enter the salt value used to sign requests to Acuity Trading.
  • In the Enabled dropdown, select Yes.

Click Save to apply the changes.

Only one Acuity Trading connection can be active at a time.

Enable Acuity Trading widgets for clients

Acuity Trading widgets are hidden from the B2CORE UI menu by default. To make them available to clients:

Navigate to Promotion > Menu.

Click the eye icon in the General row to view the list of menu items.

Find the Acuity Trading widgets that you want to offer to clients (Research Terminal, AnalysisIQ, AssetIQ, Economic & Corporate Calendars, NewsIQ & Dynamic Emails) and enable the active toggle for each one.

For more details on menu item settings, such as limiting visibility to specific verification levels or client types, see Menu.

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