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Jack and easyguru, I always have an opinion of where I think the market will go - otherwise I couldn't place the trade. What I am trying to learn to do is that as soon as the trade is placed to drop that initial opinion and simply study the market as it is right at the moment. I try to do...

I think these features are available also with button trader, a high level frontend for TWS. Because TWS only gives a percentage of the full volume it won't be as accurate as X-trader, but I think it gives a close approximation. The speed of X-trader is as far as I know the fastest available.

I've traded in several countries using IB in cafes and never had any problems- apart from only being able to see one screen.

I live in Japan and connections and speed are fine. Korea is said to be as good or even better. But Thailand is behind.

Samson, glad to hear the authorities might be helping. Here is a related thread http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26634

:) :D :) Nice phrase!

Thanks Vegasoul, It is looking like WL is the one I will focus on for now. Do you have any comments on it as compared with tradestation?

Thnaks longshot. I looked at it once but thought WL looked more complete? Do you have any comments about it.

Bob, I need something as advanced as possible but failry easy to use. I thought tradestation was hard to use unless you used the canned indicators. Metastock was easy but far too limited.

Thanks, I am going to take a new trial of both wealthlab and Investor. I went off backtesting too, but occasionally like to check out ideas, so I am back to backtes...

Hi, What are your thoughts on the best sftware for backtesting? Important point: Ease of use. I am not a programmer and found tradestation complex in this regard. Wealthlab I couldn't figure at all but that was about a year ago, maybe it is easier now?. Anyone backtest using Investor...

Trendy, appreciate your translations. I always find some useful stuff in Grobs (Jack?) posts but it can be hard work to find them. Maybe you could take on the task of simplifying them .....

Like to hear. I might open an account with VF if my volume goes up later in the year. I would still keep Ib for equities and some markets like hang seng and Nikkei that VF doesn't offer

Good to have you here madf, would like to hear more .

Yes, Douglas says this in his book too. Here is a thread with a piece on the Phantom http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=403840#post403840

good matrix, pinned it near my computer

Yes, exactly. of course sometimes it works out well and you make that extra tick. Sometimes 2 ticks is what is available - if it looks like it will be a high probabilty 2 ticks then I take it. As I said earlier I don't have stops per se. but I get out of a trade as fast a I can if it looks to...

I should say I always use limit orders to enter but sometimes I put the limit one tick away from the current price. Why? Because I want to get that extra tick. It can make the difference bewteen a winning and a losing trade. The problem with this is that I sometimes miss the trade - and...

never say never Baruch. I still use limit orders 90% - and miss out on some/many runs. It's a good topic.

I think Japans interventions are effective to a large degree and have slowed the rise of the yen considerably. The budget for this purpose has been increased by some billions this year . But if the pressure is so great - as it looks to be - then the yen will continue to strengthen.