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For me it comes to around USD100 per month. I decided to use DTN instead of IB because their data is tick-by-tick while IB's data isnt. Also, they have more historic data available than IB. Good luck :) MrTwo

Hi there, I just use IB as an execution route for my systems - all my backtest/live data comes from DTN. About the 'data quirks' - unless your system is tick based, I dont think you need to worry about that. I hope that helps :) -MrTwo

NinjaTrader is free and it can connect to OpenTick (free realtime/historic data - you only pay exchange fees) For the price, it is a good deal. Not the fastest platform mind you but it gets the job done. -MrTwo

Maybe our dynamic here is different because we have a team in place with a very formal development process and in our case, our C/C++ team is among one of the most productive teams in the house. But as I said on the other post, I am not sure I would be developing anything in C/C++ if I were...

Glad to hear that :) Yes, it seems like there is always some tension when people talk about programming languages or operating systems. It is an interesting case of 'people serving technology' instead of the expected 'technology serving people' :) Your 'coder' vs 'engineer' comment was...

I would like to hear your subjective experience though. What was the tipping point for you, why did you chose Python over all other options? I am pretty sure you can name a few things that you saw in Python that 'did it' for you and that if shared, it could make people consider giving it a try :)

You know, you do have a point Martin. Also, the thing with C/C++ is that it requires a steep initial investment to get it to a 'useable' level. If I was starting a new team today and If we didnt have all the libraries and standard pratices we now have in place, I am not so sure we would be...

I would love to hear from a Python user, in his words, what are the language features that make Python a good language :) Also, have you ever used Python as an embedded language for a C++ application?

I personally prefer C++ over all other languages. I don’t really understand when people say it is harder, unproductive or even bloated. If your C++ code is slow, bloated or took too long to develop it is because you need to improve a C++ skills a little bit. When it comes down to it, just...

This should give an rough idea of where each language stand performance wise: http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5602&page=3 Keep in mind that "raw performance" is just one part of this equation and that in the end writting smart code is what will result in good performance - in pretty...

No, most cards support that. Just to make something clear, all video cards are 'dedicated' hardware. The difference is that some cards have dedicated video memory while some use the system memory as its framebuffer. The only reason you would want a video card with dedicate video memory is...

I dont think anyone needs dedicated or hardware-accelerated video cards for trading. All you need is an screen with decent resolution. Anything over 1280 x 1024 will do.

Well, operating system and languages are decision you do have to make... :(

That is a very strong statement. Can you elaborate on it? :)

The machine is pretty good, but the LCD screen resolution isnt the best :)