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I started a new thread with this posting, but it's really a follow up to a question that was asked on another thread in this area. I indicated that I would post again once I had more information that I could verify...

Hello Magnus, In the $79/month category for datafeeds, you can consider eSignal and Quote.com. eSignal will interface directly with your TS2000, but I have never used this option myself, so I cannot specify how that is done. For Quote.com, you will need additional software. Check out...

Hi LMeyers, I've been with eLocal for about six months now. I have only a small account with them, and I have nothing but praise. Because from time to time, as we've all probably experienced, I've had trouble with my internet connection, I've called the order desk on numerous...

If you've got about $20K to open a futures acct, you could look at Tradestation Pro, (TS6). The feed, charting, EasyLanguage, etc. is all free with the account. If you are doing a lot of trading, your commission costs could be lower if you went through one of the Introducing Brokers, like...

Also, you can check out the Equis supported mail list for Metastock. It's fairly active as well: http://www.equis.com/customer/support/faqs/ge00004.html

TAHOE, Do consider some contingencies if you are placing a trade from work based on a cell phone page. It is a certainty that your CME feed at home will go down, internet connection will drop, IB will glitch. There always seems to be something. Check out the ELocal trading thread on...

Dan, I make extensive use of a similar filter published by Tim Tillson in Stocks and Commodities back in 1998. (See http://www.traders.com/Documentation/FEEDbk_docs/Archive/0298/TradersTips/Tips9802.html for Traders Tips). Mark developed an original JMA which worked pretty well. At a...

An idea that might help with the RT performance of Metastock: If you are running several charts with Experts in a workspace, make sure to load the minimum number of bars that you need to run your indicators. This will speed up the performance considerably. (When you first open the chart...

I had two thoughts that I wanted to add to this thread. If you are looking for additional indicators for TS6, check out ftp://ftp.omegaresearch.com/pub/ You'll find most everything there from examples of Stocks and Commodities and traders tips to many basic indicators. Everything's in...

I'm all in favor of this new format. It's easy to see all of the recent postings and makes a great starting point. Just hit the "read latest postings" button, read, hit the backspace key and go back to this starting point makes reading and keeping up with the posts very, very easy. If...

The Global Server in TS2K has a problem with collecting volume on futures symbols. It is a known and documented problem, and Omega (errr.... Tradestation Technologies) has promised a patch to address this problem. (Please consider that this company also promised many things to users that many...

Eastboy, If you get no responses re: servers which are closer to you, the following might be an option as well: Trying different Internet Service Providers can be very beneficial. Large variations in ping times result from the different gateways and subsequent routings that each ISP...

I don't think I'd want both services running at once. Ben Lichtenstein on realtimefutures does at great job. If you are just starting a pit feed and you've become accustomed to just the sound of CNBC while trading, you'll find that he will at first sound like an autioneer, especially when...

Regrettably, it doesn't look like the Dow Mini Futures contract is free on Live Charts. I'm showing a 10 minute delay; I haven't paid the CBOT exchange fees. But if you want to follow it and evaluate its growth, you can find it under symbol CBOT:YJ01Z. I did notice on their website...

Raphael, As surprising as this sounds, I've been with Quote.com for almost a year and a half now. Suprising because of all the problems they've had. I use Dynastore (www.dynastorelight.com) to feed both Tradestation and Metastock. I think that those users didn't have any of the problems...

eeerrrhhh..... sorry, what I meant to say was 5 RTs/hour above....

andrasnm, I've been using ELocal for about three months now. I can say without reservation that they have been excellent to deal with. The phone support is excellent, and I can't argue with the commission structure. As a staff of people, ELocal has been outstanding in all my dealings with...

Hi Dustin, I'm strictly an index futures trader, but I find pairs quite interesting. So, just some random thoughts about Pairs trading: One danger is liquidity. In using a longer timeframe, you are not basing a position on a single tick of one of the pairs during the day. Arbs will be...

TallPaul, "Broad" Index Futures contracts are covered under Section 1256 of the Internal Revenue Code. The S&P and NASDAQ100 qualify as broad indicies, while it appears that Single Stock Futures will not. Section 1256 provides that all gains and losses incurred as a result of trading...

I'm going to pull ideas from a lot of recent threads to try to "frame" my question. Several people have talked about the proprietary advantage of low commissions @ 1 cent per share or even less. From the new thread on SuperSOES, I'm getting the impression that many NASDAQ stocks will be...