I do not care how big their server farms are, when they went down over the summer, nobody answered the trading desk or customer service phones, recipe for DISASTER without a second broker! TS data lags TT, CQG and Ninja by a good few seconds. So you did not see the 3-5 second delay in TS Data on Friday in ZB and ES then, so STFU and stop being a shill for an inferior product. el surdo
nice...namecalling.....["shill"] nice...I don't use the product any more, how can I be a shill? I've made gazillions of $$ from that platform in the past ten years, I will not knock it. Whatever the guy decides, having two different data streams is smart. I use Strategy Runner for everything now; TS does have some data issues a few times a year, usually at market opens. If the guy has TS for his bigtime analysis and systems programs and a data/chart platform from his brokerage, that is best. Also having backup internet, backup power and backup computers is wise. TS gives you a couple years of intraday data (maybe more) - this is very helpful in backtesting strategies and indicators. Then, if the user wants to spend bucks on continuous historical data going back 'x' years he will have a good idea of future success. Since TS is free with a funded account and the universe of TS programmers is huge, a few thousand dollars out of pocket using the TS platform will go a long way. I tried out a couple online meetings with Ninja when I had some spare time last year, I could not get some very simple questions answered....it may be great for some, but I think it lacks a lot of depth for serious programmers/analysts like me. Here's a link to the NJ Forum regarding custom indicators. Good luck you NT guys! http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=15 TheMechanicalDayTrader
You could go to http://www.tradewithprecision.com/23.html and get a 2 month trial, there are some others offering the same trial. You only pay the exchange fees. The best is to wait 2 or 3 weeks till TS 8.4. is out for public with tick intrabar testing.
I heard at market, and read some articles, that TS only brokers with gain capital. that's a problem, because of trading agains own customers in there books. they did get a penalty for this... can someone else confirm this to the elite troups...
We know this, if you bothered to read the title of this thread, the OP is looking for a way to use TS for FREE numbnuts!