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    Entry Barrier

    is it suppose to be rude? that is the reason I query about the entry barrier, is it worth the time and energy because the time it will take to learn and develop the auto run. and also I know that I can do multiple small quantities trades, but surely commission become signficant to...
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    Entry Barrier

    thank you chabah, it is nice to have someone willing to share the knowledge.
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    Entry Barrier

    well if you buy say a lot of 500 share that is $4.00 each that gives you $2k, so I think 5K will last about 2 go. $4.00 each is quite cheap no? indeed I am a programmer with stat background. I have not do on line trading before and I do have a few books on this topic. I just want to...
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    TradeBot - can they be challenged ?

    I think it is now bot vs bot, and it is exactly this exploitation of inefficiency that keep the market efficient.
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    Entry Barrier

    okay 5K usd is about 2.5 to 3 k GBP, still a expensive hobby I think. if I have 5K usd in the account how many go do I have on the market?
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    Entry Barrier

    a quick question, am I right to say that to enter this algo trading via internet broker (like interactive broker) one would have to have like GBP 5-6K to start? any thought?
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    Help me to choose the right data provider

    I would think that broker would provide the data, so by that I am talking about broker (that provide data). do people actually have different data provider and broker? how can they assure their profit when / if there is differences in the info between data provider and broker (either due...
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    Help me to choose the right data provider

    Help me to choose the right data provider Hi there, I am a programmer with background in math and stat. I have started to build an automated trading system. I already have sorted out the communication between servers and database and the next step is to choose the right data feed...
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    Is fully automated trading a fantasy? Your opinions here

    I think the system is just the infrastructure for the trading activities. the different that it make will be the rules that it use.
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    Is fully automated trading a fantasy? Your opinions here

    I think the % of return is the last barrier that I need to commence on the development. may be it is off topic, any free data provider out there?
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    Is fully automated trading a fantasy? Your opinions here

    I can envisage a automated system to work, but to what extend? this require two or 3 component, first is the ordering / decision engine that link up to the data provider / broker, this is where all the live rules are kept. (concern with speed and accuracy) second is the libarian engine...
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    Where can I get free data?

    hello there, I am looking for historical market data at the moment, I dont think I can get it tick by tick, but may be in 1 or 5 minute intervals is a good start. any idea where I can get data like this? I am building the mechanic of the feed by the way. many thanks
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    Tick Database Implementations

    my back ground is in VB.net, vb6, vba and SQL (MS SQL Server, Oracle), I am also learning C++, (and I am trained in statistics) I agree that what you can do with SQL can be done with C++, and not the other way around. SQL is quite straight when it come to what can be done. what I want to...
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    Trading bot construction (IB)

    I think the modern computer will only give you comupterised randomness, this is because I heard that in the late 80s the Casio calculator were using a square root method to get the random number: They would choose a number, and keep square rooting it take 2 digit from the decimal place. I am...
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    Simple System for Beginners

    it is right to say that this system follow the random walk thoery, is which we assume that this system , given infinite time, follows a particular trend; this trend is more or less linear, and the variation between the beginning and end is due to the random walk property. given the price move...
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    simple system

    hi there, I am new to this site and all these trading stuff. can you explain what you mean by 200ma xover on 10 min s&P500????!?? is ma MasterCard? do you mean buying 200 MasterCard share for 10 minute? S&P500 is top 500 company for standard and poor.... I am just confused. thanks
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    Tick Database Implementations

    I think if one could make the stream sit on top of a database that link to an olap tool it will be wicked!! it will be live olap.
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    Tick Database Implementations

    has anyone looked into Stream SQL. I discovered it today but as I am new to this auto-trading game I have not test it. I still wonder how StreamSQL can handle live matrix calculation. I think it will be real trouble trying to get it done properly. so is it true that everyone in auto...
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    where do I start

    Hi all, I am new to this forum; I work in the city in the back office and am developer (programmer) by trade, statistician by training. Some of the members in this forum started from on line poker, but I start from on line gaming, I was playing Diablo2, after so many years I started to...
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