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spreadbet
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 19 |
01-19-03 10:20 AM
As I am new to this site may I say hello to one and all. Is anybody using the NeoTicker software, if so what do you think about it.
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TonySanDiego
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 588 |
01-19-03 04:24 PM
Checking it out as we speak.
So far, I have found it to be very stable, works like it should (to the extent that I know what it should be doing), and seems to have all the functionality I would ever know how to use.
But.. I am having a hard time figuring out how to use the backtesting part. It uses a script programming language, and I don't know the syntax. I probably will be able to get it sooner or later, but it looks to have a stiff learning curve.
The documentation is good as far as how to use Neoticker itself, but seems sparse in how to write programs.
Anyone here willing to point us to some relatively simple programming examples of how to write for Neoticker?
I have tried visiting the Yahoo group, but Yahoo is so freaking difficult to use what with constantly being thrown into the ad pages, and poor navagation tools. 
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vonk
Registered: Feb 2001
Posts: 74 |
01-19-03 06:41 PM
Great piece of software - in the works. I have been using it for a year now and it does things no other program can do. However, unless you are a programmer the scripting is difficult to get your arms around. Again, if you are capable in this area it has built in capabilities that are impressive. There should be a detailed tutorial somewhere, but there is not. I suggested a forum to exchange ideas and examples for trading systems like Wealth-lab has and someone put up a folder on the yahoo discussion site but it has remained empty for a year. Wealth-lab is far superior in this regard. There a literally hundreds of examples from which to learn. Lawrence and the guys at Tickquest need to look at the Wealth-lab model if they are ever going to get people to fully utilize the power of NeoTicker on a broad-based basis.
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Slave2Market
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 154 |
01-20-03 01:04 AM
to the best of my knowledge, and I think I've looked at or used them all, NeoTicker is the most powerful package available ... but there is no free lunch. With all that power comes complexity, and if you don't have some sort of programming background, you will most likely find it quite difficult to use the advanced features of NeoTicker. This program is written by guys who know about trading, and know the deficiencies of the other products currently on the market.
They are constantly adding new features and are very responsive to User requests. It is also a nice charting package and has lots of features that appeal to the average trader I.e. it can be used to create very simple or sophisticated real-time market scans.
There are definitely simpler packages to use, so it really depends on what you are trying to accomplish with your trading.
Regards,
Slave2Market
P.S. I don't work for the company, but do own/use NeoTicker.
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TonySanDiego
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 588 |
01-21-03 12:11 AM
Slave2market, Vonk,
Can you point us to any books/articles that would shed some light on how to program this way?
Years ago I could program in BASIC and FORTRAN, so I probably could learn enough to get by. But I look at the examples Neoticker supplies, and I look into the source directory, and come away totally confused.
I cannot believe there is not a step by step tutorial SOMEWHERE.
I think I am going to need something where every word in every line is annotated and explained. Then I can build on that to gain some understanding.
Where did you guys learn?
Thanks,
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