I''ve never used Ensign, but compared to Tradestation,
I see the main advantage being
1. Speed - things are basically impossible in
tradestation because of speed constraint is possible with AB
2. In AB there are many ways available to achieve your
solution. AFL, java or VB scripts, COM, and dll which also means that you have
so many ways to extend the functionality of AB to suit your own specific
need.
3. Support here is great, often it doesnt cost a
dime
4. Allows many data interfaces including some very
inexpensive ones
Finally a question for you Nick, Why do you consider
changing?
Hi,
Im concidering purchasing AmiBroker. Before I take it
for a test drive
(time consuming converting enough scripts to check it works
for me) I
thought I'd ask for a bit of feed back here. I have experience of
a
few charting packages but Tradestation (2000i) and Ensign are my
current
favourites. The former for its solid scripting and system type
stuff. The
latter for its array of drawing tools and general easy
interface and good
visulisations.
Firstly using IB as a data feed (OK Im a cheap &^%$)
is this pretty
rock solid? I know backfill can be a slow and TWS can be a bit
finiky
with disconects sometimes. Does AB handle this
robustly?
Glancing at the AB scripting guide it looks like it will do
what I
need (even if it means learning yet another set of syntax!!).
Any
gottchas? I do a fair bit of multi time frame stuff...that looks
well
catered for but does it slow thinks down if its all being
calculated
each tick? CAn you dispaly two time frames in the same chart btw?
e.g.
10min and 60min dax on the same chart/axis? I guess its easy enough
to
'script' a higher time frame bar. Is there any limit on number of
plots
in a single script?
I guess from the point of view of general
usability and ease of moving
round and drawing stuff I guess I need to try
it. Any Ensign/ ex
Ensign users out there? How does it compare.
Thanks
in advance,
Nick