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Depends on what you do with the data... and don't forget VBA collections and arrays where you have much more available.

That's no good, some of my strategies can execute inside of a bar (in less than 60 seconds)

OK, I'm confused... I have one guy saying that it can't be used for backtesting on intraday tick data and another saying that it can... which is it? For example, In backtesting, If a trade occurs on tick that crosses a specified price, can some action occur at that moment or does it have...

Sure, when I want to start up, I need to get data tick data on stocks for backtesting and need a way to get that. Is there another way than from a datafeed provider? Cash

Pretty much anyfeed that has DDE can do this: eSignal IQFeed Quote.com realtick RediPlus You should also check www.trade-ideas.com as they can pick out block trades.

I'm looking for an equation to calculate the historical volatility of a stock based on a close to close basis. I know websites where I can find the actual volatility numbers. But, what I want is the equation to calculate these. Does anyone have it or can you point me in the right...

That goes without saying as we live in the US.

Well, the writing is on the wall. China will most likely be the next world economic power. We can only thank communism for holding them back this far. Considering this, what dialect of Chinese language should we have our kids learning to be prepared to compete in the new world?

Who do you use for your data feed? Cash

Does anyone here use Wealth Lab Developer for backtesting on tick data? Is it possible? Cash

You also need to watch the average intraday range (Average True Range is a close approximation). And be aware of when that changes. I talked to a guy that had traded DL in the past, then tried to trade it recently and complained that nothing happened. If he had checked the news on this...

After working with hundreds of traders, I can tell you that while news is not absolutely essential, the majority of successful traders either use the news or are aware of any news that affect their stocks. I can't tell you how many traders I've seen where a stock was going against them, and...

Can anyone recommend a website that can easily tell me if a stock that trades on the NYSE is trading as an ADR?

Why bother with e-minis if stocks are working for you? Just increase your stock volume to increase your bottom line. No need to learn a new "discipline"

Dude! Take another look at Dell! I got my 4600 for $513 delivered. XP-Pro 512MB RAM 40GB HD 2.53Ghz 1.44MB floppy DVD/CD-RW drive Video, Audio, and Network on board For the samehting at system builder, it looks like it would cost significantly more!

How bout "$270M ain't my money, but $265K is!"

It never ceases to amaze me that in today's world of computers, "incorrectly recorded trades" can even be possible... yet at one of the largest banks in Australia.

Is this a midday thing?

Spent hundreds of billions of dollars to do what his daddy should have when he had a chance. Put the US back into deficit spending. Presided over one of the largest stock market declines in history? Bombed the sh** out of a country that was already in the stone ages to find one man who...

Most stock traders switch 2 Thursdays before the 3rd Friday of the month.