No idea...I went with python because a few people I respect recommended it to me. I doubt it matters much for most people.
Here is my take. Since childhood I have known intuitively that people in general are fools. Now as an adult I can say more politely that I don't believe in the assumption that the investor makes rational decisions. So my advantage is that I actually make rational decisions. Which brings us back to our topic here of trading with the help of ACD.
As a matter of fact, there was a study on the returns of shadowing customer(retail) orders and the returns are an abnormality. Richard Ney has interesting words on that, and there is a book that has a bit of that too.
Your comments appear to be vague bordering on mumbo jumbo. Would you care to supply links or something to substantiate?
I like R but that's because I learned R in grad school. There are thousands of free packages in R, some which are highly specialized to finance and trading. I think some people prefer the syntax in Python over R. R takes some getting use to at first. Both R and Python can do the same things. Whichever one is easier for you to learn, pick that one because you are going to need the ability to put in a LOT of work to maximize the capabilities of both so you better like the once you choose. LOL.
You don't know what you don't know. That is the biggest hang up you've got. Life isn't confined to the bubble you live in, open your perspective. Don't cut me down, I've been your biggest fan. You just don't see beyond what you've personally experienced, and that is your greatest limiting factor. Capital isn't a 110k IB account, jack.
It's not a jab at you. No trader with a real provable edge has a capital problem. ZERO. Does not exist. Even if they can't raise capital for whatever reason, the very fact they have a real quantifiable edge means they will be able to earn the capital on their own. This is a statement of fact. This applies to everyone, not just you.
That's just not true. A trader with an edge would not ever want to share said edge unless under advantageous terms. You act like the firms financing traders are just readily available and happy you can bring in a profitable strategy. No, they are sharks. They will pay you a penance, and steal what you've spent years on. Don't pretend it is any different than that.
What on God's green earth are you talking about? Start a fund dude. No one will see your strategy. LOL. Better yet, trade it on your own and make billions. Who is talking about sharing? Reach out to Robert Morse on ET and tell him I sent you. He helps raise capital for traders.