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[amibroker] which system is the best ?Re: IB API can do everything?



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Thanks for all replies.

Basically, a good system sould have the capability to do 3 things:

1) back test
2) real time scan 
3) auto trade

It's better if we can do all three things in one place. Amibroker is  very easy to 
use and very flexible. However, it does not provide data and trade permission. 
So we need to buy data from some where else. In addition, we have to wait till 
the data are imported, then we can do the scan. Since all data are stting in the 
local computer, it will take very long time to scan. I can use some filter to 
exclude trash stocks, but i still need a good system to scan a database of ~ 
2000 stocks. It will take ~ 5 min in amibroker.

If the data are on the server of the broker, we can send a query with our own 
codes and get back the result from the server. I guess this will be much 
faster than load all data to local machine and do the scan.


After ask around about IB API, it seems like it does not support custermized 
codes to do scan and autotrade. 

Anyone knows about tradestation? From the introduction on their web, it 
seems it can do all 3 things in one place. The only disadvantage is they 
charge $100/month for their software. If you want to to real time scan with your 
own codes, there is another $60/month. 


I will also check the MateTader. 

thanks

william



--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Barry Seeger" <bseeger@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Graham,
> 
> I think the answer to your question is that MetaTrader 3 and now 4 are
> programmable and come with a free data supply.
> 
>  
> 
> I don't know if you would consider them as programmable as AB. I do know
> that the manual for MT3 was shockingly bad, and I understand that
> back-testing is poor and so the optimising available in MT4 is of highly
> dubious value.
> 
>  
> 
> I would use AB in preference to MT any day, but for anyone who wants a
> charting package with free data, MT seems to be one.
> 
> Barry 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf
> Of Graham
> Sent: Friday, 7 October 2005 4:02 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] IB API can do everything?
> 
>  
> 
> Amibroker is a charting package. AB can do backtesting with any data,
> al you need is the historical data to backtest on.
> Yes it can real time scan, although trying to scan 10,000 stocks
> during the day seems excessive to me. The scan does take time and the
> more stocks and more complex te code the longer it takes, especially
> when you also have to wait for the data to backfill for each stock.
> There are details in the help files on using the IB connection, there
> is also a yaoo group devoted to automated trading with Amibroker, so
> maybe you can ask detailed questions there on using IB with AB. The
> group is amibroker-at in the yahoo groups (same url as this group, but
> with -at added to the name
> 
> I would however be interested to know which charting program you can
> buy that is be fully programmable for trading systems like AB, and not
> have to subscribe to a data supply (ie pay nothing more for data)
> 
> 
> --
> Cheers
> Graham
> AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service
> Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements
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> 
> On 10/7/05, fox97us <williamwang97@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Currently, i am testing the Amibroker system. However, basically
> > amibroker is just an analysis software. It does not provide market data
> > nor trading permission. It will make things complicated and costy if i
> need
> > to subscribe a data provider(ie esignal) and a broker (ie IB) in addtion
> to
> > amibroker.
> >
> > Anyone knows if I can use the IB API to develope a system that use MY
> > OWN CODES to
> > 1) do backtest,
> > 2) real time scan (better if it can scan the whole market, which
> > is ~ 10,000 stocks),
> > 3) do autotrading when certain conditions are met?
> >
> > Plese give some detail info.
> >
> > Any suggestions are appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> 
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