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Fred,

 

I’m just looking at the PDF with Adobe Reader.  I don’t have a conversion tool.

 

Regards,

 

Dan.

 


From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fred
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:19 AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] Re: "AmiBroker" conferences IN PDF

 

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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dan Clark" <dan_public@xxx> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>

>
> Hi.  One of the issues of which I was concerned was that there
would be PPT
> to PDF conversion issues.   I downloaded the PDF version of
Houston2 and
> compared to the PPT version.   There's no visible difference that
I can see.
> I'm convinced that PDF is that best way..
>

>
> Best regards,
>

>
> Dan.
>

>
>   _____ 
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Joe Landry
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:17 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences IN PDF
>

>
> Thanks for doing this. Excellent work and 250KB for PDF vs 465KB
for PPT as
> best I can tell.  Could you fill me in on what product to use to
do this
> conversion?  I want to get it for the web site I work with.   It
definitely
> downloads faster as you would expect from the size.
>

>
> Good old Adobe.
>
> Regards.
>
> Joe 
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: martinod <mailto:amartinod@xxx> 
>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:21 AM
>
> Subject: RE : [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences
>

>
> Houston 2 converted to PDF,
>

>
> A. Martinod
>

>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
De la part
> de Herman van den Bergen
> Envoyé : mardi 28 février 2006 00:37
> À : amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : RE: [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences
>

>
> Thanks to all for the reports on the Houston conference; sounds
like it was
> a real succes and that a lot of interesting topics were covered.
Perhaps
> I'll make it there one day...
>

>
> Meanwhile i hope that the contributors who have not already
published key
> ideas about the work they presented will find the time to
summarize some of
> the topics on this list.
>

>
> An alternative would be that someone posts a copy of the HG, that
way all
> 4000 or so of us can make it to the next conference ;-)
>

>
> best regards,
>
> herman
>

>

>

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Terry
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 3:14 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences
>
> I was also in Houston and second everything Dan says below. Every
presenter
> was excellent. Bill's use of the Parameter box is brilliant. I'm
still
> wondering just "how" he is able to save each set of parameters
upon clicking
> Reset All. He basically has a visual back-tester, change a few
parameters
> and you see the results instantly in the chart. There were some
nice trading
> ideas presented in detail. Fred is a real genius and IO is one
incredibly
> amazing product. Tomasz is really great guy, in spite of the tone
in some of
> his emails ;-) His presentation on the Custom Backtester really
opens up
> nearly limitless possibilities in back testing…you'll have to go
next year.
> All presentations were recorded in Camtasia (slide show with
audio) and
> you'll be able to buy those from FT Monitor for well less than the
cost of
> attending, but being there is person is the best.
>
> --
>
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Dan Clark
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:14
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences
>

>
> Hi.   I just got back from the AB conference last night.  Great
conference!
> More about that in a minute…
>

>
> Regarding the Tomasz' PowerPoint presentations…   To save the
effort
> converting them to HTML or flash, users can simply use the
PowerPoint
> viewer:
>

>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-
43ab-4f24-
> 90b7-a94784af71a4
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-
43ab-4f24
> -90b7-a94784af71a4&displaylang=en> &displaylang=en
>

>
> It's free and allows anyone to view PowerPoint '97 and later
presentations.
>

>
> Regarding the conference…
>

>
> It was a very interesting experience.  It's fascinating how your
perspective
> changes when you meet people in person.  Joe Landry, Duke Jones,
Richard
> Borroff and especially Tomasz are very different from the way I
imagined
> them.   Even nicer in person!  
>

>
> Regarding Tomasz, he's obviously one of the brightest people
around.   What
> is NOT obvious until you meet him in person is that he's one of
the nicest,
> most self-effacing guys you will encounter.    It was a pleasure
to listen
> to him speak and to talk with him in person!   He got a standing
ovation
> after his presentation!
>

>
> Greg Cook did a great job covering an overall system for trading
stocks.
> His analytical approach and blending of traditional AB concepts
other web
> resources aligns nicely with my way of thinking.   It's a great
structure
> for me.
>

>
> Jimmy Hixson talked about secular and cyclical markets.    This
was a way of
> viewing the long and shorter term cycles in the markets
historically.
> Great context for looking at the markets.
>

>
> Fred Tonetti's discussion covered using IO for optimization.  
Fred's
> presentation was excellent, but very advanced for me.   I figure
with about
> 2-3 years of hard work, I'll get to level where I can understand
it.   Fred
> is one serious rocket scientist!  ;-)
>

>
> Besides meeting people with whom I've "conversed" online, I'd say
that most
> interesting thing I learned was how different people view
AmiBroker.  A
> goodly number of people came from the FastTrack world.   They
spoke a
> language and shared concepts that were entirely new to me.  This
was true in
> general, but it really came home with Bill Barnard's
presentation…  
>

>
> Bill comes from the FastTrack world and uses AmiBroker to generate
trading
> signals – good in general and especially good for FastTrack
users.   He
> demonstrated and discussed his AFL code.   When he started, I was
only
> mildly interested because many of the concepts he discussed were
FastTrack
> concepts.    However, as he moved forward, I realized that I was
looking at
> one amazing piece of work!
>

>
> Bill's presentation and code were incredible!   IMO, this is the
most
> advanced AFL code that I've ever seen or heard discussed.   He
uses AB and
> AFL in ways that are ground-breaking.  As an example, Bill uses
the "Reset
> all" button in the Properties window in a way that (AFAIK) no one
else has
> every thought of.   I don't fully understand what he is doing
> (understatement alert), but it appears that he is saving sets of
chart
> properties to text files and then reading them back in to change
the whole
> context of charts.   This changes the whole context of a chart.
>

>
> Using Bill's methods, I think it is possible to implement the
concept of
> "drill down" in AmiBroker.   For example, you could display a line
chart of
> the top 10 "Hot" Industries.   Then you could select an industry
and click
> "Refresh all" and repopulate a Properties "ParamList" with the
component
> symbols from that Industry.   Then click a ParamToggle and
click "Refresh
> all" to take you back to the original "Industries" chart.   I'm
going to try
> this and let you know how it works.   I can NOT overstate how
incredible I
> found Bill's work to be.   Absolutely fantastic!
>

>
> PICTURES - I took pictures at the reception.  I'll edit them over
the new
> few days and post a link where you can view/download them.  
(Hint – Did you
> know that Tomasz' favorite hat comes from Texas?!?)    Also, I you
took
> pics, want to share them, but don't have a way,  let me know and
I'll upload
> and share them with my pics.
>

>
> To Richard Borroff for organizing the conference, and to Tomasz
and all the
> presenters, please accept my sincere appreciation for a great
conference!
>

>
> Best regards,
>

>
> Dan.
>
>
>   _____ 
>
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Tomasz Janeczko
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:08 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences
>

>
> Herman,
>

>
> I can not speak for other authors, but my own presentations are now
> available for free from AmiBroker site
>
> so everyone can just download it.
>
> http://www.amibroker.com/docs/Houston1.ppt
>
> http://www.amibroker.com/docs/Houston2.ppt
>

>
> Probably I will convert them to HTML or Flash so people without
PowerPoint
>
> are also able to see them.
>

>
> As for recorded audio materials and remaining presentations
Richard Boroff
> from FTMonitor, will be preparing CD set with
>
> everything. It will take 6 or more weeks to prepare those CDs.
>

>
> As far as Bill Bardard's code is considered - I asked him and he
said that
> he is willing to share his code with other AmiBroker users.
>

>
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Herman van den Bergen <mailto:psytek@xxx> 
>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:17 PM
>
> Subject: [amibroker] "AmiBroker" conferences
>

>
> Conferences are nice but benefit the few.
>

>
> imo, Unless proceedings are published the AmiBroker user community
will
> become divided and cliquish.
>

>
> Are there any plans to publish the Houston presentations?
>

>
> Best regards,
>
> herman
>

>

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Thomas Z.
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 2:28 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] News from Houston
>
> Hello Duke,
>

>
> >Bill Barnard blew us away with what you can do within the
parameter box...
> >even Tomasz jaw dropped when he saw what was packed into the
dialog box.
>

>
> Do you know more about that or examples ?
>

>

>
> Regards
>

>
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> Thomas
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>

>

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Duke Jones, CMT
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 5:42 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] News from Houston
>

>
> Just a quick update from Houston
>

>
> News from Tomasz ...Just a few of the potential features coming
down the
>
> road:
>

>
> Ways to define Minimum Hold Bars and type of penalty/fee expressed
in a
>
> percent for Rotational Trading.
>
> Multiple accounts in updated portfolio manager.
>
> Multi Threading in Optimizer
>
> 64Bit version - already available and on the website (note:
currently
>
> only IB plug in is 64bit ready)
>
> New Easy Alerts Features
>
> User definable filtering in T&S window
>
> many more....
>

>
> Presentations:
>
> Bill Barrack's & Bruce Robinson - presentation was excellent but
ideas
>
> from conversations afterward worth the price of admission alone.
>
> Bill Barnard blew us away with what you can do within the
parameter
>
> box... even Tomasz jaw dropped when he saw what was packed into
the
>
> dialog box.
>

>
> Regards,
>

>
> Duke Jones, CMT
>

>

>
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