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Yeah, with Walker for a name, you just gave yourself a lot of credibility. I'm in nobody's corner but if you post something at least make it credible. Don't tell me, you're from...Ethiopia!

I rarely post but your annoying crap finally got to me! On 11-06-02 03:55 PM you wrote in another post: "I think I am very close to having a power system along the lines discussed here, but with some additional elements that I will elaborate on later on, some time this week. Now, some...

Sorry to dissapoint but the UK spread bet houses are no idiots. The reason you "think" your system works is because your code is trying to capture the first 20 minutes of cash prices every morning. GOOD LUCK! Those are YESTERDAYS prices and NOBODY is going to take the opposite of your...

If you are abundantly capitalized it would be a mistake to rely on 1 market, 1 system, 1 set of parameters. Systems break down or go through unforeseen drawdowns for the simple fact that markets change/evolve. Even "adaptable" systems fail given a big enough change in the structure/character...

Actually, I dont use point and figure since its very visually distorting for me. I still use regular 5, 15, 30 min charts. But time or bar-based indicators are not used. But the approach could be classified along the same lines as point and figure. I'm not pushing one idea over another...

Most people trade some index or stock or future that others have access to in order to trade it too. So, I came up with my own indexes which NOBODY has. I can adjust their behavior suitable to the way I trade. (this is accomplished with a set of 30-100 stocks) Most people use indicators...

"I will also dispell the widely held opinion that elliot theory, and fibonnaci retracements are baseless. I will do this by showing actual techniques. " Lundy, First time posting on your thread but listen...I studied and "used" Elliott wave theory and Fibonacci math for 13 years. From 1984...

Dude, there is no way you'll even come close to "cloning" an index of 2000 small cos. with the 20 largest. You'll only attain 3-4% of the index cap weight at most, which is VERY inadequate. Trust me, I know this stuff. IndexTrader

ThePerm said: "If your a daytrader and trade a lot the TWS interface is crap" WHAT??? I sometimes do 200 trades a day on TWS. Sometimes I do 20 trades in 5 seconds. I have eSignal for quotes on 1 computer, TradeStation2000i on 2 others, ATFinancial on onother and TWS on another...

The problem with all this "integration" is that it usually just integrates your wallet more to theirs. Look at how much more Realtick brokers charge for their "integration". MBTNavigator? More expensive too. Better to keep IB LEAN & MEAN! IndexTrader

Cdntrader: "Def here is the relevent post. I have spoken to QCharts and they told me that IB integration is in their queue of things to do. " I have Quote.com's "QLink" program. Its data F**ked up a large part of my systems yesterday and today. I get lots of 00.00's for last prices. I...

mike-claire: Sorry you lost money on a trade that would ultimately have been profitable, but... "the margin does not matter" Of course it does, otherwise all brokers would have gone bankrupt by now. "We did not have the maintenance requirement. That's all." Then why speculate in...

mike--claire: Perhaps if you give additional details of your transaction one can make a more informed decision... How much NET equity did you have in your account? What is the value of those 30 contracts? How much would the required margin normally be per IB rules and how far...

mike--claire: Perhaps if you give additional details of your transaction one can make a more informed decision... How much NET equity did you have in your account? What is the value of those 30 contracts? How much would the required margin normally be per IB rules and how far short...

def "If you recall, odd lots can get priority and thus with orders of say 99 shares you can get on top of the book." Funny thing is, every time I place an odd lot sell order (less than 100) to close positions, it ALLWAYS takes 2-3 times as long as an order for over 100 shares. I know...

"it doesn't seem that you can do spread charts or baskets. Is this true, or is there a way to do it that isn't covered in the help file? Seems like a pretty basic feature of a charting package." Corey, could you tell me which other software you've come across that does charting of baskets...

At this time I'm using Interactive Brokers because I can do basket trading on their platform and it is very nice to work with. With 1 mouse click I can buy 20 stocks at a time! Only problem is that it's been a little unreliable lately. Also, with IB, there's that 100 share minimum on NYSE...

ssigma, Could you tell me if "lightspeed" is available for off-site use? I tried opening an account specifically for use with this platform and was given the run-around. My understanding is that it's an on-site program and not available to people at home. Is this correct? Thanks...

docarzt: Do you mean VBA, "Visual Basic for Applications", or just Visual Basic? BKuerbs: Thanks for the links. I was hoping to find something with "real time" working samples but no luck. Looking at different sites right now. Thanks guys.

Would appreciate any links or advice you guys might have on programming and formula building using Excel. Any good formulas on the 'net I could find as "examples" to work with? I'm trying to link Excel to TradeStation using DDE. What language would be most useful for a beginner to...