Since IB has a limit of 100 market data lines, do you know if listing the b/a of the spread counts as using 1 or 2 m.d. lines? I am assuming it...
Riskarb, Out of curiosity, I am interested as to how would you have handled this situation. Luckily this has never happened to me, and while...
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You most certainly are. Reading your posts is a welcomed contrast to the majority of the stuff that is written on this board; I'm looking forward...
It can work equally well no matter what timeframe you choose, it only depends on your ability to correctly define buy and sell points. If you...
Basically the idea is to create a mechanical trading system, something that your computer can do without any input from you. A simple example of...
So do you usually plan on losing money then? I plan on making 5000 pips next week, that doesn't mean I'm going to do it.
But doesn't their API cost $600/mo? -- Paccc
I recently asked a similar question that involved MySQL, maybe it will help you out: http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63745
Good call on the GOOG Put, too bad I didnt follow the advice! (+325% today), but at least I wasn't long either. :) -- Paccc
The advantage of keeping the market data memory based is that it allows you to analyze each ticker faster than would be able if you had your data...
I$land, I think you are able to access the data as long as you have an account with IB and if you subscribe to the market data for that...
Has anyone tested the historical data available from IB? I know they offer up to 6 months of 1sec data, but I have not checked to see how...
Thanks to both Choad and GTG for the helpful responses. I was not planning on using .NET since I dont have much experience with it, and it seems...
I agree with you completely. I already have been trading with my current setup and am now looking into coding my own (partly because programming...
Thanks for the input, I remember seeing that book at the bookstore before and flipping through it. Its a pretty hefty book if I remember...
Longevity definitely has a strong positive correlation to success. When I compare myself now to where I was when I started I can see a marked...
I have recently undertaken the task of developing an automated trading application. After a bit of work on it, I have run into several unforeseen...
How many people here trade more than one system or strategy at the same time? If you do, do you pick which one you use for each day, and trade...
This certainly is VERY annoying. I'm interested as to some of the tools you use to get around this. Thanks! -- Paccc
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