Recent Content by OldGoat

  1. Co-location Question

    I think that a datacenter near IB's Greenwich site makes the most sense. However, I haven't been able to locate any CT data centers. Probably...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jul 22, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  2. Co-location Question

    Thanks, I doubt that my system would get better fills from the improved latency. At least not enough to justify the cost.
    Post by: OldGoat, Jul 22, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  3. Co-location Question

    Correction: that should read "2 millisecond". PING gw1.ibllc.com (208.245.107.3): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 208.245.107.3: icmp_seq=0...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jul 22, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  4. AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL)

    With AmiBroker, NinjaTrader, MultiCharts, and most other such software they do not provide the data. It must come from a separate source. So,...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jul 22, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  5. Co-location Question

    Thanks, that is helpful information. A 2 microsecond latency to IB would be adequate for my system (currently at about 20ms). I doubt the...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jul 19, 2014 in forum: Hardware

  6. AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL)

    I purchased AmiBroker at the end of the trial period. This is not simple-to-use software. It will take a great deal of time to learn, though...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  7. Co-location Question

    Question: What is the advantage of co-locating at CME? All orders must be placed through a broker (IB in my case). Presumably, that means that...
    Thread by: OldGoat, Jul 18, 2014, 17 replies, in forum: Hardware

  8. AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL)

    Per AmiBroker 5.70 User’s Guide: Status - get run-time AFL status information SYNTAX status( ’’statuscode’’ ) RETURNS ARRAY...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jun 29, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  9. AmiBroker Formula Language (AFL)

    I'm looking for some reassurance from people that have been using AFL for a while. I'm finding it difficult to get simple pieces of code to...
    Thread by: OldGoat, Jun 27, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: Trading Software

  10. eSignal vs IQ Feed

    I am broker agnostic -- primarily interested in good rates and execution. Unless Velocity's rates include Exchange and Regulatory fees, they are...
    Post by: OldGoat, Feb 2, 2014 in forum: Automated Trading

  11. Charting software for Mac

    Actually OS X is "version" of UNIX. There are many flavors of UNIX and while they are very similar, the are not identical. Depending upon what...
    Post by: OldGoat, Jan 26, 2014 in forum: Trading Software

  12. Trading with a Stop Loss in the Futures Market is for Losers

    I've just read this entire thread (over several days) and I must say it has been entertaining. My observation is that most people don't read...
    Post by: OldGoat, Dec 30, 2013 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Charting software for Mac

    Thanks. I'm not interested in creating a web app. I want to use someone else's app that will allow me to code my own indicators in something...
    Post by: OldGoat, Dec 30, 2013 in forum: Trading Software