Hi Joe -- If a book will help you, I have a new book, Introduction to AmiBroker, coming off the printing press today. The truck should arrive by October 31 and I will begin shipping books as soon as I receive them.
Introduction to AmiBroker is a tutorial that includes setting up AmiBroker, installing a database (several end-of-day and real-time, free and subscription, are explained in detail), using the charting features, understanding AFL, writing AFL, and so forth. The book also contains a reference to the menus, commands, and AFL statements. You can learn more about the book at the book's website: http://www.introductiontoamibroker.com You can download and read the Table of Contents, the Index, and the chapter on Installation. In the book, there are ten example tutorials, each of which can be done in about 30 minutes, that get you started. See the back cover of the book for a list of them. Thanks, Howard www.blueowlpress.com On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 12:55 PM, venturerider2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I would now like to pay someone to consult with me over the phone (or > Skype) and help me to better understand Amibroker. If you are > interested, please read on, see if you are qualified, email me and > quote me the rate you would charge me. I am located on Long Island > in New York (Suffolk County). > > I have spent many many hours/days/weeks pouring through hundreds of > pages of manuals, guides, faq,s, user group posts, library listings > and knowledge base entries, to obtain some basic information in order > to "just get going" with Amibroker. I have learned quite a bit but > not enough to apply it in the way I need to. And while AB's email- > based user support has been very accommodating, the idea of volleying > emails back and forth to each other for the next several weeks or > months is ridiculous, especially with a program as complex as this. > > Here are some of the things I need help on. Please note that I found > most of these in the tutorials and user's guide but was unsuccessful > in being able to implement the instructions for my specific needs > (which I think are pretty basic – I trade equities – nothing fancy). > I have used Metastock for a few years. > > Data and Symbols (for eSignal Real-Time) > > 1. Getting all of the symbols from the NYSE, Amex, and Nasdaq > into the symbol trees, without having to type them into Symbol>New, > one-by-one, using eSignal data (I do not have Amiquote). > 2. Creating a local database in which I can download data, and > run explorations on that data when I am not connected to the internet > (i.e., using a laptop on the train). > 3. I would like to be able to access all of the fundamental data > (EPS, P/E, and other valuation data) on any stock symbol in > Symbol>Information. I receive only parts of it now and the data I am > receiving is limited. > 4. I'd like to be able to set up some basic scans for all of the > stocks on the NYSE, Amex, and Nasdaq, and create a list (that I can > scan again) of securities that have closed over (or under) a certain > price / volume. > 5. I'd like to run some basic explorations, scans and backtests > on both EOD and RT data. > > I feel comfortable with creating chart sheets, preferences, layers, > windows, and layouts. I am also comfortable with using indicators, > setting parameters, writing basic formulas and using/learning AFL. > It is the data and symbol side of AB that I cannot seem to > understand, regardless of how many times I review the written > material. > > Please contact me if you think you can help. > > Thanks, > Joe > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <venturerider2%40yahoo.com> > > > >
