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  1. Robert Morse

    Does lightspeed allow bracket orders?

    Yes we want them but not on the current developer's list. Realtick conditional orders are server side. Expensive to set up.
  2. Robert Morse

    Does lightspeed allow bracket orders?

    Hi Benji, Realtick has a full suite of conditional orders. Lightspeed Trader does not. Sterling Trader Pro has OCO but not with one order. Bob
  3. Robert Morse

    importing vast set of financial data into mysql

    I think you will find for your $2000/month your sales person at Bloomberg will be very helpful. You should start there. They will also provide a sample format of the data.
  4. Robert Morse

    I was short a 2720 Call on Friday, and the ES closed at 2722, yet I wasn't assigned.

    I do not know how IB processes these, but you should have seen the result by Sunday's open at 5pm CT. You should check with them to see if it just has not been processed yet. I would not assume you were not as it is automatic.
  5. Robert Morse

    I was short a 2720 Call on Friday, and the ES closed at 2722, yet I wasn't assigned.

    Are you sure you were long options that expired Friday? I see the December ES Future settling at 2724.25. https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/e-mini-sandp500_quotes_settlements_futures.html
  6. Robert Morse

    Am I missing something?

    Let's look at this, A stock can go up, go down or stay the same. Three occurrences that all have a cost. 2 you lose. And, it is not a coin flip. some gains and losses are different in scope. If you could limit your losses to a percent or dollar amount, some of your gains will not hit your...
  7. Robert Morse

    Am I missing something?

    No, it does not work that way, as you have no reason to believe one occurrence will happen over another. Let's take a simple example, all theoretical. I believe (all theoretical), that if I look at all the NASDAQ 100 stocks, that if I set a stop to buy stock to open whenever they hit a new all...
  8. Robert Morse

    Tradestation randomly closed my account...

    Interesting that a few have commented then deleted their posts.
  9. Robert Morse

    Am I missing something?

    I'm not sure what process you use to determine the expectation of profit and if wrong, loss. Or, the likelihood of that occurrence. It needs to be based on past data not a feeling. In Blackjack terms, a good count provides a higher likelihood of a win, so you bet more. This does not mean you...
  10. Robert Morse

    Am I missing something?

    Here is my advise, also in simple terms. Not every set up is equal. If you allocate the same cash/risk/margin etc for every trade, you are missing an important part of risk management which is allocation. You need to have a process to rate your set ups. If you do it right, you will "bet" more on...
  11. Robert Morse

    Tradestation randomly closed my account...

    I was asking if the manner of payment matters, not if they keep his money. The only way they would keep his money is if the SEC or FINRA required the freezing of his account. He would get a letter from the regulatory body if that were the case.
  12. Robert Morse

    Tradestation randomly closed my account...

    Does that matter? Looks to me that yoyotrader is looking for the reason for the closure like some terms of service or regulatory matter.
  13. Robert Morse

    Pre-Market and After Hours Trading: Charles Schwab vs. IB vs. Lightspeed

    These are most of our routes on LS Trader. https://www.lightspeed.com/pricing/routing-fees/ I'm personally not sure what ECNs allow pre-market trading but if they do, I assume we do. LS Trader makes all orders live at the point of entry except certain order types...
  14. Robert Morse

    Can you automate your option strategy?

    Automating Options strategies in a retail account requires materially more knowledge and expertise than equites. For non-market makers, I would prefer manual orders that I work and watch. BTW, I have no idea what they are referring to by a "public" API.
  15. Robert Morse

    Pre-Market and After Hours Trading: Charles Schwab vs. IB vs. Lightspeed

    At the very least, we offer access to ARCA & NASDAQ from about 4am to 8pm ET on most software. I'm not sure what other ECNs are open and from what times. Does that answer your question?
  16. Robert Morse

    Tradestation randomly closed my account...

    When they closed your account, how did they tell you and who did it come from?
  17. Robert Morse

    order efficiency ratio at IB

    I'd rather do this directly so I know who I'm talking to. We are closing down the gateway and our only hosted product will be from Lime. Lime is ultra low latency. The 4% rate is a guideline not a minimum. If someone were to send a large number of orders and not ever get filled, there might...
  18. Robert Morse

    order efficiency ratio at IB

    No we do not. We have these APIs. If you have any follow up questions, please email me at work or call. Lightspeed Trader (Equities only)-C++API Sterling Trader Pro (Equities and Options)-ActiveX API Realtick (Equities, Options and Futures)-C++ API Silexx (Equities and Options)-.net API
  19. Robert Morse

    order efficiency ratio at IB

    Craig66, Are you a current client of Lightspeed? What is your specific question? You can call me after 7:30 am ET if you want.
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