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Since market is talking about 10-year treasury notes and I would like to know more about it. I'm using IB. I can get quote for TNX, but not able to backfill it. So I'm confused. Here is my question. Is TNX an index, like OEX? If yes, why I can backfill OEX but not TNX? How TNX...

I have attended his eSignal seminar personally several years back. There were only 5-6 people. He is only a programmer! He admitted in front of us that he never traded himself and he asked $7000 for it! That does not mean his system will not work, it just means that his systems probably...

Probably for how long for IB backfill to be in place? 1 month? 2 months? or even more? I'm eager to try.

To OpenQuant: It looks like it's a very promising product. I read the documentation(SmartQuant) and it seems that even though IB is supported as realtime datafeed provider, but it's not on the list of history data provider. Only eSignal and Yahoo? IB does provide history data...

Thanks for the info. I don't even know you can submit order without subscribing to it's data. So I think you use INDU index to gauge where the market is going? and how do you determine the correct number when ECBOT is down and you don't subscribe to CBOT, since you have a difference between...

Thanks, I thought that is for index only. When I try to add that into TWS, it asked me subscribe to the data. Anyone know how much does it cost each month? And how much does it cost for each contract? And from my knowledge, the $10 DOW trading is actually handled by human, so the...

I mean $10 DOW

What's IB's pit symbol for DOW?

Sorry, I mean ECBOT.

Yes, it's been halted. I really wonder whether they run the system on MS Windows. It happened so many times already and it sucks.

Thank you all. I have my trading system on my Pentium 4 desktop and I know it consume at least 3-4 times more power than my laptop. But since the power outage happens so often, I serious consider move it to my laptop. I can't imagine if I have a trade position, and then the outage...

It happens again. Today my area's experienced a power outage again for over an hour. I was using DSL at home. I wonder if I use a laptop computer, a UPS power backup system, and plug the whole trading system on that UPS, including DSL modem, router, my laptop, will I still be able to...

I'm absolutely horrified. I have relied on QT for many years and it's absolutely best. It does have a steep learning curve, and it's quirky at first, but it's absolutely the best charting program ou there. I have tried Ensign, QCharts, AmiBroker, Wealth-Lab, eSignal, etc. Nothing compared...

I'm a guy from IT world. I'm frustrated by neck breaking new technology coming out everyday. I think I have exhausted my brain & energy. That's why I want to become a pro trader. I did lose about half of my year salary in year 2000's sizzling market. That's what drives me to start study...

Hi everyone: I'm very interested in becoming a full time trading professional for prop firm. Either stocks or futures. What kind of exam do I have to pass for both? Can anyone explain what are the advantages of becoming a professional and its disadvantages. Like stock trading...

I have exactly the same question. I'm thinking about becoming full time futures trader, also looking for any prop frim that's located in Sothern California (Los Angeles, Orange or San Bernerdino), anyone knows?

I use 1 minute chart for EMA. 30 minutes chart for trendline. I'll checkout Wealth-Lab and Tradestation, thanks.

Hi, everyone! Can anyone tell me if this is possible with the software on the market or will let me program like this, currently I just subscribed to eSignal 30 day Trial and I trade with IB & QT. I'm exclusively a EMA & Trendline tradeer. Let's say I have 20, 50 and 200 EMA and some...

Can someone explain why CME EuroFX trade size is a lot less than bid and ask size? I usually see trade size less than 2 when bid & ask size usually greater than 20,50 or even 100? I'm using IB.

Appreciate for all the encouragement, really need some here. Thanks. :)