thanx hapaboy. I'm using newsware with myTrack, works pretty good, the interface is kind of strange but, hey, it does the job. i was particularily interested in the way eSignal handles these news alerts (keyword triggered) if at all, because I am a little sick of myTrack and I was considering...
Jem
There's a big difference between a scan done at the server (your quote feed provider) and your software. Your quote feed service can offer custom scans that work with all the stocks that are out there. Generally the scans done with your software are limited to a bunch of stocks you are...
Can eSignal alert you whenever a particular keyword occurs in a bunch of realtime news? Say that you are playing biotechs, and want to be alerted whenever words like "FDA" or "Approval" or "Phase III" occur in hundreds of news you will receive from the news feed. Can eSignal do that? or you have...
Do you know which data feed provides premarket, and after hours data (T&S, and chart) for listed stocks? I'm with myTrack currently, and I can see the transactions after hours on Nasdaq stocks, but not listed (NYSE), or AMEX. Thanx in advance.
I'm not shure if it helps, but the only thing that comes to my mind is www.investorlinks.com . Plenty of stuff there, links to brokers, datafeeds, etc...
I believe in papertrading. It allows you to verify your trading ideas, practice real time pattern recognition, and develop a decision-making skills without risking a dollar. Fills don't matter in papertrading; they are not the purpose - practice is. Constant practice enhances your self...
Quite sometime ago I sent an email to IB with a few sugestions, rapid ticker input being one of them. I suggested that IB should give the user the ability to choose a default instrument type (ie stock), and default route (ie BEST). Then simply by typing the ticker symbol on the quote page user...