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Optioncoach, That is a good point. I am not certain, but in some instances (some brokers) I think that the sold call can be cover with a cash position rather than the underlying stock. I will need to look into this. Norm

I believe that there are several ways to effectively do short sells in an IRA, including: 1. Buy put. Does not exactly simulate a short and cannot take advantage of smaller downward moves in stock price, since the option is generally not as sensitive to price movement. 2. Synthetic...

Hello, I realize that there are several ways to use a TradeStation automated strategy to trade with Interactive Brokers. I believe that TradeBolt is one product that facilitates this. Does anyone have any recommendations for other products that tie TradeStation to IB for live trading. It...

Although these remote desktop and go to my PC solution are workable, I was hoping that TradeStation might have something built in. Then, with some simple software a command could be issued to the appropriate IP address to cause TS to shut down or go flat. Ideally, it would be simple enough...

Hello, Can TradeStation be shut down remotely? For example, if I am running a strategy on TradeStation and I am away from the computer that is running TradeStation, can I shut down the TS computer from another computer or from a telephone? Also, can I send a "go flat" command to the TS...

telozo, You are certainly right about erroneous prints causing problems with tick data. I have written some code that I hope will mitigate this problem. I haven't yet implemented the code and intend to do so this weekend. Then, I will test the updated strategy on live data for a while...

I have tested with one minute bar archived data extensively. It's okay, but not the same as tick. I am trying to find more tick data. I tried tickplusdata.com. Their pricing is good. But, it looks like you need third party software to load their data into Tradestation's data server...

Can someone please explain the costs and benefits of exchange membership? Thanks!

Does anyone have experience with IB's new IRA Margin account? Can you really trade the same funds repeately without the normal three day clearing?

I appreciate that there is no margin. My question is, can I trade many times a day using the same money? In other words, do the sells transactions really clear instantly, so that there is no waiting at all for the money proceeds to be available for the next stock purchase? Has anyone...

Hello Optioncoach, I need more sideways and slightly down days so that I can see, real time, how the system performs under those conditions. I can do this by looking over my backtest results. However, I just wanted to watch some different market conditions live. These are not the days...

I just spoke with a support person at IB. He said that in the relatively new IB IRA Margin account, a person can trade the same funds over and over again on the same day. That is, there is no waiting for the trades to clear. After a stock is sold, the proceeds are immediately available for...

Chameleontrader - Good question. Being new to this, I wanted to see if papertrading with live data was different from out-of-sample back testing. Looks like maybe the differences are small, if any. But also, my best back tests use tick data. TS makes limited tick data available. So, to do...

Is there a way to allow the public access to my trade info without allowing them to have sensitive information. For example, can I provide access to trades, P&L, and even account balances, without allowing them access to the account number. And, of course, without any chance of someone...

Range, That is an excellent point regarding the ability to actively trade within an IRA. I've been so busy developing the strategy that I overlooked this matter. I guess I'll have to open a non-IRA trading account for the automated strategy. I just hate having to do the accounting and...

Ripley, I will monitor the account and shut the strategy down if the behavior is substantially different from what the testing predicts. Yes, it is a stock trading strategy. That is what I have been successful at doing manually for several years. I will look at futures once I get the...

LMeyers - I think you have me confused with someone else.

Ripley - The system is design for use in an IRA. That is whaere I presently do my trading. So, at the moment, it only goes long. The backtest return excees 100% per year. I can only determine the real return by going live. I plan to add shorting in the future. But for now, I am happy...

Maestro, I am amazed at the number of people who are incapable of offering useful advice, yet still feel the urge to post. I said that I had thoroughly backtested the strategy. I am merely doing the live with fake money so that I can better understand the program on a daily basis. It...

Hello, I have thoroughly back tested my strategy and have been monitoring its performance on live data (with fake money) for about a week. I am very happy with its performance. I plan to monitor it on live data with fake money for about two or three more weeks to get a better feel for its...