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I was going to post the same question. (lost newbie here) There was an interesting thread a while ago that touched on storing data. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25212&highlight=firebird+sql In this thread, it was suggested that if you "serialize" the data...

If I were going to attend church, it would be the Church of Buffett, Orthodox. http://www.cobo.org/index.php Gonna put on some Todd Snyder, "Doublewide Blues" now... Old Martin Mull songs are great too! I already see psychiatrist regularly by the way, in case anyone is concerned.

I don't think it is a "paranoid" question at all. Front-ends to IB are very popular, and could be written by anybody with any intention. Firewalls are great, but if you need to give the program permission to access the internet in order to run, you don't know if it is sending personal...

I am curious about which futures contracts are worth looking at after the US markets close. (around 6:00pm to 2:00am est) Unfortunately I am limited to products which trade in USD and are electronic, so I am pretty much stuck with just globex and e-cbot, I believe. (I am using IB) From by...

I have ADD and take Adderall. I started taking it two years ago but I have not actively daytraded while on Adderall, so I can't say what effect it would have on my trading. It makes a huge difference in other areas of my life, though it does have some manageable drawbacks. (insomnia...

I have not played around with the datafiles enough to know, but could column 31 (cancel or correction) be the problem? Does anyone know how this works? If they issue a cancel or correction, how do you know which data element is being "corrected"?

Much like myself, Mr. Market lives in constant fear that a hunter will shoot him for his pelt. That is why he's as crazy as he is.

I was VERY disappointed when I first fired up my 19" flat screen after using Trinitrons. After getting the cleartype font stuff properly set and setting my resoluton back to native, it didn't bother me too much. Now, after 8 months or so I prefer to use the lcd, even though the font may not be...

Tonight on PBS is a terrific show on Einstein and Superstrings, I believe on NOVA. It should be a nice intro to the next show that starts next week What is going to be on next week? I liked the 'Nova' episode, but they make it sound like string theroy is almost a done deal. I am not up...

After you get the files in the format you want, what charting application do you use? Do you store the data in a text file or a database? Is their data "clean" or are there crazy trades in the mix? Thanks!

Are there any programs out there that work with these datafiles? (sort, format, display, make 1-min bars, etc) I have been collecting them for a while but don't do anything with them yet! I fantasize about writing a program that can download, extract, format to 1-min bars, and store the...

Adderall -> insert lengthy disclaimer stating why taking adderall to enhance trading returns is a bad idea <-

A guy walked into a bar, put his pet octopus on the bar and ordered a pint. "What's that?" Asked the Bartender, eyeing up the aforementioned mollusc. "That's my amazingly talented pet octopus." replied the man. "Why? What can it do?" "Just watch this!" said the man, and standing...

Just as a side question, what are the security risks that come with using programs of this type? I have no reason to believe any of these programs do anything malicious, but what is the potential? Could they send the writer of the program account info? Username and passwords? My guess is...

You get a tax benefit when contribute to an IRA, and the gains are not taxed until you take out the money. One of the benefits is your money can grow tax free, which makes a big difference over a long period of time. A more practical short-term benefit is tax returns are simpler. (You are not...

No, I really don't consider myself easily impressed. BUT every other broker I have used was lacking in some way, and IB meets my needs. They offer an API so users can code their own trading tools, they offer a wide range of products including futures, stock, and options out on one...

Could an op let me know how can I change my user name? I just got a trading book in the mail from IB, and that is the last straw. I gotta change my nick... IB is not perfect, but they're damn good. Lean and efficient, and constantly trying to improve. That is all I ask for.

I was on the Atkins about 6 years ago for a few months, and got kidney stones shortly thereafter. I am not saying that the diet is what caused them, but I think there is some research linking the stones to the diet. Having kidney stones SUCKED!! It felt like getting kicked in the balls only...

Are there any online casinos which have a "gallery" for poker viewing? I wouldn't mind watching a few games from the sidelines.

I have done that and also done the ClearType setup through the Microsoft web page. I also have my resolution set to the native size for my monitor, so I know it isn't that. In about half my programs, I feel like I am looking at an old dot-matrix printout. The ones that Cleartype "fixed" are...