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I am debating about building a new trading computer in the near future. I am looking at an "ASUS ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z370 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard" with an "Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300...

I'm pretty sure that AMP offers day trading margin on ES from 5:00pm to 3:55pm Central time for ES. Here is a response from their "chat": "for the Emin S&P it closes at 3:15 and reopens at 3:30pm but the day trade margins are still in affect then it closes at 4:00pm - 5:00pm but would need...

Thanks for the suggestion. I have not looked at them yet, so I'll check them out.

Thanks for the suggestion. I did look at them previously. I can't remember if I had trouble finding the pricing or if it was more than I wanted to spend at that point. I will take another look. Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestions. I believe I am using the 64-bit version. If I run into trouble, I will try what you suggest.

Thanks for the input. I actually have some worksheets that have worked well for me, but I would like to analyze some intraday data. Right now I am limited to OHLC data. I would also like to use the actual futures prices rather than the index itself. I have been able to download some futures...

Yes, I am looking for a good data source where I can download that data and configure it in Excel. Thanks for your kind offer to help with coding. I can muddle my way through Excel pretty well. The only data sources I have found so far require Python or some other programming ability - that...

It would be less than 1,500 columns by 3,000 rows. I haven't really had the bug problems you refer to, but I could make a number of smaller worksheets if needed. I don't have coding skills, so it would be faster for me to make smaller worksheets than learn to code... It seems like what I'm...

Thanks for the response. If I'm not mistaken, the maximum size for an Excel 2010 worksheet is 1048576 rows by 16384 columns. Ten years of trading days would be less than 3,000 rows. 24 hours of minutes would be less than 1,500 columns. Is there some other limiting factor?

I would like to download historical data for the major index futures into Excel. I would need to be able to use a "continuous" contract and have each future roll over on the same day. 1-minute data would be ideal, but 5-minute or slower would work. I would like to have 10 years (or more) of...

I think I am going to send a few bucks to fund my AMP account enough to get real time quotes and experiment a little. I am probably a little atypical - I don't really care about the bells and whistles too much, just want something very stable and fast that allows me to open, modify, and send a...

The link worked, they do have hot keys or keyboard shortcuts. I'm not sure I can do exactly what I want, but it is getting me closer. I have looked at several brokers, and for my immediate needs, I think AMP is best with Ninja Trader a close second. I have no real complaints with IB (the...

Thanks for the input Laissez Faire. I'm getting close to going with AMP. I opened an account, but have not funded it. Ninja looks good, but, as you said, I would have to use them as my broker (trying to avoid IB's high DT margin), and their fees seem a little higher, and their DT margin is a...

Thanks mbondy! That looks like what I am looking for. I'll check it out.

That's what I thought too, and you may be correct. However, I can't find a way to do this in Multi Charts which seems to be their preferred platform, and the person at AMP I chatted with couldn't find anything other than a hot key to make a new window. I guess I will look at some of the other...

I had forgotten about Silicone Investor LOL. I think I had a handle over there, but wasn't really active. TWS does kind of feel like DOS meets GUI, but I got used to it, and was really fast when I was actively trading years ago. Looking at getting active again, and don't really need the...

Thanks! Gave you one back. We didn't have those when I was a little more active here. A lot has changed... I see you're an old timer too.

IB has been my broker, but I want lower intraday margins on index futures. I have been leaning towards AMP. Contrary to many, I really like the classic TWS. In particular, I like to have the instruments I am trading on one page/tab and have pre-sets for my usual trade size, order type, etc...

Thanks for the reply. Which of the 40 platforms would most closely meet my requirements? I used the guide on the website, but almost all of the options remained after I made my choices.

I am looking for a new broker for trading equity index futures. My main requirements are stability, accurate timely quotes and executions, low day trading margins, low fixed monthly expenses, and low commissions. Pretty much in that order. I would also want to be able to paper trade to...