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I want to play with simple python programs to do trading. Which online broker's system works best with somebody writing and trading with python programs? Are there other "parts" of the process that I'll need to investigate besides an online broker? I just neet a broker to execute my trades. I...

I'd like to try some algorighms on actual stock data. How can I get data for all the stocks on the Dow, or on NASDAQ? Can it be obtained for free? Thanks.

Yeah, me too, what did you switch to hobbytrader?

Thanks lovethetrade.

Great post.

Quandl states: "With Quandl no one wastes time searching for, cleaning or transforming data." Anybody know if this applies to their free data, e.g., "Free Wiki EOD Stock Prices End of day stock prices, dividends and splits for 3,000 US companies, curated by the Quandl community and released...

Simples, thanks for the great answer. No I have not tried that yet, I am just now trying to choose a data source for equities. I'm not as fast as you guys :-).

lovethetrade, you note that this video is dated and serious people would not use those platforms. What do you think are platforms or approaches of choice among serious traders now? Thanks...

Simples, what do you mean when you say charts lie?

Yes, Alex, after looking into it for a while I have decided to go with python. Though I have Matlab on campus, it doesn't have the libraries (surprising the standard University Package does not include any financial stuff) I would need so I'd have to invest in my own matlab. My sense is that...

Thanks Pavel.

Hey that 2 does look like a Z doesn't it? Thank you.