Tradestation for Futures Trading

Selene · Mar 4, 2007

Checked out Tradestation's website. They have got great charting and strategy testing but it does not seem like they have got book trader for futures trading. Or Am I missing anything?

Selene · Mar 4, 2007

Emailed the Customer Service but got no reply if they provide book trader for futures trading or not.

Does X Trader come with a charting package?

Any input or comments?

Opra · Mar 4, 2007

Quote from Selene:

Checked out Tradestation's website. They have got great charting and strategy testing but it does not seem like they have got book trader for futures trading. Or Am I missing anything?

they have Matrix, similar to book trader

Selene · Mar 4, 2007

Thanks. Opra.

Do they have a demo or simulator? Does Matrix have all the features like a book trader? Is it possible to get a screenshot?

Can I place a limit or stop limit order by clicking on one of the bid and ask prices? Can I see market depth on Matrix.

Thx.

Selene

cleartree · Mar 4, 2007

There is a Start the Tutorial button in the middle of the screen in the following link.
https://www.tradestation.com/support/tutorials/matrix.aspx

Selene · Mar 4, 2007

Thanks. Cleartree.

Surdo · Mar 4, 2007

Selene · Mar 4, 2007

Thanks. Surdo!

Is that the US thirty year treasury? How reliable is Matrix in terms of execution, cancellation, and data feed for futures? Have you traded ES (mini S&P 500) or YM (mini Dow) using Matrix?

Can you place stop limit orders on Matrix?

Thanks.

Selene

tortoise · Mar 4, 2007

Quote from Selene:

Thanks. Surdo!

Is that the US thirty year treasury? How reliable is Matrix in terms of execution, cancellation, and data feed for futures? Have you traded ES (mini S&P 500) or YM (mini Dow) using Matrix?

Can you place stop limit orders on Matrix?

Thanks.

Selene

I've found the TS matrix to be, for lack of a better word, "gummy". Kinda slow, especially in a fast market. The inadequacies of TS's order interface (from my perspective, anyway), finally prompted me to switch to IB, in part because of the array of third party products available. I'm now using ButtonTrader for order entry (magnificent!) and MultiCharts for charting. Multicharts has full EasyLanguage compatability, so the migration from TS couldn't have been more seamless.

Selene · Mar 4, 2007

Surdo,

Can I open 3 Matrix for three futures in the same time with 3 charts too? If not, how many can I open?

Thanks.

Selene