Any helpfuls on how to begin practicing program trading on a small scale, and I don't mean metdata or tdameritrade? I know how to program in java, C#, VB. VB.Net and some other languages that aren't OOP. I also know SQL. I'd like to learn and practice how to develop programming strategies, create a database that updates on a daily basis, and then write some code based on a simple strategy, such as stocks that make daily new highs or lows, and be able to implement that and execute in an output function. I know how to code and compile but I just don't know how to tie the daily data into a database that I can sql, write code, and then produce output that is in a form or even excel data. Is there a site that provides this? Any suggestions on where to go to practice writing strategies to a database that produces your executable code? Thanks
Ed Seykota has a Trading System Project that may help one in getting started. The link is: http://www.seykota.com/tribe/TSP/index.htm