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I had asked someone to forward this to the list for me as I didn't want to
disclose my email address or my firm but I feel that strongly about bob that
I have decided to do so. What follow was what I was trying to post.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Meehan
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:21 AM
> To: 'bob4olist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; 'omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: A joke & TS alternatives
>
> I was deleting my emails after not having gone through this email account
> for a while and I saw the attacks on Bob and felt I needed to respond.
> First off I have been a prop trader for almost 10yrs. I am primarily
> systematic with a discretionary overlay. Over the years I have purchased
> and used most every piece of testing software out ther - tradestation,
> technifilter, behold and excalibur are the ones that pop to mind first.
> None could do the portfolio level testing I wanted while allowing the
> personal customization I needed. George and the futures truth guys were
> closed with excalibur but in a windows world mac based software was a
> tough road to hoe. While powerst may not have the best graphics
> capabilties (if that's what you want get cqg or aspen) it is by far the
> most powerful when it comes to crunching numbers and setting up
> portfolios. And when I had problems getting up the learning curve Bob was
> always there to help. And as I am running a 50M book I don't consider the
> software in "beta" though Bob is probably waiting until everything is
> perfect for a full commercail release. Like anything in life it depends on
> what you want. If you want to nit pick over stochastic crossovers in the
> nasdaq mini then you should stay with tradestation. But if you're
> interested in running a diversified portfolio I have nothing but positive
> things to say about Bob and powerst.
> Brian Meehan
> Tudor Investment Corp
> 203 863-6756
>
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