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What would you consider a good API. I am using a platform whose API seems to have been thrown in to accomodate 1-2 traders who are using automated system as opposed to platforms geared specifically for auto traders? Is is the speed? I've heard "rock solid" API's in these threads. What does it...

Can anyone here offer insights as to why events can be missed. I have an autotrading system which sends out orders using VB. The order object is an ActiveX COM. I would send out orders such as placeorder.price=10, .symbol=IBM,etc. The problem is that when a fill is reported to me, there are...

Thanks cj. Are you saying there is a subroutine in Excel that one can invoke which changes the sheet from edit mode into non edit mode or is this something I need to code for myself in VB? In real time all it takes is to press return after editing a cell to get out of edit but sometimes the...

I use a charting system which calculates formulas for me and then stores it in a variable which I then transfer to Excel using DDE. I have a VB 6 program which fetches the Excel cells, loads it into an array in VB and fires off orders to my trading platform. The problem is that when my VB...

I took S 7 3 times in my life and in all 3 , options played a big part in the questions. At least 30% so you probably would want to nail that subject down + muni bonds in order to have a decent shot at passing.

I too, am at that juncture of having to evaluate if there are better timeframes that suits my personality, risk tolerance and life stage. The conflict is pretty pronounced between scalping and swing and the only way I can see resolving or managing this conflict is to automate the short term...

Thanks for the reply. This article in the Futures Feb 05 issue shows 2 guys utilizing conservative strategies where they manage to gain 10-15% on their assets under mgt of $50M. The reason they as individuals are able to take home maybe 20% of that plus a certain 1%-2% of that 50M is that they...

There seems to be a number of ET traders here who have the ability to post consistent numbers as evidenced by the blotters they put up. These kind of numbers ,assuming they trade in a prop firm or retail using 5-10 times their cap contribution, seem impressive in the hedge fund world in terms...

Good point Lawrence, however, the big guys who slice up their orders into time units or price units generally are not the traders who cancel since they want the fills. The ones who cancel/modify are the ones who are arbing 1 instrument against another, and spoofing. Would'nt this rule make the...

This would be good news for those guys who hate the spoofers correct and mixed news for API traders.

ktm I heard currency options are coming up soon, if not already. Are they reasonably liquid/tight? Thanks

now that u let it out, you're going to have 20-30 new guys renegotiate with their prop firms tomorrow, reconfigure their API's friday and join u on the bid/ask Tuesday! LOL

the guys in the sugar pits are the smart ones, 10-4 after Sept 11, and in their new digs, changed in to 10-12. Volume shot up!

lefty if you are playing for regression of x vs. y and u put it on for $3 thinking it will go to 2.5 and news causes the pair to go to 5, how will repairing it help? You are basically cooked. Yes u can try to scalp it back and "trade around it" but still you would be trading from that news event...

since optiosns arep purchased for cash there is no margin. So if u buy an option worth $400, that $400 is tkaen out of your account and that thing can go to zero and they won't bother u since they ( the clearing house) already got their $ up front.

Might be a relatively riskless trade so I gotta read up on boxes. but on this 10 lot you'll be making $42 on interest at 4% for 37 days PLUS the 300 juice you will be taking out. That is $342. Then factor in the commission of 40 lots in and 40 lots out at $1 (lets say) your pnl of 342 gets...

Anyone use Tradespeed ? how is support, API functionality. I can't find its site so I can check out screen shots. Thanks

What did they find problematic with Sterling? It seemed pretty straightforward. BTW, REDI has an OK api plus decent support.

If stocks r hard to borrow, their puts are going to be very expensive. witness GM discussion 1-2 dys ago whrein the puts are 35 cents more than the calls. Always remember that the option MM have to be on the other sie ofthe trade and as such need compensation for trading against u.

Notice to whoever is suing the Association. 1. First order of the day. Require people south of the Mason Dixon line to pronounce it the right way. REAL TORS not relators. Everytime I hear southerners pronounce relators I go nucular!!