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jeff.. how's that working for you? do you find writing your own is better?

is auto trader a free software? it looks okay but the fact that the contact us link is disabled is rather worrying....

enochben, how are you liking sierra? it seems they've been around for a while.. i like that. do they offer good tech support?

Hi I'm using MetaTrader to trade FX right now and I want to use my automated strategy with Interactive brokers. Want to hear what you guys think is good out there and like using as software for automation? I'm considering NinjaTrader and SIerra Charts as of now.... anyone think they have...

thank you both for the help. was very useful

thanks MTE for your help. I've actually been using that but it doesn't seem to work? I input all my values however when I hit calculate, the implied volatility always says N/A?

I need to brush up on my options.. but can anyone tell me where to get info on implied vol for put/call options for NYSE listed stock? anywhere i can get this info for free? also anyone know where i can get those free online calculators where u just input all the variables and it does it for...

Hi Steve, It seems MBT employees don't fully understand the difference between selling on the bid, or placing an offer to sell. In fact they repeatedly told me you can NOT sell on the offer. This is not a confusion on their part but a lack of understanding about trading in general. I...

so after a lot of arguing with tech support and the manager.. (and constantly being told i didn't know what i was talking about, i don't know trading (right.. i only run a fund but yah i guess the tech support know more then me) etc.. AND my favorite.. you can't sell on the offer only on the...

Steve i had an offer out there so it should have been displayed no? What gives MBT the right to decide to pull my offer and try and hit a bid? So because of that I now didn't get a fill? That sounds ridiculous to me. I am new to FX trading but at least in my experience with stocks that...

Adding more to this MBT Thread: 1) Haven't gotten my missing 1k back, so far the investigation is that it was lost in a FX conversion fee because my bank apparently didn't send US dollars. It's still a big deal but the team there have been more than helpful in trying to sort it out and credit...

MBT-Steve correct me if I'm wrong but a TRUE ECN should display my bid and offer right? therefore if i have an limit order to short AUDCAD for example at 0.9040 and it trades up to 0.9045 i should have gotten executed. Is this not correct? Even if the highest the BID price got up to is 0.9038...

i don't need that actually... not a top or bottom... just a "temporary trend change" ie. for example i use Stoch as my momentum indicator... i'm looking for ways to try and avoid days where the stoch may potentially reverse from bullish to bearish... don't need to get an actual top of the...