Recent Content by Zyker

  1. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    What kind of functionality do you provide (in MT5 or otherwise) for automatically detecting order routing going offline? Or is it up to me to...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 28, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  2. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    I don't need low latency, my trading is at 30-60 min resolution, but still intraday. I have had the impression that Metatrader is a bit...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 25, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  3. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    Yes, I'm familiar with the procedure (in principle). I went through a local super computer cluster code validation exercise a couple of years ago;...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  4. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    Just considering alternatives, that's all. And yes, that would be my intention, because of simplicity of the Python interface and robust...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  5. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    Isn't Rithmic built on .NET? I think at least RTrader is, not sure about the API. That would present a problem on a Linux server. Mono really is...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  6. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    I should add that their snapshot data feed seems to be quite robust in crash-like events. (Funny thing - back in 2008 I had a desktop PC with a...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  7. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    Out of curiosity - how did you learn about these problems? Through your own messaging code implementation or AMP sending you status reports to email?
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  8. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    Thanks @Millionaire and @fan27. While intraday, I still only do relatively low frequency stuff, so being "available" is not an issue per se. But...
    Post by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021 in forum: Index Futures

  9. AMP-MetaTrader 5 as IB alternative for automated intraday futures trading

    TLDR: Looking for real user experiences using the AMP / MetaTrader 5 setup for automated intraday futures trading; stability, delays, execution...
    Thread by: Zyker, Jul 24, 2021, 37 replies, in forum: Index Futures

  10. Business models of prop-shops?

    Out of topic, but FYI: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-06/nordea-to-move-its-hq-to-finland-adding-giant-bank-to-euro-zone These...
    Post by: Zyker, Oct 8, 2017 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. Will Capitalism Survive/Fix This?

    It is somewhat amusing that many of the OECD Better Life Index top 10 countries (http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/) would be considered...
    Post by: Zyker, Dec 13, 2016 in forum: Economics

  12. Minimizing the costs of retail day trading

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. WeToddDid2, the Robinhood concept is an interesting one, but their "commission-free" scheme seems to refer to...
    Post by: Zyker, Mar 31, 2016 in forum: Trading

  13. Minimizing the costs of retail day trading

    For a number of years now I have traded ETFs using a self-developed trend/reversal strategy on the daily and weekly time frames. While I make no...
    Thread by: Zyker, Mar 30, 2016, 7 replies, in forum: Trading