Well, I mentioned this in another thread: why not have a list of features posted on the web. All users get one vote of their favorite feature. Another list could be used to vote on bugfix. You add all the stuff you were going to add anyway, plus a couple from the list each development cycle.
Well, if you're looking for volume, you might have a look at EuroStoxx, equity based and same tick value, though margins are a little higher: 500
RCG-based brokers (lions,eminilocal,global) have those margins.
The problem with this is the tape depends on the instrument. Personally I am tired of spending so much time on one instrument, before I am profitable. I look for general methods. Easier said than done.
The only reason I tried CQG was to attempt to replicate the market coverage of eSignal with downloadable tick history. If I were not interested in markets like Japan or Euronext I would go with something like IQFeed, Quotetracker, Sierrachart.
I had that discussion with their "director of business". For some reason, you never talk to a salesman. The silence was deafening. When I mentioned another add-on service his attention perked up quickly
Strategy Analyzer runs like a dog (maybe it's the XML backend, I don't know).
A 64-bit version
Volume axis scaling
Spreads (based on more than one minute) updating more than once a minute.
Non-modal 'Edit Studies' dialog (just stay on top)
Gaps in data when datafeed drops out, that are...