Hi Mike, I was checking out IB and was looking in there section that describes the fees for market data. Could you please explain what IB means by market lines of data?
Dave -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mikelaurataylor Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [amibroker] Re: AB Picked as "Top Windows Pick" in AAII Computerized Investing I have both (AmiBroker w/ IQFeed data feed RT and Yahoo EOD) and using IB as the broker and I also have Tradestation. Here is a really really quick recap of things. My goal is to eliminate tradestation shortly (per the info below): 1. Biggest + with AmiBroker and yahoo EOD is ability to build scans for the entire market w/ EOD data and ability to easily backtest a watchlist or porfolio of stocks. Tradestation can only backtest one stock at a time (although I understand there are plugins for this) and there is NO ability to build market scans. 2. Reason I still have tradestation: I have multiple watchlists that I watch in realtime with multiple list windows (Radardscreens), which is typical of most realtime products. Right now AB only has one window/pane. I believe this may change in a future release and if/when it does I'll eliminate Tradestation. Beyond that I will say I have never had any issues w/ tradestation data/performance and IQFeed and/or Esignal isn't quite as dependable - but I think it is good enough for what I do. In terms of pricing: You get tradestation for Free if you do enough trading (the bar isn't that high) but if you compare to IB pricing you end up paying $100 to $150 more per month for Tradestation commissions then you would w/ IB so it really isn't free if you can work w/ AmiBroker and IB. (Tradestation charges 1 cent per share and AB is 1/2 a cent I believe. At 25000 shares in and out (50000) this adds up to $250 I believe) Hope that helps. Mike --- In [email protected], "Ara Kaloustian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" > > <mikelaurataylor@> 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! 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