Dave, IB is usually fine. But about 3-4 weeks ago, I had couple of disconnects/day for 2-3 days. Also couple of times, I remember seeing IB broadcasting messages for some stops being cancelled (not mine). Anyway, these problems are kind of rare but you need to account for them. Chinook
It should be possible to implement this type of strategy using TWS by itself. ie I determine that i want to be long the stock if it goes above $10.50, the night before I enter a STOP order to buy at 10.50, and two conditional orders, a stop loss at say $9.99 and a limit sell at $11.50 in an OCA group. The sell orders are active only after the entry order is filled. Each night I can update my orders from there.
Hungry4Knowledg, Thanks for the comment. I am interested in exploring this further. Do you know who these firms are that would trade a strategy for me on their behalf using a locked or encrypted TradeStation strategy? Thanks, Dave
http://www.itginc.com/products/autotrade.html http://www.strategyrunner.com/Content/index.htm http://www.unisyn.com/ just info, not necc. trade station