Inventure licensed "Ranger" for a similar sum... monthly. It was a license to print money; at least in the 1998-2002 markets.
totaly agree. I certainly believe it's very powerful.. esp if you know how it can be used.. and everything in one place. but it's very expensive for an individual.
I've been using expo for 10 years. Yeah, it's worth the vig, but then I paid much less. Student version: http://www.lmt-expo.com/lmt/download/downloadform-std.asp
Unfortunately, high fixed costs are part of the barriers to entry that keep the majority of individual traders on the wrong side the 90:10 rule. It's the way of the world.
Lucky lucky you.. I been playing around with the free student version.. totally love it.. it's the perfect thing I was looking for.. but wish I could afford it.. the econ add-on is a dream..
I can't say enough good things about: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/searc...=1337341&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending It's amazing what you can do in a single cell, amazing. Does the student version fill the bill?
riskarb you're making me really jelous.. actually how is its licencing processed? man I could just imagine what I could do with it live.. student version still useful for the macros and language.. but all the fun bits are not included.. not a single add-on.. no econ, backtesting, simulationg etc.. and all the VaR analytics.. it's like having a whole mid-office team working for u..