IB: how about negotiating deals with eSignal, ATFI, quote.com etc and get your customers a rebate. If you bring a bunch of active traders like us...
Another performance suggestion is to only run Experts at the end of each bar vs on every tick. Depending on system that might be an option....
Does anyone know how much of the daily SPY volume is on the NYSE? I've gotten much better fills on SPY at the NYSE vs. Amex, but before I...
ajax: you will have to download and install the Java runtime environment yourself. Go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/ or...
Yahoo hosts a fairly active Metastock users group: MetastockUsers. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com and join metastockusers. That's another good...
The day of the announcement is not a good day to trade, imho. The day before can be very quiet, too. Just take a day or two off.
I guess this turned into more of a debate than I expected. I'm well aware of how to work around the limitations of Alerts etc. My real beef is...
For the systems I use I tend to have fewer larger winners. By filtering by the equity curve I would in essence filter out some of the large...
I find IB's new fees resonable. IB's services are designed for the active trader. I just don't see how creating $30 in commision for an active...
just test it out. I've tried the same and generally found that it hurts my overall performance. Depending on system characteristics that may or...
Tahoe & rtstrading: I agree that several of the issues can be worked around. Let me clarity two of my points: systems & alerts: I know that...
in addition to the other feedback: make sure you're running the latest drivers. Matrox (unfortunately) isn't known for providing the most...
I really don't want this to turn into metastock bashing, but here are the reasons why I don't use MS Pro for real-time trading 1. Cannot run...
I have MSPro 7.2 with eSignal: works like a charm for charting and playing around. Excellent integration with eSignal. You can dynamically load...
I believe that IB could answer 99% of our API requests by providing order entry (like what's already provided in the baskets) and order...
Sounds to me like you're doing very well. If you there is something in either your system or position size that you instinctively don't like or...
Trading is a lot like gambling. But contrary to Vegas you actually have a chance to adjust the odds of the game you choose to play. You do that...
I like Fletch's recommendation. Consider having the 2nd pc be a laptop with a modem. That way you will be operational even if power is out. My...
I trade systematically, and have found that I get less tempted to interfere if I don't have charts open. So, all of today I only had SPX and NDX...
"hat off" to Don Bright. I think it's great that a founder of the largest pro firm spends time on this board. Don obviously has an agenda at some...
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