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if you use the R package it is pretty straightforward

Congrats, is there anything else you can share? You trade manually? all in U.S. stocks? average position size? I have tons of other questions but as I don't know if you can share info I will leave it there for now ;)

The strange part is that when I use ES only as the symbol it will work, but the values are not corresponding to the ES future so I am guessing it is bringing back some other stock or something. I will keep searching, thanks a lot!

Yes I did try with ES-201511-GLOBEX and ESU6-FUT-GLOBEX both returned "failed". With excel where you able to retrieve ES values? Thanks

The thing is that when I try it with stocks it works. My guess is that there is some special way to format futures which I am not aware of.

I am trying to access ES data through the API but I keep getting errors. I found a site explaining the way to call futures through the API using the following format General Format: [underlying symbol]-[4 digit year 2 digit month]-[exchange] Example: ES-200309-GLOBEX (mini S&P futures for...

I would say, if you need to ask people you don't know over the internet if you should trust someone people over the internet doesn't know...then I would pass.

Excuse my naiveness, but is it 'legal' for them to trade on that info?

Also I think that TD Ameritrade offer it for free on its platform... though you have to be a TDA client...

are you super sure you have the standalone from here https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=674 For what you say it looks like each time you open TWS it is checking for a new build, downloading it and then opening it. Make sure to use the one on the link.

What's the file you are clicking to open TWS?

You shouldn't need to download it again each time you want to open it. Are you on a Mac? EDIT: I am only asking if you are on a Mac because that is what I know, but I am 100% sure you won't need to download it each time either on mac or PC

To be honest he sound pretty smart to me. He keeps saying it was 'luck', maybe it was, but as @Gamebit says, I think that guy understands how to manage risk pretty good.

Also the thing with Ameritrade and such a small account is that commissions will kill you if you. Though you can get 60 days comissions free with them.

As @Autodidact said, I would learn a little bit of programming and test my strategy using something like quantconnect. Simple doesn't mean that it won't work. In my experience, (smart + simple) usually gives me the best results. Though finding what to put inside 'smart' and inside 'simple' is...

I learnt this the hard way. It was a psychological battle. It was not easy as it sounds because part of your brain tells you that "you are right, just hold on a little bit more as it happened before and you will be fine". It was hard to stop listening to that part of my brain. But you should...

Yes, it really depends on account size. If the account is small, TD commissions are pretty high (especially compared to IB). They charge a flat 9.99 each way. So if you are trading just 100 shares you will have to pay $9.99 while on IB you will pay $1. Now, if you plan to trade 10 times that...

I use TD Ameritrade on one of my accounts. I can't say bad things about them other that commissions are pretty high. I like the platform a lot.

I use IB and thought it was pretty decent, I am interested in the problems you encountered with them (if other than commission costs) ?

what kind of comissions are you looking for?