Recent content by arold_ite

Thanks for the replies guys. Even with IB's FIX interface, I'm guessing that I would still have to use the TWS API for my price feeds? I think I'll give IB a miss for now. Can anybody reccomend a US Stocks broker that has a decent API? Thanks again Arold

Hi, I've been away from trading for over a year now and am just gearing up to create a new automated trading system. My last ATS was built using IB's API, which at the time was tied in heavily to their GUI. I had to write all kinds of applets to close down message boxes from the IB GUI, etc...

Thanks for the feedback so far. The reason that I’m looking for a native .NET API is that I’m contemplating writing a book for traders that want to learn (from scratch) how to program trading systems. My current language preference is.NET and as such, any API coding that I include in...

Apologies if this has been asked before. Can anybody suggest a direct access broker, which offers a NATIVE .Net API? I’m not interested in ActiveX controls or wrappers around COM objects. I’m looking specifically for a native .NET API. I’m not fussy about, which markets are offered...

Thanks for the feedback guys, it’s really appreciated. I’m going to do some more research before committing myself completely. I have some really good ideas about how to approach the subject of ‘learning to program’ strictly within the context of trading. In terms of languages, I...

Thanks for the link Waterloo. I read the first book a while ago and I've just ordered the second book. I'm sure they're both great books in their own right. It's just that I see so many questions from traders regarding basic programming techniques, I'm sure there must be a market for this...

Hi whoodi, Just to clear up one thing, I'm not talking about writing a book, which includes my own trading strategies. I'm a big believer that everybody should develop their own strategies. Rather, I’m playing with the idea of writing a book, which would teach other traders how to...

I was talking with a trader friend this weekend and he suggested that I write a book for traders who want to learn how to program their own back-tests and trading systems, etc. I’ve been programming (mainly for investment banks) professionally for 20 years and trading part-time for five...

Doh! Scrap that request, I wasn't subscribed to LSE data!

Hi, does anybody know if it's possible to use Interactve Brokers 'Web Trader' to trade UK stocks? I'm in the office and our firewall doesn't allow the full-blown IB TWS to run on our network. But, I can run their web interface (Web Trader). I've used it to successfully trade US stocks &...

Thanks for all of your replies, which I'm following-up right now! Arold