If you already know how to program and want to learn c++ in a hurry I can recommend c++ primer by Stanley Lippman. If you're new to programming...
I also liked The stock trader by Tony Oz. It's a bit dated by now, but still a good read
The fat candles might be due to the #days in the chart. If there are only a few candles in a chart the program will stretch the candles to...
Realtick has a sim aswell (TALX), but it's pricey.
I use Mozilla. Tabbed browsing etc. and a great spam filter for email.
There are three reasons to trade the es/nq instead of spy/qqq: - leverage - lower commissions - some tax benefits
stock does count
I trade both futs and stocks in the same IB acc. Never had any trouble.
it depends on the route you use. smart-route is not always shown
yes, you can
my last post was a bit incomplete.... Only go for arca if you use mechanical stops. Arca has good liquidity and some "smart routing". So...
If you don't have any smart routing like IB's, i'd go for arca. Happy trading, Sittas
If you use mechanical stops, it's better to use a stop that's quite a bit away from the trigger price or use a market order when your trigger...
A friend a mine use a p-3 with 800 mhz. for those aps. and it works fine. He has 1024 mb of ram though. Sittas
Living in Europe, you can open an account with almost any us-broker. The same goes for charting software. I live in the Netherlands for...
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