It sounds like you're better off then using TradeStation or CyberTraderPro from Schwab for fast-paced real-time daytrading.
Personally, I use eSignal for real-time charting with IB to enter my trades. I have 5 19" LCD monitors and I never get confused because I just trade the ER2 futures. BTW, I don't think you're wasting your money getting Amibroker though. There's nothing out there that comes close to matching its backtesting capabilities at that price point. IMHO, it is the ultimate stock/futures research tool. Good luck. --- In [email protected], "Charles J. Dudek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know how you work, but when I am trading I like to watch > charts. If I have to switch back and forth between TWS or some other > order entry package and my charting package, I will lose valuable > seconds and make mistakes (like manually entering GG when I meant to > enter GGB, for example). Scottrade Elite, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, E- > Trade, TradeStation and as far as I know just about every other > broker has an integrated charting and order entry interface. IB > offers trading options and advantages I can't get elsewhere, but > their charting is terrible. QuoteTracker is too limited and > alternatives like eSignal are too expensive. I just know switching > back and forth is going to be a lot less efficient than keeping one > screen open and clicking on a chart to execute a trade. I think > AmiBroker is great in every other respect. I just wish I could get > this manual entry screen to work. I'm so busy I don't want to spend > any of my spare time to try to figure out how to get it to work, but > I guess that's my only option if I want to trade through IB. I might > just buy it and play with it, but that's a couple hundred bucks down > the drain if I can't get it to work right. What I'm really worried > about though is screwing it up and accidentally cleaning out my > trading account. That would be a real drag. > > Chuck > > --- In [email protected], "scourt2000" <stevehite@> wrote: > > > > > > What do you have to substantially gain by manually entering trades > > to IB through Amibroker? Why would you discount its use in trading > > just because of this? Do you realize that its capabilities to help > > you backtest trading ideas far exceeds the trivial kind of > > restriction you're placing on its use? > > > > I cannot name another piece of software that even comes close to > > what Amibroker can do for what you pay. > > > > There is a SIMPLE answer to your problem. I'm assuming that you > > abhor the TWS interface to placing trades manually, including the > > use of BookTrader. If that's the case, then just use a free IB > > front-end like TSIM+: > > > > http://www.tradingsimulation.com/index.html > > > > IMHO, the problem is not with Amibroker. It's that you have not > > sufficiently researched your options. There are plenty of front- > > ends to trading with IB. Some are free, some want a one-time > > donation and others have a monthly fee. I think that the one > above > > is the best no-strings-attached interface which is completely free. > > > > If this is still not acceptable, then get TradeStation and, if you > > meet their minimum monthly trading requirements, their platform is > > free. Of course, you'll have to place all trades through their > > brokerage firm but trading is completely integrated into their > > charting package. TradeStation has an excellent intraday database > > going back years. However, their porfolio backtesting is > > dramatically inferior in speed and options to what Amibroker offers. > > > 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/
