Interactive brokers is about same price or better than TradeStation. If you can get the flexibility you need from Trade Station ... it's Ok. Otherwise using Amibroker with (free) data from IB is the way to go. Even if you have to pay eSignal for data, you're still ahead of the game because of Amibroker's flexibility
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: AB Picked as "Top Windows Pick" in AAII Computerized Investing > Fantastic news! Thanks for sharing! > > Keep up the EXCELLENT work... related to this, a new aquaintance who > is a consistently successful stock index (e-mini) futures trader has > been leaning on me -- well, rather than paraphrase, here is part of > his last email to me: > > "Tradestation is free and the $4 for 10 trades is for futures. Stocks > are only $1 per hundred shares with no minimum ticket charge, and goes > lower after 500 shares. Options are also $1 per contract with no > minimum. You can do 1 option and will only cost $1. Most brokerages > have a $14.95 or some amount like that ticket charge and then the > option commission on top of that. Tradestation is the absolute best > deal out there. No contest. The data feed is rock solid and fast. > Orders executed at lightening speed. It's hard to imagine using > anything else." > > Anyone wish to respond to this before I take a look at Tradestation? > > Thanks, > > Brian > > --- In [email protected], "mikelaurataylor" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > They did a comparison in March/April issue (got today) in > Computerized > > Investing (from American Association of Individual Investors) of 21 > > Tech Analysis Software products and named 2 Top Windows Picks - and > > picked AB (and Metastock) as their 2 top picks for Windows out of the > > 21 products! > > > > Good job, Tomasz and company! > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Try Online Currency Trading with GFT. Free 50K Demo. Trade 24 Hours. Commission-Free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/RvFikB/9M2KAA/U1CZAA/GHeqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
