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To syswizard: Sorry for the confusion. Let me explain it again: 1. My system sends alerts (executions, errors, ...) to my cell phone using SMS 2. When I need to access my system, I do it using http. I can use my phone or PC to get on internet and then connect to my web server. A special...

One more thing. My system is fully a automated system. I can have it keep trading for days when I am on vacation. During that time, it will keep reporting to me (my cell phone) for the executions and errors using SMS/Text Message and I can control the system right from my cell phone when it is...

I am not suggesting that VB is the best language for the trading system. I use VB because I have legacy code in VB. And VB has everything I need for my trading system. I don't want to spend time to migrate it to other language. Anyway, the most challenge thing in auto-trade system is the trading...

I am running mutiple TWS instances from a single TWS installation. And I use 8XXX for each TWS instance. That is all I did to TWS. I did not change client ID, acctually, I don't know what is the client ID on my system. My auto-trade system was originally developed in java, but later changed...

Thank you for all the replies. I took TraderMojo's approach and run 4 TWS incetances on the same PC. It works great! I also installed Microsoft's virtual desktop, that really help me to organize programs for different accounts when all of them are running on the same PC. Right now I have 2...

I have a automated trading system based on Interactive Broker's TWS. It can trade one account on a PC. Now I want to trade mutiple accounts, how can I do that? Thanks

The Box 2 (Total Gross proceeds) in my form 1099 from InteractiveBrokers does not include trades for stock options. How/where does IB report my trades of options to IRS? If I list all my trades ( stocks + options ) in Schedule-D then the total gross proceed will be different from the form 1099...

Kevinx: My emini account has $30000 and my system trades 7 contracts following 3 strategies. Those strategies work together to achieve smoothness/consistence. Each position is protected with a 3-4 point stop. I trade (automatically) in the extended trading hours but no more than 3 contracts...

Thank you for all the replies to my question on TWS auto-logoff. I have no problem to write a program to re-start the TWS. I thought there might be a better way to keep my automated trading system keep running. My system can work with FreeTrade for 2 weeks without human intervention, and I want...

I used IB's TWS to implemented my automated trading system. The TWS automatically logoff everyday. Anyone knows how to disable the auto-logoff function? Thanks JSU

Thank you for all the comments. I guess you missed the most important point : CONSISTENCE! It seems that this system, by selecting the proper parameters, can make money in up trend, down-tren and trading range. Trend-following system makes money in trending market but lose money when the...

Attached please find the system's performance. To get this result, parameters are optimized. However, look at the consistence, I am wondering is the system over optimized or am I doing something right. Please note that there are 429 trades in the period of 3 months and the market experienced...

Can eSignal be used to backtest such a trading strategy: average down on up-trend. sell all shares at target profit. stop out when up-trend ends. Thanks JSU

The time stamp is the bar's time stamp. I will change it to the quote's time stamp. Actually, I did put it to work early last week, full day on Monday and half day on Tuesday and it did make me some real money ($120 or so, about 50% of what the paper trade suggested). I stopped playing with...

I am still new in trading system design and need your comment to gain confidence for my trading system. The test (with real-time tick-by-tick data) for the past 2-week period has the similar result as the previous tests. No "optimization" of any kind. Am I lucky or doing something right...

A very good concept. Can you talk a little bit more about that?What kind sub-systems do you put together? Thanks JS

Thank you all for the advice! I tend to believe what you guy said. I read books and message board discussions, attended trading workshops. All say the same thing: This thing never exist! However, I do know some of my friends succeed with some automated systems. They traded QQQ only and...

The purpose I posted the first message in this thread is to get an idea about how to evaluate a trading system. What an excellent, good, or average trading system looks like in terms of win/loss ratio, bat, number of trades per day, and theoretical profits. I am a good programmer but not so...

The software used is a custom trading system I am developing for my clients. No realistic commish/slippage is included. Next week, I will let it do some real trades ( fully automated order entry and position management) using my FreeTrade or Datek account so that I can know the slippage.

Win/loss distribution.