mobile solution

Quote from CALLumbus:

Hi atticus,

when travelling I dont do those little scalps, I go more for the intraday swings, so if I would have at least a streaming chart with 30 minute -bars/ candles I would be happy. Do those platforms support this ? Thx !
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TOS on iPad is very good for charting as long as you're ok with those durations. I would fund a small account with TOS for charting and IB for execution. IB is one of the few firms offering a DOM on iPad/tablets.

I have used TOS and IB booktrader on an iPhone 4 and it worked nicely. I Imagine it would be ideal for your application. Personally, I prefer a Mac Air running full apps, but for trading swing-trading futures it would be more than adequate.

Here's some pics from the web: http://intelligent-trading.com/2011/02/25/new-tos-ipad-app-is-sick-trading-from-the-couch-now/
 
Quote from CALLumbus:

Hey Coudy, thanks for the info. Are you satisfied with the remote option ? Is this a good solution ?
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I am swing trader. I use remote option for entering trades with bracket order, then I monitor trades with mobileTWS. I have no problem with the remote solution, but of course it is not as good as to sit in front of your No 1 computer.
 
IMO, teamviewer is a much better solution that logmein if your needs are simply to place trades remotely. Teamviewer is so much quicker.
 
iTeleport (previously Jaadu VNC) works great on cell connections and has very good interface for zooming, scrolling, etc.
 
Hey CALLumbus,

I was just having this same conversation on another thread, you can see it here if you want to follow the conversation... though admittedly this thread has had better advice. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=220647

To save you the time of reading I ultimately signed up for iRunner through Cannon Trading... it's a mobile platform offered by OEC, and I just use cannon because they have good commissions + margins.

iRunner Mobile Futures Trading Platform

I think it hits every point you were looking for -

- Great market access
- Bar + candlestick charts, though I can't remember the lowest interval, you could call to check
- I'm 90% sure you can trade from the charts

And I use it on my iPhone 4, so I'm assuming it works on the iPad too... I love it, I definitely recommend throwing it in with your other options.

Good luck picking one!
 
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