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If you already know how to program and want to learn c++ in a hurry I can recommend c++ primer by Stanley Lippman. If you're new to programming have a look at these books: - Agile Java by Jeff Langr - Objects First by David J Barnes and Micheal Koelling - Python Programming: An...

I also liked The stock trader by Tony Oz. It's a bit dated by now, but still a good read

The fat candles might be due to the #days in the chart. If there are only a few candles in a chart the program will stretch the candles to fill the whole chart box. This results in the fat candles. By changing the number of days this can be prevented. Hope this helps.

Realtick has a sim aswell (TALX), but it's pricey.

I use Mozilla. Tabbed browsing etc. and a great spam filter for email.

There are three reasons to trade the es/nq instead of spy/qqq: - leverage - lower commissions - some tax benefits

stock does count

I trade both futs and stocks in the same IB acc. Never had any trouble.

it depends on the route you use. smart-route is not always shown

yes, you can

my last post was a bit incomplete.... Only go for arca if you use mechanical stops. Arca has good liquidity and some "smart routing". So chances are good that that you'll get a decent fill. But if you are able route your orders by hand and just pick the best route at that moment.

If you don't have any smart routing like IB's, i'd go for arca. Happy trading, Sittas

If you use mechanical stops, it's better to use a stop that's quite a bit away from the trigger price or use a market order when your trigger price is hit. That way you'll get your fill. I almost always get a decent fill using either of these methods. But if i can i'll execute my orders by...

A friend a mine use a p-3 with 800 mhz. for those aps. and it works fine. He has 1024 mb of ram though. Sittas

Living in Europe, you can open an account with almost any us-broker. The same goes for charting software. I live in the Netherlands for example and use Esignal for charting and Interactive Brokers as my broker. Hope this helps. Regards, Sittas