Are there any brokers with Java trading APIs other than the famous IB? Particularly if they have low commissions on e-mini trades (not that I have anything against IB; just weighing up alternatives). -Andrew
That'd be great to know. What I did was write a few zesty scripts with AutoHotKey so I could trade from eSignal to Infinity Brokerage GUI. This program does everything!! http://www.autohotkey.com Geoff / Caj
I have heard great things about Redsky's API and Genesis (equities) in terms of extremely fast and stable API with very low fees for professional traders. If you have an arbitrage or high-frequency trading system these might be good choices. For retail traders, IB's API is the only good choice imo.
There are MANY! here's (only) a few links in no particular order, and NOT intended to be a recommendation... http://mirusfutures.com/futures_brokers_automated_trading.htm http://mbtrading.com/sdk.asp http://www.proactivefutures.com/resources/seminars.htm http://www.velocityfutures.com/Fix_platform.html http://www.openecry.com/services/api_developers.cfm Osorico
To some extent, this depends on which language the platform being used is written in. For certain, if you want use J-Trader, you will be able to use a Java API. Why anyone would CHOOSE java is beyond me, but whatever works, works. Happy Holidays Osorico