Good option trading software needed?

Quote from mizhael:

Thanks. Any specific recommendations that can be integrated with IB?
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Hoadley's Excel add-in package will integrate with IB in the sense that it will grab real-time prices from IB and import them into a spreadsheet. I don't think it will download your positions or anything like that.
 
I would stay away form OptionVue, its quite a disappointment. Additionally I think the TOS system will soon offer a comparable back trading set up.
 
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I would stay away form OptionVue, its quite a disappointment. Additionally I think the TOS system will soon offer a comparable back trading set up.
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What is TOS system?
 
Quote from mizhael:

What is TOS system?
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TOS = thinkorswim

They have some decent analytics in their platform and it is/was an options-centric broker. You'll probably find it easier to use than IB's TWS.

As I said in one of the dozen other threads you started on this topic, thinkorswim had some rudimentary option-related backtesting capabilities last-time I checked and they are likely to improve on it in the near future.
 
That's why I am asking for a better software, right? Or at least, customize the IB stuff into Excel sheet so we could create our own functionalities?
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If you're not aware of it, IB has a program called DDE that will allow your Excel to be updated with real time quotes. So you can write anything that you want in Excel and be LIVE.

I don't know what you're looking for or if/where they are available but chances are, you might look for existing Excel applications and then customize them.
 
Quote from spindr0:

If you're not aware of it, IB has a program called DDE that will allow your Excel to be updated with real time quotes. So you can write anything that you want in Excel and be LIVE.

I don't know what you're looking for or if/where they are available but chances are, you might look for existing Excel applications and then customize them. [/QUOTE

Still slow, right?

And there are good Excel option applications?
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Do IB or Tradestation have decent back trading platforms? TOS is a bit behind the curve here at the moment and I would like to find something with basic visual analytics and at least a 1/2 hour by hour back trading feature which keeps an accurate P/L for multi-leg spreads. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
 
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