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Remote in CT. Really don't need super fast speed, just liquidity

Agree, still clunky, but reliable and a lot of trading venues. This is the only platform that Avatar recommends.

I use the Sterling API.

Just equities. For platforms, they have Sterling and Lightspeed.

Love to talk. I trade with Avatar, and run a few stock and ETF Algos. You can call my cell next week at 203.763.9064. John

Best book on swing trading is from Larry Connors. No bullshit, just solid back-tested facts. Let me know if you can't find him on google.

Stay clear from this firm.

I was looking for the same thing a few years back, and I found Tradelink open source. I liked it so much, I eventually dumped Tradestation as a real-time trading tool, and coded my systems in C# with the help of Tradelink. Today I run two algos using Tradelink and the Sterling API, and it is...

Will, I'm an algo trader with a Chicago/NYC prop firm. What kind of projects did you have in mind? John

20 year goals? Really? This is trading - you should be thinking about one month at a time.

Tradestation/MC is for system development and backtesting, not the best for real-time trading. Think open source code with broker API for real-time execution.

Personally I don't like to time using equity curves. I have found that you end up missing as many profitable days as losing days.

As a system trader, you have to stay with your system. Don't let your emotions override your logic. But, you have to set a benchmark to determine if its broken, i.e. winning % or drawdown, or something else. If this is the only system that the investor likes, stay with it and trade through the...

I trade with Sterling. The open is pretty slow, even with liquid stocks. It can take as long as two minutes to fill an s&p 500 stock at the open. Other than that, I love trading with Sterling.

Probably will be hard to find. No cash contribution for new traders is rare, and holding overnight is frowned upon by most firms. As for an API, use an open source tool such as Tradelink. I have had great luck using it with Sterling. Goodluck.

You could try Tradelink. Its open source in C#, and it can be tied into almost any broker. The only drawback is support is pretty thin. Here is some useful links: https://code.google.com/p/tradelink/ https://bitbucket.org/JDFagan/tradelink/overview

I tried launching a fund a few years ago unsuccesufully, and here is some of my learnings. Don't expect 'incubators' to take notice unless you have a pedigree. If you are really serious, and have time to commit to raising money, here is what I recommend: 1) Form a domestic fund, and fund it...

Look into indicator divergence. They typically buy after the second move. Basically your looking for an indicator to turn up twice, with lower prices at each turn, hence divergence between indicator and price. Try it with MACD, fast stochastic, RSI, or other oscillators. I'm testing a...

I heard that online poker is brutal. If you are close to NY (your location is listed as Houston?), you could easily get hired with a capital contribution. In my opinion, trading is 25% technical, and 75% psychological. Goodluck.

Search for JDFagan and Tradelink. He has an extensive code library.