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Re: Interfacing Tradestation w/ DATEK or other broker



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The reason it is difficult is because of bad ticks that would trigger
buy/sell. You therefore still need to have somebody (ie. a human) verify the
signal was legit. Also, isn't this what Omega is trying to accomplish by
buying a brokerage dealer?

Jeff Gruber

----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Simms" <prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Rokin Sequoia" <rokinseq@xxxxxxxxxx>; "Robert Cavaleri"
<rcavaler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; <hsaad@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:01 AM
Subject: RE: Interfacing Tradestation w/ DATEK or other broker


> The brokers are completely against this technique/approach.
> They are starting new departments that do nothing but handle orders for
> "systems-only orders".
> And charge handsomely for this "service".
>
> I doubt if we see DIRECT trading in the near future....not because it's
not
> possible technically,
> but not feasible POLITICALLY.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rokin Sequoia [mailto:rokinseq@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:29 AM
> > To: Robert Cavaleri
> > Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx; hsaad@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Interfacing Tradestation w/ DATEK or other broker
> >
> >
> > Try Refco in London. They might find it something. Write to Halim Saad;
> > hsaad@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Robert Cavaleri schreef:
> >
> > > I was just curious,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if it is possible to hook up tradestation directly to
> > > your broker so that trades could possibly be placed programmatically?
> > > (I'll leave the discussion as to the prudence of this to another
thread,
> > > I am only wondering if it could be done, or has been done...)
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > robert
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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