Recent Content by Darth-trader

  1. Historical list of margin requirements

    Understood no problem. Anyone else got anything else to add?
    Post by: Darth-trader, Apr 28, 2017 in forum: Educational Resources

  2. Historical list of margin requirements

    Backtest strategies for a range of stocks overtime. Holding certain stocks at any one time will influence your leverage capacity. Does lightspeed...
    Post by: Darth-trader, Apr 28, 2017 in forum: Educational Resources

  3. Historical list of margin requirements

    Thanks for your input Robert.
    Post by: Darth-trader, Apr 28, 2017 in forum: Educational Resources

  4. Historical list of margin requirements

    Don't certain stocks - I.e. small caps / illiquid stocks etc have different margin requirements? It isn't standardised across all surely. See...
    Post by: Darth-trader, Apr 28, 2017 in forum: Educational Resources

  5. Historical list of margin requirements

    Unusual data request, anyone know where I could get a historical list of margin requirements (initial margin + maintenance margin for going...
    Thread by: Darth-trader, Apr 28, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: Educational Resources

  6. Best place to purchase historical stock data for backtesting??

    Great thanks I will look into them (TradeStation). Though I am trending with caution as to the quality of the data as there would be nothing...
    Post by: Darth-trader, Sep 8, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  7. Best place to purchase historical stock data for backtesting??

    Hey Metamega, thanks for your reply. I've heard of Qcollector but never really looked it to it. Maybe I should. I generally build my own tools to...
    Post by: Darth-trader, Sep 8, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  8. Best place to purchase historical stock data for backtesting??

    Can someone please provide their personal experience of the quality of data (I'm talking historical intraday data - tick and 1s bars) from...
    Post by: Darth-trader, Sep 8, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  9. IB API Block Order Execution

    Thanks GAT. I will try experiment with the paper trade account.
    Post by: Darth-trader, Jul 10, 2016 in forum: Order Execution

  10. IB API Block Order Execution

    Appreciate your reply. That site is also quite handy. I have a few questions as you appear knowledgeable on this area, some of which reference...
    Post by: Darth-trader, Jul 9, 2016 in forum: Order Execution

  11. IB API Block Order Execution

    I'm currently building out my own system using IB's API. One thing I am not certain on is how to keep track of block orders that can get executed...
    Thread by: Darth-trader, Jul 9, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: Order Execution

  12. Another thread on real-time data / API solutions

    More FYI so people dont get burnt on quantquote. See the comments posted on this site I share the same experience
    Post by: Darth-trader, May 17, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  13. Historical Intraday data 5-10min intervals

    Some of you guys mentioned that you can buy historical tapes from Nanex. Can anyone provide a rough idea as to how much this would cost for say...
    Post by: Darth-trader, May 17, 2016 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds