Agile and Scrum (one variation of an agile methodology) definitely have their place and can increase productivity. Unfortunately, too many times...
Just noticed that Trading Geeks is offering 15 dollars discount until end of June on their IB Data Downloader....
brynno, I'm in a similar situation as you. I've been backtesting my own systems for a while, using IB historical data, and now i'm implementing my...
You have to remember that the "free" code online is not actually free... If you spend 4-5 (or more..) hours looking for decent code, even if it...
http://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/
I was under the impression we were discussing developing trading algorithms, not operating systems. Maybe you would also suggest using Assembly...
Just a little background: I started as a C++ programmer about 20 years ago, since then programmed in Java, Python, Ruby, Scala, R, VBA,...
If you are just starting : C++ is not a good choice. While it definitely has it's strengths and is still popular - it's an outdated language and...
Some useful guidelines on backtesting metrics: http://www.tradinggeeks.net/2015/12/trading-strategy-backtesting-guide/
To take drawdown into account - you may want to check out Calmar ratio: From Investopedia: "The Calmar ratio is a comparison of the average...
TD Ameritrade allows login into ThinkOrSwim from multiple devices - I often have it open on my desktop and iPhone at the same time. Would be nice...
Gold will keep going up as long as the dollar will keep going down.
Cost of production for Saudi Arabia is under $15, Russia : $30-40. Cheapest US shale oil : $40 (and average probably about $55-60), You can see...
Gamma helps you keep track of delta changes. Also, one of the most (if not THE most) important things about trading options is understanding...
Anyone thinks sugar (No.11) will resume it's move up? The fundamentals haven't changed in the past few weeks and demand is still on track to...
That has more to do with crappy brokers than MT4, which is just a technology platform. You have to be careful - most MT4 brokers are bucket shops,...
Well, there is of course the whole world of options-based strategies that trade volatility.
To clarify, for IB historical data requests the limitations are: * no more than 60 historical data requests in 10 minutes * no identical requests...
Agree, but they cost 20x to 50x more, per year. So they are, of course, in a different league, however not as easily extensible as Excel.
Just to complete a list of resources - you may want to take a look at this tool....
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