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    TS6 Downtime

    to be honest, i guess it was not ts fault. i was in front of my screen all the time (without looking always :-) ) but i didnt have a downtime of 20 min. max downtime i had last 2 weeks was about 1 min, maybe 2 min. perhaps the prob is wherever. what i dont understand ( as a kind of...
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    TS6 Downtime

    3 hrs ago means 1 PM EST 3 hrs back according to fx-traders posting time :-)
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    TS6 Downtime

    i lost connection about 3 hrs ago and i do use ts for trading. costs me again about 100$ , was the last day i use ts6 for trading with strategies. i go back to swing trading. daytrading was not really my favour, but ts-strategies made me believe, i could change from swing/position trading...
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    How much speed do you need?

    right, not every server can be reached by ping. but jmsco told he uses ts6 - as i do - and those servers are reachable by ping. you can also find all ip-adresses(from ts network) unter 'file-preferences-network'. thats why i guess, dataservers are down and not my provider in case of...
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    How much speed do you need?

    im sure, dsl will be fast enough for your kind of trading. but whenever you have downtimes, check if it is really your (providers) fault. i have downtimes multiple times a week (normally 2-3 seconds) last downtime (> 30 seconds) had cost $400 cause i was in a fully automated strategy and...
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    EasyLanguage Question

    the question has been answered a lot here, but why so complicate? variables: TodaysRange(0); TodaysRange=HighD(0)-LowD(0); looks easier, doesnt it lippi
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    Broker Suggestion:

    i recommend tradestation securities. www.tradestation.com just have a look. it has great analysis features and unbeatable quotes of the past . back to 20 yrs, intraday back about 2 yrs. lippi
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    TWS automation

    hi, i often read 'TWS' and hope, it means 'trading workstation'. if tws is a tradingsoftware, just forget what i type :-). i use TS6 and handle my exit only by trailing stops (or complex strategies created with easylanguage). once you entered a maximum $-risk, the program sends...
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    Short selling

    and your intraday power? im sure it was overdrawn, wasnt it?
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    Short selling

    ssb, look, how well your account was above the 25K / intraday buying power the day u met the call. dont look at your account value today ! look back ! lippi
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    TWS crashes w/ new LAN Card

    as working in a company managing networks, let me say what we do: ONLY 3COM ! thats it. every card weve tried made problems sometime. 3com did never (except sp6/NT4 , microsoft, but thats another story)
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    TradeStation 6 Order Entry

    pxg, as long as ts6 is disconnected, it cant receive any signal, so it wouldnt exit a position neither a exit of '3 bars later' nor a exit of 'stop loss', cause it doesnt know the signal has been. but: the stops of ts6 are limited for 5 minutes(in a 5 minute bar). after that 5 minutes, you...
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    TradeStation 6 Order Entry

    hi fellows, first wanna tell that fee problem(discussed earlier) is solved. as a ts account holder you just have to find (really: find :-) ) a certain button on ts website, which prints out a form you fill out , your account will be changed to the new commsission structure within 24 hrs. that...
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    TradeStation 6 Order Entry

    hi , i have tested the automated trading feature one day. had 6 stocks to watch and enter by a 'strategy'. well, all 6 stocks where bought(and short) correctly with fast execution. tahnks to good, i was in front of my screen the moment, one stop loss was activated. the stock was NOT SOLD...
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    Dave Landy, swing trading video

    just check www.tradersgalleria.com its afilliated with tradingmarkets. you'll find a lot of interesting courses etc. good luck
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