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Any thoughts on whether it is riskier to trade high margin instruments (like futures) or high beta instruments (like some equities)? Norm

I have installed the Hyperorder program and the TradeStation HyperOrder client. I have opened a paper trading account with Interactive Brokers. Tomorrow, I would like to fire the whole thing up to start paper trading my automated strategy (that is done with TradeStation) by executing with...

Bobaer - what do you expect TradeSignal to cost. I am interested in using it with IB in the U.S. Norm

Anyone know of any hedge funds in Orange County, California? Norm

Who is in the Irvine and Newport Beach area?

I believe that greater than 1% per day is possible. I have a thoroughly tested an automated system that is generally better than 1.25% per day. I've only done a small amount of live trading, but the results are consistant with testing. So, I am optimistic. Will try to do more live trading...

I've had serious problems with the Maxtor OneTouch and I am not at all satisfied with their support. I've lost massive amounts of data twice. I don't think it handles large files very well. Norm

Perhaps I am missing something here. But, wouldn't a simple arithmatic average do what you want. Just add the three prices togeter and divide by three. Norm

volatility (such as that measured by alpha or beta) and leverage (such as due to margin) are two distinct things. However, they seem to have some commonality with regard as to how they impact potential profitability and risk. It is generally possible to make or lose more money on high beta...

I plan to try using HyperOrder by HyperTrader very soon. I need to get my TradeStation strategy to talk to IB, so that I can do the executions from my IB account (where equity commissions are a bit better). Does anyone have any experience with HyperOrder? Thanks, Norm

Other than the obvious important news events prior to opening, does anyone have any advice on how to predict gaps or how to otherwise play openings. Norm

I have an automation working at TS. I also have an account at IB, where the commissions are better. I would like to automate the IB account. It looks like there are several ways to go about automating an account to trade equities at IB. I need to choose one. Any suggestions or advice...

Just curious. For each page of strategy code written in EasyLanguage for TradeStation, how many pages of C++ code can I reasonably expect to implement the same strategy on IB's API. Norm

Hello, Anyone know if there is an EasyLanguage command or some existing code that will make TradeStation go flat and shut down (turn itself off)? Norm

Hello, My automated system is alive and well. Now I have to decide if I can let it run unattended. Does anyone run an automated system unattended? Norm

jdaripper - I do not get any results when I try to screen on beta with Yahoo's screeners. This used to work fine. Now, nothing. Tried several different computers and tried several days apart. Also, it looks like Yahoo doe not list beta in their key statistics any longer. Norm

Yahoo Financials apparently stop listing beta on their key stats page. I think they want to encourage people to pay for their full service. Is there a free web page where the beta for a stock can easily be found. Better yet, would be a free screener that lets you screen for certain betas...

Hello, Today I tried to go live with a strategy using TradeStation. The strategy is inserted onto a tick chart. It works fine in backtesting and in using live data with fake money. However, when I tried to go live, my trades did not execute at all. These were limit orders and they did...

I would like to let others review the performance of my strategy without disclosing the strategy itself. I think that I may be able to accomplish this by wrapping the key decision making elements of the strategy up in a DLL (as suggested by Cash Coyne of Bright Trading in an earlier thread) and...

SideShowBob - I have an account at IB and inquired about shorting SSFs in my IRA about two months ago. I was told that I could not do this because it would be against IRS regulations. Have you actually done this? It seems it would be the very best way of all to effectively short an IRA...