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From what I know: ButtonTrader does not use the API-DLL (ocx), but instead communicates directly via the API-socket (to TWS). It could completely skip the TWS and talk straight to the IB-Servers (via the FIX-protocol), but that is tied to some conditions. You have to generate more than 2400...

May I add a program, which works with the new API? It is ButtonTrader (current version 7.00.19.9). It does not use the API, but direct socket communication instead. So generally there are much less problems with new API versions (if any at all). Regards Bernd Kuerbs

Try any of this stuff and you will quickly find out, how closely your trades are being monitored :D regards Bernd Kuerbs

And Eurex went kaputt when FDax should have started trading. What does that mean? Have a nice (short?) day Bernd Kuerbs

Since you trade your systems successfully in the Asian markets, you should be doing ok. Some questions: What data did you use to test your systems? The cash index data or futures contract data? Do you trade around the open? I strongly recommend to use the futures data; Systems showing...

You should check the option "Allow triggering outside of RTH", RTH = NYSE trading hours. A subject which has been discussed here before. Regards Bernd Kuerbs

This can be decided by the user: configure (pick) an order type which suits your needs best. Globex offers native stop limit orders, so you might want to use them. regards Bernd Kuerbs

What is the worth of a positive mathematical expectation on paper? You need it in real trading. It is easy to backtest any system to get a positive expectation. What is the use of this? Some remarks: IMO, you use the term slippage the wrong way. This term applies to a market order, where...

There are two ways to monitor the communication of TWS with its servers: An excerpt from the release notes: _____________________________________ Order Audit Trail Feature for Customers When you enable the Audit Trail feature, TWS will display your order activity for the day. Each...

Just tried it, worked fine for me. E.G. BL M4-DT Have a nice Sunday. Bernd Kuerbs

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4740000 WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking into market activity around the time of the release of Friday's U.S. March jobs data and is talking to other federal regulators, a...

Just had a short look at the dates: no, if there is a pattern to them at all, it is not the first Friday. Regards Bernd Kuerbs

Have to check for this, I do not know. Regards Bernd Kuerbs

Just looked into my (somewhat outdated) statistics database: There have been 19 moves larger than one full point since the introduction of the Euro based FGBL (March 1999), all around this time of day. But I suspect this one wins the speed competition. Have to break down the data into...

Quite interesting to see someone else use Statistica. Do you use any elements of the Time Series module? I use Statistica, without the NN, mostly for exploratory data analysis. Simple things, like distribution of ranges etc. Regards Bernd Kuerbs

*LoL*, remove the dot after ".net", the correct address is www.trademagic.net A weakness of the board/browsersoftware: it should ignore the syntactically correct point after a webaddress. Hope this helps Bernd Kuerbs

Thanks Fohat, this worked. regards Bernd Kuerbs

Yes, I launched TWS via the desktop Icon. Will try a fresh install later, currently the browser version works fine. Have a look at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/discus/messages/3/20899.html?1079404635 regards Bernd Kuerbs

Looks like I got some other problems: I upgraded this morning to 819, could not login. I downgraded to 818, could not login. I then switched to the browser version TWS 819: this works fine??? I do not use TWSStart. Have a nice day. Bernd Kuerbs

You did not say, whether you want to run your simulations offline or realtime? Go to the freelance pages of IB: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/index.html There are a lot of order-entry tools which allow the playback of recorded data. Check, whether they allow trading of stocks...