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    Multicharts User Thread

    Any help? 1. In a backtest is a buy at market order filled at the current inside ask or not (exact realistic fill)? 2. Is it possible (concering RAM/speed) to backtest barwise e.g. 1h and filling on the at barclose durrent bid/ask price for e.g. 1 year of data? How quick? 3. Is a...
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    1) Multicharts Lifetime License + IB vs 2) TradeStation

    Several questions before I might purchase MC: 1. In a backtest is a buy at market order filled at the current inside ask or not (exact realistic fill)? 2. Is it possible (concering RAM/speed) to backtest barwise e.g. 1h and filling on the at barclose durrent bid/ask price for e.g. 1 year of...
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    Multicharts User Thread

    Several questions before I might purchase MC: 1. In a backtest is a buy at market order filled at the current inside ask or not (exact realistic fill)? 2. Is it possible (concering RAM/speed) to backtest barwise e.g. 1h and filling on the at barclose durrent bid/ask price for e.g. 1 year of...
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    Speed of execution?

    CME. Anybody?
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    Speed of execution?

    1. What is the usual delay to send an order from Europe to the broker/exchange? I heard about 300msec. 2. What is the delay from the US-Broker to the exchange? e.g. IB, Globalfutures... 3. What is the delay of exchange servers processing an order?
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    best datafeed for stockindexfutures?

    realtime, raw data and not too expensive? Any idea?
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    'Better' markets for automated trading

    my opinion: Currencies are damn efficient! I have systems that work on stocks,bonds, commodities, real estate - and most do not on currencies. I know several currency traders (discretionary traders) that perform well - so it should be possible - but automated? maybe not. The mainproblem in...
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    Althucher guesses: trend funds to disappear within the next 10 years...

    I am developing trading systems since 6 years - my experience (very much shortened): By the way: Trendfollowing defined as: - entry +/- setup: procyclic - exit: trailingstops or procyclic (e.g. x-period low) - no targets - comments concern trading without t-bill returns 1...
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    Difference bet Prop firm, trading for bank/financial inst.

    "Join a trading group WITHIN a prop firm. You just buy B Class LLC Shares. They are incentivized to help you become profitable. Obviously the question of safety of funds comes up, but your initial exposure will be limited to 5k. " What do you mean by that? Does this tradinggroup trade a pool...
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    Trader Myers-Briggs Personality Type

    Funny. Another INTJ ;-)
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    Ask For Help About Career ?

    "On a serious note - look at some buyside firms that might be searching for people to analyze biotech/pharm stock." Thought about the same, too.
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    Ask For Help About Career ?

    What about the possibilities for an M.D. to work for a hedge fund? I am developing systems for two years and I am not happy with them up to now.... I love maths, though I haven't used it for a while. Once thought about studying it. Anyway. What do you guys think my chances are to get a job...
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    Options backtesting?

    It's a pitty. But I think if those data are so expensive there has to be a reason for it! I will start to catch my own data - starting with the major indices. fliesch
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    Options backtesting?

    I have a program that scans automatically historical data for several things (volatility...) has entry and exit signals programmed (Including Money and Riskmanagement). That program should run on those data without me always having to press a button some thousand times!! I hope you got it know.
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    Options backtesting?

    Yes. I know. It's really good. BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TEST A MECHANICAL TRADINGSYSTEM MECHANICALLY at Optionetics. You would have to do it by yourself (each trade!). If you would like to test some thousand trades this is not feasable.
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    Options backtesting?

    But you cannot test it mechanically! That's bad! I found just one source for good intraday optionsdata (i lost the name) - I just know it was fucking expensive!
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    Review: Tradestation 7.x

    I cannot download your review of TS7. Has anybody experience with: Neoticker Investoxx?
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