As an automated trader you probably need the following components: Broker Account – The starting point to trade in the markets Live Market Data – To feed to your trading robot so that it can generate trading signals. Most brokers provide market data with proprietary or third-party technology- although market data can also be obtained […]
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How to decide on a Backtesting and Trading Platform
November 23rd, 2009 · 9 Comments · Backtest, Software
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Anatomy of a Futures transaction
November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Futures, Software
When looking around for automated trading platforms, you soon realise that the offerings are numerous and all seem to take a different form or approach (i.e. TradeStation vs. Interactive Brokers vs. NinjaTrader vs. Zen-Fire vs. eSignal vs. TradersStudio, etc. – the list is very long!). To understand what they all offer, it is important to […]
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