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I've been using TS6 for a few months. TS6 is overall a very good trading
platform with good data quality. The data quality allows you to write
better systems because you can reliably reference the H/L of the bar. This
is one my favorite features about TS6. However there are reasons, as I'm
discovering, to keep TS2K around.
Here are some reasons I use both 5 and 6:
There is no way to backtest more than a couple weeks of tick data bars (so
far as I can tell) in TS6. In TS2K I can draw charts with many tick bars as
I have data for.
Occasionally, the server has dropped the connection for minutes to hours (I
have a devloper account). This has happened 4 times over 5 months or so.
Not too often but pontentially disastourous if all your machines run only
TS6. It's nice to be able to keep TS2K (or TS4) fed via satellite for
redundant backup.
Most stock data only goes back to Nov 2000 which is not enough. I need back
to 98/97 and beyond for say 60 min bars (or even 1 min bars). There is no a
way to backtest historical data from an ASCII file like there is in TS2K.
I am still adjusting to working with EL documents inside the main
tradestation window. It was easier to work with EL in a separate app on the
task back than manage windows inside 1 MDI app. I wish they would have left
EL in a separate app. Having the EL File menu items comingled with TS app
file menu items is mildly annoying. But that's a nit.
TS2K is faster. System verification runs a lot faster.
The help file doesn't run as fast as the TS2K help file, which is a time
factor that can bog you down and can be annoying.
On the plus side, the clean data and data on demand is very nice and the
program does what it advertises. I think it is one of the best (if not the
best) platform out there for trading.
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Cheatham [mailto:nchrisc@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:23 PM
To: TaoOfDow; Ron Cernokus
Cc: Omega Digest List
Subject: Re: TS4 to 2000i
I have been test driving ts6 as well. Not perfect, but thusfar, after a few
weeks, I would take it over esig/2000i, mainly due to no data hassles and
more stable. I should say that I use it as a backup feed though, to
futuresource/ts4. TS6 data has stopped a few times in my time with it. No
warning, just you notice prices aren't updating. There are a variety of
historical data problems with ts6(save those for a later, longer email), but
for real time stuff, it seems fairly respectable.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "TaoOfDow" <TaoOfDow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ron Cernokus" <roncer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Omega Digest List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: TS4 to 2000i
> Dear Ron,
>
> OK, I'm going to go out on a limb here.
>
> I thought TS3.5 was the best program TS ever wrote, and I converted to TS4
> reluctantly and by necessity (due to Y2K). Several months ago, following
> many others' suggestions, I converted to TS2Ki, and it went effortlessly.
> Several weeks ago, again largely due to the suggestion of a trader whose
> opinion I especially respect, I test-drove TS6.
>
> OK, here's me on the limb --- I like it and have quit my eSignal datafeed
> (driving my TS2Ki). They're virtually the same price, $100/month plus
> exchange fees, and letting go of keeping up with data collection,
> especially for historic data, is a true convenience.
>
> So bring on your rotten tomatoes, guys --- give me your best shot.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> Ron Cernokus wrote:
>
> > Omega Traders,
> >
> > I am currently contemplating an up grade from TS4 to 2000i. My data
> > feed is BMI cable - O/S is Win 98se with AMD 1900, 512 DRAM and 40 G
> > 7200 rpm HD. Currently every thing is operating very well but I have
> > the need to be able receive more sophisticated larger code than TS4 is
> > capable of handling. Any opinions or suggestions regarding an upgrade
> > to 2000i would be greatly appreciated as I seem to recall setup can be
> > difficult.
> >
> > Sincere Thanks,
> > Ron
>
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