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This will not answer all of your questions. But, have a look at some
of the information posted in the User's Knowledge Base:
http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/
Particularly the sections dedicated to "System Automation" and "Real
Time Auto Trading".
Mike
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "klebaric" <kl@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi, I am a beginning trader working on setting up a trading platform
> and data feed that I can use for doing some initial paper-trading
> tests. I would like to select a platform and data feed which can
> transition relatively smoothly to actual real-world use in auto-
> trading. It would be great to get the forum's feedback/suggestions
re
> which brokerage and data feeds are recommended
>
> I have 2 questions:
>
> 1) Which trading platform (i.e. brokerage) do you recommend for the
> above? Some background: I have tried the Interactive Brokers (IB)
> demo version of TWS, but had some problems in terms of getting it to
> show trades w/AmiBroker (I used an auto-trading AFL file in
> AmiBroker, which correctly generates trades, but TWS seems not to
> see/process them). I also had difficulties w/Backfill (it wouldn't
> backfill some symbols at all ? I was trying this after-hours).
> Ideally, I would like to get something working on a demo/trial basis
> before going through the process of setting up and funding an
> account, since, if the brokerage platform doesn't end up integrating
> well with AmiBroker, it would be time consuming and a hassle to
close
> the account and start up the same process w/another brokerage.
> Alternately, if your experience is that a particular broker is the
> way to go and will work once one sets up an actual account (rather
> than using the demo version), please let me know?
>
> 2) Since the IB data feed seems to only backfill (i.e. provide
> historical data) for 180 days, is there another data source that you
> can recommend for getting longer periods of historical data, from a
> wider range of markets, etc? In other words, do you have any
> suggestions regarding which data feed will:
> a. be the most straightforward/bug-free to integrate w/AmiBroker and
> IB
> b. provide quality (cleaned-up) data
> c. provide a wide range of markets (including lots of foreign
> markets) and asset types (e.g. stocks, futures, ETFs, etc)
> d. provide a long history (i.e. can go back a # of decades)?
> I am willing to sign up with a data feed service a trial basis, to
> make sure it works.
>
> Thanks
>
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