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ksmetana
 

Registered: May 2010
Posts: 507

 

08-29-12 11:34 PM

Hi, I am learning C++ since it is the fastest and most common language used in algorithmic trading.

Does anyone have a good resource in learning to code specifically for trading?

A lot of the tutorials I'm reading teach basic coding, but I am unsure how to tie it all into trading. How to retrieve data... send commands.

I get the basic premise.

Create logic, and when the environment meets your parameters, you send a command.

Are there books or anything that specifically teach to write trading code? How to use different APIs, etc?

Also, does anyone have a program written, maybe an unprofitable one or outdated one that they will let me look at, so I get an idea of how the structure should look exactly?

Thanks

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Runningbear
 

Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1689

 

08-30-12 05:09 AM

If you have no previous programming experience,you will have virtually no chance of learning C++ from scratch. Just to hard. Start with something a bit easier.

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Bowgett
 

Registered: Jul 2004
Posts: 908

 

08-30-12 05:16 AM

+1 Listen to what Runningbear just said

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ksmetana
 

Registered: May 2010
Posts: 507

 

08-30-12 05:29 AM

what is a good language to learn that can be used for trading apps?

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promagma
 

Registered: Aug 2004
Posts: 781

 

08-30-12 05:31 AM

Java is easier.

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NYDreamer
 

Registered: Feb 2010
Posts: 42

 

08-30-12 08:32 AM

Python is even easier.

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