Finally Tomasz i heard jerry medved (qoutetracker and ameritrade employee said he email you a few time some time back) trying to get you to do it. I was going to do it but lack of time. i would something like amiquote. The api of ameritrade can do 1000 quotes at a time at 8000 ticker it should be faster that yahoo 200 which really doest take long on my machine nick
--- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rakesh, > > I am with you on everything there (happy to pay for ad free > enviornment etc). > > As per your previous comment: > > > > > A solution that covers Broker Feed---->MedVed QT-------> > >>AmiBroker > > > can cover > > > > the needs of a large portion of the universe of AB clients. > > Re your point on scalping. > > > There are people who are doing scalping in an IB--->QT environment. > >I am > > guessing they are not suffering any substantial efficiency losses > as they > > are quite successful. > > Possibly I am mis-understanding something about the way the funds > from intraday trades are cleared but if I have take 1% on an intraday > trade and then have to wait t+3 for the funds to be available haven't > I reduced my returns to 1%/3? > > If that isn't the case (I don't have to wait 3 days to put the closed > intraday trade funds back to work) then I would love to go to IB > (based on the number of others who use it and the body of published > work that will help me make the transition to AT). > > brian_z > > > --- In [email protected], "Rakesh Sahgal" <rakeshsahgal@> > wrote: > > > > Brian > > > > > > There are people who are doing scalping in an IB--->QT environment. > I am > > guessing they are not suffering any substantial efficiency losses > as they > > are quite successful. So if you bring AB into the equation you have > a one > > time registration cost for QT to be rid of the need for clicking on > > ads(which is optional), but you have the advantage of better > analytical > > resources(courtesy AB). Thus with a minor financial cost and a few > > milli-seconds cost in terms of time lag in the data reaching AB you > have a > > fairly workable solution. I am open to correction here but my guess > is this > > solution is one which will not (a) impose too much on development > resources > > at AB , (b) not cause frequent disruptions to users and finally (c) > address > > a much wider audience in terms of allowing AB users access to many > more > > brokers . > > > > OK!! My sales pitch is over. Now lets see what the AB gods > deliver. :-). > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Rakesh > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:40 AM, brian_z111 <brian_z111@> wrote: > > > > > Yes please Tomasz, > > > > > > > > > Please don't forget all offshore (US) traders. > > > > > > Statistics is a nice trading tool but not as nice as a US broker > who > > > will accept my (foreign) trading account. > > > > > > So far I can only trade US directly via IB (no good for short term > > > intraday traders - 3 day wait for closed trade funds?) or Options > > > Express. > > > > > > QT seems the only remotely hopeful path for me to have an AB based > > > trading platform, at the moment. > > > > > > Loss of efficiency there far outweighs any 'clever' little > > > statistical gains. > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rakesh Sahgal" <rakeshsahgal@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Almost very major brokerage allows MedVed QuoteTracker to access > > > their feed. > > > > A solution that covers Broker Feed---->MedVed QT-------> > AmiBroker > > > can cover > > > > the needs of a large portion of the universe of AB clients. I > know > > > this > > > > route already exists but if I am not mistaken QT to AB linkages > > > have scope > > > > for improvement. If memory serves me right TJ had stated earlier > > > this was > > > > something that he would get down to one of these days. Maybe the > > > time has > > > > come now?? > > > > > > > > Rakesh > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:22 AM, wavemechanic <timesarrow@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > *Fidelity should be in the same boat. Another biggie.* > > > > > ** > > > > > *Bill* > > > > > ** > > > > > *----- Original Message ----- * *From: "Tomasz Janeczko" <** > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <groups@>*>* > > > > > *To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[email protected]>*>* > > > > > *Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:07 PM* > > > > > *Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Brokers plugin > policy > > > change* > > > > > * > > > > > * > > > > > *>>>How about making a ameritrade plugin and charging money > for > > > it too. > > > > > >> Ameritrade is the biggest retail broker and I bet you would > > > get lots > > > > > >> more new customers. > > > > > > > > > > > > Looked at their site. They seem to have an API, so > technically > > > it seems > > > > > possible. > > > > > > I will investigate it further. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Tomasz Janeczko > > > > > > amibroker.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check > > > DEVLOG: > > > > > > **http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/* > > > <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/> > > > > > *> > > > > > > For other support material please check also: > > > > > > > > > > **http://www.amibroker.com/support.html*<http://www.amibroker.com/supp > > > ort.html <http://www.amibroker.com/support.html>> > > > > > *> > > > > > > Yahoo! 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