I've spent some time trading and I also do software development. I would like to get into automated trading and quickly start testing strategies.
I currently have an account with Interactive Brokers but unlike Tradestation they don't provide backtesting software.. just their API.
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are there any sites that keep live data of current rates, unemployment, GDP and import/exports? It'd be nice if all the data was in one place for all the majors. Any sites do this?
the Kathy Lien book. It is my first forex book and have served me well. I've been making pretty steady gains since reading it. That said I feel i am still somewhat weak on technical analysis and I'd like to expand my forex skillset. What would you guys recommend I read next?
It would be really nice to have the ability to backtest trading strategy.
Also WebTrader only works with IE which i think is really lame. Part of the reason I like IB is their open platform. WebTrader seems to be a step away from that.