Alternatives to TradeStation?

mokwit · Feb 27, 2006

Are you sure Hyperserver lite is no longer free? Looks to be still free from the website.

joesan · Feb 27, 2006

Please refer to the attached file.

I think they require a new machine code (activation code ) once you reinstall your OP

joesan · Feb 27, 2006

Oops, the PDF file did not upload correctly. Anyway it is not a private letter, so allow me quote it as follows

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Commercial Tools:

Q.ty Description Price x Unit**
HyperTools XPO PE 150 Eur
HyperTools OMZ 90 Eur
HyperTools Bundle (HyperTools XPO PE + HyperTools OMZ) 200 Eur
Online Downloader any version except Bloomberg and Reuters
3000
99 Eur
History PlugIn (any version) 99 Eur
Smart Downloader (Yahoo or MSN Finance) 25 Eur
HyperServer LT (TWS IB, Yahoo, DDE, eSignal, Tenfore, Bridge, IW
Bank, ShareInvestor, Telequote, RefcoFX, FXCM, XpressTradeFX,
Money Line, MBT Navigator, FS Workstation, MetaTrader) // The
Lite version does not allow download historical data.
50 Eur
HyperServer 3.0 (TWS IB, DTN IQFeed, QCharts, Realtick, b.i.s,â¦.) 96 Eur
HyperServer 3.0 for Bloomberg or Reuters 3000 800 Eur
Online Downloader for Bloomberg or Reuters 3000 500 Eur

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joesan · Feb 27, 2006

Quote from mokwit:

Metaserver is $168 and is frankly better. Main thing is that it has backfill (currently not working due to IB changes) can force a reconnection without restarting the program.

Thanks for the infomation as always. But currently my main concern is to be able to update the trailing stop price everybar , it seems that tradestation does not satisfy this function. So for the time being, I am putting aside the Hyperserver/metaserver + IB +hyperorder +tradestation combination and exploring the InvestorRT+Autotrader/Ninjatrader combination.

bali_survivor · Feb 27, 2006

Quote from joesan:

Thanks for the infomation as always. But currently my main concern is to be able to update the trailing stop price everybar , it seems that tradestation does not satisfy this function. So for the time being, I am putting aside the Hyperserver/metaserver + IB +hyperorder +tradestation combination and exploring the InvestorRT+Autotrader/Ninjatrader combination.

If you use IB then you can use TWS from IB for a trailing stop.

Maria

syswizard · Feb 27, 2006

Regarding Tradestation and effective stop loss orders :
https://www.tradestation.com/support/whats_new/tradestation_0810_sp1.aspx
Latest release (always remember: latest is the greatest) supports OCO (Order Cancels Order), Bracketed OCO's (simultaneous profit target and stop loss are active), and finally OSO (Order Sends Order) which allows for an IMMEDIATE stop loss upon getting filled.

These are been LONG AWAITED enhancements and if they work as advertised, stop-loss order entry should be a simple bit of coding now. With Tradebolt for instance, I've seen some wild and hairy code needed to do the above.

Aok · Feb 28, 2006

Just21,

Do you know if the data will port into RadarScreen as well?

I may try the QC product for their Worldwide data, but I still need a scanner for U.S equities.

Quote from just21:

There is already a data feed converter that takes Reuters Bridgestation or the low cost re-badged equivalent from Equis Metastock Quotecenter and puts the backfill and realtime into Tradestation ....
http://www.itservice.net/TS2000/TS2000Compatibility.us.htm

just21 · Feb 28, 2006

The real time quotes received by the Data Feed application software will be converted by LinkServer2000
then sent to TradeStation2000i, to be archived in its Data Base and plotted on the TradeStation2000i charts.

I presume it means globalserver when they refer to the tradestation database. Do report back to the forum if you try it.

itservice · Mar 1, 2006

Quote from just21:

The real time quotes received by the Data Feed application software will be converted by LinkServer2000
then sent to TradeStation2000i, to be archived in its Data Base and plotted on the TradeStation2000i charts.
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I presume it means globalserver when they refer to the tradestation database. Do report back to the forum if you try it.
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yes : "TS DataBase" refers to the \PDS folder, managed by GlobalServer.
LinkServer2000 works coupled with our SubServer (an original module we develop/maintain using the true TS API). It sends Realtime and Historical quotes straight forward to GlobalServer. The charts and RadarScreens will get updated accordingly.
LS2000 may include Automated Order Execution.
To test LS2000 or to suggest new brokers/feeds for order automation and integration, pls feel free in emailing me: I'm just updating the IFX,CBFX and Rtick8 versions to add order entry thru API.
Sergio

chisel · Mar 14, 2006

Quote from just21:

I was under the impression that IB had six months of backfill available.

Does anyone know how many days of intra-day backfill data IB provides?