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>#1 Metastock Pro
>#2 Neoticker (never used, just based upon your words)
>#3 Tradestation Pro
>#4 http://www.Ravenquote.com
>#4 http://www.cqg.com
>#5 Tradestation 2000i
>#6 http://www.linnsoft.com
>#7 http://www.lmt-expo.com
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How about TS4? :)
BW
>From: Jack Griffin <jack_2231@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "John O. Romero" <jromero@xxxxxxxxx>, Omega List
><omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RANKINGS was Is it time to find a BETTER toolbox?
>Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 06:46:25 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>--- "John O. Romero" <jromero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > We all get really pissed at TS and it's bugs and
> > quirks. At some point each
> > of us needs to bite the bullet and put Omega behind.
>
>Ok then, cut the girlie routines and let's cut to the
>beef: current rankings of best backtesting + realtime
>charting programs. I'll go first.
>
>#1 Metastock Pro
>#2 Neoticker (never used, just based upon your words)
>#3 Tradestation Pro
>#4 http://www.Ravenquote.com
>#4 http://www.cqg.com
>#5 Tradestation 2000i
>#6 http://www.linnsoft.com
>#7 http://www.lmt-expo.com
>
>What I am saying here is that if I had the balls to
>translate my Easylanguage routines that my first pick
>would be Metastock.
>
>Jack
>
>
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>
> > Is it a pain to
> > convert your code from EL to VB - yes, but not a
> > huge pain as VB is very
> > similar to EL. EL is a take off of Pascal. The wrost
> > part is rechecking
> > your logic. as you now have to make sure all of your
> > logic, you once
> > thought was good is really sound. For instance - if
> > you have values in a
> > function that need to be recalced every bar, there
> > are certain conditions
> > when this will not occur. Or Omega, changing the
> > sequence in which
> > functions are calculated, based on simple/series or
> > some such other reason.
> > I don't remember all of the "stuff" why things were
> > weird, but I reached a
> > point and found a product that had the capabilities
> > I needed / wanted and a
> > price I liked.
> >
> >
> > Take a look at NeoTicker, they just released V2
> > which includes the ability
> > to write trading systems, and backtesting. There is
> > a 30 day trial and then
> > purchase is only $650 (currently) . You can program
> > in VB, Java, C, C++ or
> > any other 32 bit language you choose. IT is very
> > similar in TS4 with
> > multiple windows, multiple, subgraphs (called panes)
> > and multiple
> > workspaces (called groups). They are open to
> > suggestions from users.
> >
> > I have posted this before and I promise this will be
> > the last time.
> >
> > NeoTicker is a realtime product for $650 and their
> > EOD is only something
> > like $89.
> >
> > www.tickquest.com NeoTicker
> >
> > The usual. I am not affiliated with TickQuest - just
> > a happy customer.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > At 12:38 PM 7/18/2001, James Lillard wrote:
> > I have been wondering if the time has come for a
> > great many of the readers
> > of this news-group to find a another charting
> > toolbox?
> >
> > I agree with all of you, that TS2000i has far to
> > many bugs. I really think
> > that the product will never get out of BETA testing,
> > and we all paid to be
> > testers. I no longer even bother reporting bugs to
> > TRAD, because I have
> > lost confidence in them ever being fixed.
> >
> > Currently, I am not using any of the TS build-in
> > indicators and only a very
> > few of the built-in functions. I find that
> > EasyLanguage is far from being
> > easy or bug free, and EL is at the very heart of TS
> > and cannot be ignored.
> > Example: Try to plot anything custom on a chart
> > without using EL. I don't
> > think it can be done using a DLL. Between the bugs
> > in EL and the charting
> > engine, I have just about had it with TradeStation.
> >
> > So, on August 17, 2001, I am going to the Online
> > Trading conference/show in
> > Washington D.C. with the express purpose of looking
> > at other charting tools.
> > I would enjoy meeting face-to-face with other
> > news-group-readers if they are
> > going to be in the area. BTW - TRAD will be at the
> > show showing the new
> > TradeStation Platform product.
> >
> > What is you opinion?
> >
> > James Lillard
> >
>
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