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Hello Lawrence,
I've considered that and still may. but here are two reasons I may
not:
TS4 requires Dynastore for eSignal. I've used DS and its pretty good.
but the data maintenance goes way up. Secondly, eSignal will cost
~$150 compared to 0 for TSPro. I own but don't like TS2ki--my
software headaches would increase. The deciding issue may very well
be futures commission costs. At ~200 rt's month, they add up. So
free data isn't free. The alternative I like is to open the TSPro
account w $20K (if possible) and trade elsewhere. If TSPro will allow
one to hold a TBill, the data feed and charting tools are costing me
$50 per month roughly.
Monday, September 03, 2001, 8:43:24 PM, you wrote:
LC> If you intended to keep your Ts4,
LC> try eSignal with your TS4, or maybe TS2k.
LC> -Lawrence
LC> --- Jim Johnson <jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello omega-list,
>>
>> Over the weekend I finally got around exploring TSPro features etc.
>> I have one general, quick take to share for info and feedback and a
>> couple of q's for those who use it.
>>
>> I trade only futures, mainly day trading e-mini SP's and ACE Bonds. I
>> currently get two FutureSource feeds for TS4 at around $900 per month
>> including several rt exchanges. Great setup for reliability and low
>> maintenance. But too much in this era for data. I want to keep one
>> FS and switch the second to:
>>
>> A low cost, low maintenance alternative.
>>
>> I don't want to learn newsoftware.
>>
>> I want to use as much of my current omega systems/indicators as I can.
>>
>> I don't want to learn another language.
>>
>> Two insights came to me (I'm slow--I'm sure many of you had these
>> years ago). First, the cheap data feeds are the ones you get thru a
>> broker (NextTrend, myTrack). Data is their loss leader. Second, it
>> quickly starts to look like TSPro is a pretty good option for me. I
>> hate to acknowledge that bec I think the company has played fast and
>> loose with its customers.
>>
>> My next info to get is:
>>
>> 1. what is it like to trade futures, esp SP minis with them?
>>
>> 2. what is their commission schedule like for my level of activity?
>>
>> 3. if one trades futures only, is the minimum opening balance $20K or
>> $50K?
>>
>> I'd appreciate any comments and answers to the last three questions.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Jim mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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Best regards,
Jim mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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