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Underground, I posted already about this. I gave up Metastock a couple of years ago because of the hassle involved to get at MDK. I see that not much has been changed in the meantime and that my decision was probably the right one given the lack of response to your inquiry. In fact without...

dojibear, You badly need to learn something about Galileo. nononsense.

Illiquid, I would think that having to "override" a system you just labeled consistent is rather contradictory. Is this not at the root of the problem being discussed here? nononsense

Volker, You make us curious, tell us some more about your computer, please. Be good, nononsense

Johnny, I am glad to learn that you keep an eye open for the API aspect. As you point out, IB has a major advantage here. Also the fact that as a developer you do not have to deal with third party software people is of crucial importance. This may not make much of a difference for huge...

Hi dpanic, Your post is excellent in pointing out the behavioral differences between DAX and ES. The DAX can be a wonderful vehicle but can really get on your nerves. Although I run a very rigorous campaign for getting at "sensible" drawdown figures on my strategies, the DAX shows sequels you...

Hi dcraig, Very informative Linux post. A few questions: (1) What about the API? Did you test it using sockets? What about the Delphi type approach but using Kylix? (2) If you write programs, what language(s) are you using? (3) Would you carry on in VMWare with trading data sitting...

DK, If you believe this, why bother with your kind of questions? Only fools like me will answer. Be good, nononsense

Hi All, Common sense seems to suggest a limit ought to exist on the number of active symbols in a trading type API. If not the servers would have to cope with a much heavier load which would be to the detriment of execution. All this is a matter of scale of course. If you require many...

Hi All, Common sense seems to suggest a limit ought to exist on the number of active symbols in a trading type API. If not the servers would have to cope with a much heavier load which would be to the detriment of execution. All this is a matter of scale of course. If you require many...

Dpanic, Unless I missed it, you are the only one who mentioned api in this thread. You are quite right to recognize the importance of this feature. One must be blind if a quick look at IB's online docs and demo does not convince you that competitors are still lightyears away from offering...

Hi garfangle, You have a garbled notion about "proving" in mathematics and science. nononsense

Hi Tech Analysis, I cannot agree more fully with your statement. Can I ask you how you use Metastock for RT charting? Do you have a regular hookup to one of the compatible quote vendors or did you manage to feed your own RT stream into it (coming from another program). I used to be able to do...

Hi H2O, How come I keep on running into well off Dutchman abroad on the run for the Dutch taxman? What is meant in Holland by "average invested capital"? This probably means you hold on to investment for over x-months. A trader doing a couple of tens of RT's a day, would his capital be...

Hi pspr, Did you write any dll's yet for Metastock? I threw out Metastock some years ago because of the incredible hassle and redtape involved to get at the necessary software allowing you to do this. In fact you would be the first person I heard of doing this, 3-rd party vendors excepted of...

You don't know what you are talking about!

Forget it, in most European countries "without capital gain taxes", a criterion making the distinction between investing and trading would apply. For capital gains resulting from trading, the tax people would consider this income as "professional" and will tax it with other income, usually at...

Bronks, Going back to your first post you wrote: "I'm seriously consistent but can't get over the hump." I would say that you are consistently encountering humps. Trading 5 ES mini's with a $5000 account is OK if your drawdown is almost zero (and you get a $1000 margin per contract). What...

Nana Trader, Thank you for trying to help. I also spotted all this stuff on their web site including the commission info form. Are you some kind of a salesman for these people? This all sounds very great but they give you a rather hard time to find out what most of us would like to know. I...

A big problem with daytrade4less is they don't advertise anything at all on their website about commissions. nononsense