Does real tick have a feature which measures "trade rate" in real time?
QCharts has this and it is very handy. Within a quote sheet I get a list of stocks with the highest trade rate which I can then sort by various columns.
I looked at Hotrend but that seems to involve alot more than just straight data.
I agree with some of the previous comments - eSignal is sufficient, no reason (for me) to go to Realtick. Same quality, lower prices, excellent service.
I never thought of realtick as a competitor to IB -- to me they are quite complementary, and I prefer having order entry and data feed segregated. I might be missing something but it doesn't seem like IB has any charting or historical studies capability to speak of.