Recent content by dryheat3

I am looking for software I can use to capture my desktop and record video and audio for my trade journal. Notes can only tell part of the story and having an actual video of each trade showing the entry, trade management and exit would be extremely valuable for learning and future development...

Good for you and best wishes on your project. After seeing what was NOT available out there I actually thought to myself this represented a void in the software marketplace. I figure if someone could get together a group of programmers that void could be filled. You have apparently taken up the...

Thanks for the suggestion. I have an email into their support team. Do you know whether TradeMax supports trades made in futures contracts? Dry :-)

Thanks Natalie, I'll look it up and give it a try. Dry :-)

Thanks for that suggestion. For me, I'm perfectly satisfied with my present trading platforms. No need or desire at this time to learn a new one. My main requirement at this time is a tool which can consolidate all my trading activity into one application, but for reporting purposes rather than...

I am also evaluating various software packages for tracking portfolio performance as well as tax reporting. So far I've been using Quicken but it stumbles big on options and futures trades. I am testing the trial versions of both Gainskeeper and TradeAccountant. So far I'm not really thrilled...

Don't forget there is a 'Maximum per order' which will prevent the commission from being larger than 0.5% of the trade value plus fees. This is good for those trading low dollar stocks. Imagine buying 1,000,000 shares of an OTC stock that is only $0.005 per share. The total trade value is only...

It was the user ratings from this website that convinced me to go with IB over other choices. I am looking over the fine print and have a question about the fees for data. In the 'North America' section it lists the AMEX, NYSE Level1, and NASDAQ level 1 as 'Not Applicable'. What does this imply...