For me it is good. I just started to educate myself on programming, designing an ATS and so. .
For you.. you might be a pro on those issues.
However, i started to incline to use OQ.
http://www.smartquant.com/openquant.php
as a middle step till i acheive my HFT target one day ... :)...
What if your system is adding liquidity by placing pending orders instead of market, 90% of times?
Hit and run... needs also more clarification because sometimes you might hit but you could not run.
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ModulusFE
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Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 83
09-13-11 07:51 PM
Yes it is worth it, a hundred thousand times over. This is a real investment in yourself.
Learn a real programming language and free yourself from all these platforms. They're designed to keep you hooked...
tradelink
Registered: Feb 2008
Posts: 562
07-07-11 07:06 PM
HFT is a pretty abstract term that can refer to many different styles of trading.
If you have an HFT strategy that is a pure market-making/matching strategy, this could be considered in the purest sense for not moving...
http://edgesense.net/?p=110
After a year of intensive work I would say that Multicharts is suitable for automated live trading provided the following criteria are met:
The strategy is not a higher frequency one and
The size traded does not affect price much causing partial fills or
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Really, i do not want to take the thread to off-the-subject side and start, most probably, a fruitless discussion.
To whom disagree with me and have certain negative thoughts about my approach, i have to say thank you with all respect.
To whom provide a specific piece of info/advice...
That is why 'logical thinking" is highly relative.
I wish i could say to all people from the other school whom I know they are many and represent the numerical majority. Please try to keep the door open after you.
Personally, i am keeping the door open here. I might be wrong .. totally...
Is market efficient or inefficient ?
Market is one of myriad aspects of life.
Is life an efficient or inefficient ?
:D sometimes i thought the thread is going to this direction.
However,
Thank you all.
I disagreed with the opinion of some great people but for sure they...
With all due respect, i still feel declined from opening a real direct discussion with you.. Not because i am only stubborn! but also because i see our minds are totally on the opposite sides. I am pretty sure such a discussion will not go anywhere. This is not personal at all. I believe you are...
Your advice did not agitate me my friend.. but i have enough reasons to leave it. That is it. I do not want to engage in a useless arguments because this is simply will be a waste of your and my time.
What i care actually is to get constructive, open-minded and professional opinions and i...